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C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2014 Nov 15 23h52 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)10.8
Aperture radius used for m10.20 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)13
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m23.4 "
Coma diameter0.90 '
Afrho4075 cm
Afrho error159 cm
r (dist/Sun) 1.431 AU
d (dist/Earth) 2.134 AU
Right ascension17 41 30.59 h m s
Declination-12 57 54.7 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON ALAIN MAURY [amaury@spaceobs.com]
OBS A. Maury, J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2014.11.15 and 16
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
    CK13A010  C2014 11 15.99471 17 41 30.59 -12 57 54.7          13.1 N      W96
    CK13A010  C2014 11 15.99767 17 41 30.62 -12 57 51.1          13.1 N      W96
    CK13A010  C2014 11 16.00122 17 41 30.66 -12 57 46.6          12.9 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)I Bessel
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-30 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Exposure details12 x 45s
Moon elongation107 °
Air mass3.84
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
Observation submission date2014 Nov 16 14h04m09s
Observation modification date2014 Nov 16 14h28m08s

(Record n° 12935)

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