P/2012 O3 (McNaught) (Record n° 7270)
Orbital period : 9.78 years
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2012 Aug 15 00h05 UT by Philippe DupouyNuclear magnitude (m2) 17 m2 standard deviation 0.2 Aperture radius used for m2 6 " r (dist/Sun) 1.599 AU d (dist/Earth) 0.597 AU Right ascension 21 37 37.96 h m s Declination -27 46 09.2 ° ' " MPC report COD 958
OBS Ph. Dupouy
MEA Ph. Dupouy
TEL 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2012.08.16 01:56:59
AC2 obsdax@wanadoo.fr
NET UCAC-3
PK12O030 KC2012 08 15.00368 21 37 37.96 -27 46 09.2 16.8 N 958
PK12O030 KC2012 08 15.01680 21 37 37.40 -27 45 47.8 17.0 N 958
PK12O030 KC2012 08 15.02999 21 37 36.65 -27 45 27.8 17.3 N 958
Instrument type Schmidt-Cassegrain Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 300 mm Instrument focale length 1890 mm Instrument focale/diameter 6.3 Camera Audine 1600 Sensor CCD Sensor size 13.8x9.2 mm2 Sensor pixels number 1536x1024 Sensor temperature -10 °C Binning 2x2 Mount LX200 Motorization Yes Autoguide No Observatory MPC code 958 Location Dax 40100 France Reference stars catalog UCAC-3
Used softwares ASTROMETRICA Observation submission date 2012 Aug 22 00h53m02s