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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2016 Nov 24 00h20 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)17.6
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m24.7 "
r (dist/Sun) 5.886 AU
d (dist/Earth) 6.454 AU
Right ascension19 40 57.55 h m s
Declination-23 12 14.8 ° ' "
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 2016.11.24
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2016 11 24.01401 19 40 57.55 -23 12 14.8          17.5 N      W96
0029P         C2016 11 24.05012 19 40 59.00 -23 12 09.4          17.6 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
AutoguideYes
Exposure details20 x 120s
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro d'Atacama Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.55 "/pix
Observation submission date2016 Nov 24 02h39m07s
Observation modification date2016 Nov 24 08h50m59s

(Record n° 16552)

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