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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2016 Aug 12 07h23 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)16.6
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.2 "
r (dist/Sun) 5.913 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.024 AU
Right ascension19 21 39.28 h m s
Declination-25 45 20.7 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON JEAN-FRANCOIS SOULIER [jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr]
OBS A. Maury, J.-B. de Vanssay, J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.4-m f/5.4 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2016.08.12
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2016 08 12.30763 19 21 39.28 -25 45 20.7          16.7 N      W96
0029P         C2016 08 12.32937 19 21 38.82 -25 45 20.8          16.5 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length2160 mm
Instrument focale/diameter5.4
Filter(s)None
CameraQHY9
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-30 °C
Binning3x3
MountVMA 200
AutoguideNo
Exposure details30 x 60s
Moon elongation43 °
Air mass2.21
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro D'Atacama Chli
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.55 "/pix
Observation submission date2016 Aug 12 10h20m41s
Observation modification date2016 Aug 12 10h21m55s

(Record n° 15810)

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