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C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)


NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2018 Jul 18 02h08 UT by Nicolas Biver


(Copyright Nicolas Biver)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)8.0
Aperture radius used for m12.5 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)12.0
Aperture radius used for m24 "
Coma diameter5.0 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)5
Tail length0.2 °
Tail position angle (PA)310 °
r (dist/Sun) 0.876 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.127 AU
Right ascension05 09 38.4 h m s
Declination+56 03 52.0 ° ' "
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentDobson T407mm F/D=4.3
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)407 mm
Instrument focale length1750 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.29
Filter(s)None
CameraSony alpha 7s
SensorDC
Sensor size36x24 mm2
Sensor pixels number4240x2832
Binning2x2
MountDosbson
MotorizationNo
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time18.3 s
Exposure details60*1/4+10*1/3s
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)5
Seeing2
Moon phase111 °
Moon elongation100 °
Air mass1.9
LocationVersailles
Reference stars catalogTycho-2
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)2.0 "/pix
Image processingalignement, somme, retrait gradient (conversion niveaux de gris pour magnitudes)
Remarks or commentsNord en PA=80° Magnitudes R/V/B = 10.3/7.4/7.9
Observation submission date2018 Jul 18 14h07m36s

(Record n° 19349)

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