P/2012 O3 (McNaught) (Record n° 7421)
Orbital period : 9.78 years
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2012 Sep 07 21h45 UT by Philippe DupouyNuclear magnitude (m2) 17.6 m2 standard deviation 0.1 Aperture radius used for m2 6 " r (dist/Sun) 1.617 AU d (dist/Earth) 0.651 AU Right ascension 21 25 44.34 h m s Declination -16 44 16.3 ° ' " MPC report COD 958
OBS Ph. Dupouy, J. B. de Vanssay
MEA Ph. Dupouy
TEL 0.43-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2012.09.11 02:46:57
AC2 obsdax@wanadoo.fr
NET UCAC-3
PK12O030 KC2012 09 07.90606 21 25 44.34 -16 44 16.3 17.6 N 958
PK12O030 KC2012 09 07.91792 21 25 44.15 -16 43 56.8 17.7 N 958
PK12O030 KC2012 09 07.92977 21 25 44.05 -16 43 37.2 17.6 N 958
Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 430 mm Instrument focale length 1505 mm Instrument focale/diameter 3.5 Camera Audine 1600 Sensor CCD Sensor size 13.8x9.2 mm2 Sensor pixels number 1536x1024 Sensor temperature -10 °C Binning 2x2 Mount home Meade Motorization Yes Observatory MPC code 958 Location Dax 40100 France Reference stars catalog UCAC-3
Used softwares ASTROMETRICA Observation submission date 2012 Sep 12 05h56m58s