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C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)


NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2018 Jul 19 00h43 UT by Nicolas Biver


(Copyright Nicolas Biver)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)7.8
Aperture radius used for m13.0 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)11.2
Aperture radius used for m26.0 "
Coma diameter6.0 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)6
Tail length0.33 °
Tail position angle (PA)300 °
r (dist/Sun) 0.853 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.101 AU
Right ascension04 58 28.4 h m s
Declination+55 32 15 ° ' "
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 sur table equatoriale JMI
MotorizationYes
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time98 s
Exposure details41*2+4*4sec
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)6
Seeing4
Moon phase100 °
Moon elongation110 °
Air mass2.5
LocationBoulonville (28)
Reference stars catalogTycho-2
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)2.0 "/pix
Image processingalignement, somme, retrait gradient alignement 2 séries de 40 et 48s sur la comète - turbulence importante
Remarks or commentsmagnitudes totales (pour dia 5') R/G/B = 9.7 / 7.4 / 7.6 (RA/Dec corrigés le 23/07)
Observation submission date2018 Jul 19 15h58m01s
Observation modification date2018 Jul 23 11h55m22s

(Record n° 19355)

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