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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Feb 05 09h02 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)14.1
Aperture radius used for m25.5 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.072 AU
d (dist/Earth) 6.625 AU
Right ascension17 31 22.32 h m s
Declination-30 26 12.8 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON ALAIN MAURY [amaury@spaceobs.com]
OBS A. Maury, J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2015.02.05
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2015 02 05.37621 17 31 22.32 -30 26 12.8          14.1 N      W96
0029P         C2015 02 05.39115 17 31 22.95 -30 26 14.1          14.1 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)R (RGB)
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-35 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Exposure details16 x 80s
Moon elongation112 °
Air mass1.69
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
Observation submission date2015 Feb 05 10h43m38s
Observation modification date2015 Feb 05 10h44m20s

(Record n° 13371)

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