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IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Feb 19 08h40 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)15.2
Aperture radius used for m25.6 "
r (dist/Sun) 2.142 AU
d (dist/Earth) 2.305 AU
Right ascension18 03 15.09 h m s
Declination+20 51 34.4 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON ALAIN MAURY [jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch]
OBS A. Maury, J.-G. Bosch
MEA J.-G. Bosch
TEL 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2015.02.19 09:26:50
AC2 jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch
NET UCAC-4
    CK13A010  C2015 02 19.36086 18 03 15.09 +20 51 34.4          15.2 N      W96
    CK13A010  C2015 02 19.38919 18 03 14.57 +20 52 28.7          15.2 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)None
CameraQHY9
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-35 °C
Binning2x2
MountParamount
MotorizationYes
Moon phase180 °
Air mass2.5
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro Atacama
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
URL for more information or pictureshttp://transitionsciel.blogspot.fr/
Observation submission date2015 Feb 19 10h29m29s
Observation modification date2015 Feb 19 19h43m26s

(Record n° 13413)

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