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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

Orbital period : 14154.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Feb 18 21h54 UT by Philippe Roux


(Copyright Philippe Roux)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)5.9
Coma diameter20 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)2
Tail length0 °
r (dist/Sun) 1.322 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.100 AU
Right ascension01 41 53 h m s
Declination+50 35 17 ° ' "
InstrumentLX50 8"
Instrument typeSchmidt-Cassegrain
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)200 mm
Instrument focale length1260 mm
Instrument focale/diameter6.3
CameraCANON EOS 350D
SensorDC
Sensor size22.2x14.8 mm2
Sensor pixels number3456x2304
MountLX50
MotorizationYes
AutoguideYes
Exposure total time6222 s
Exposure details34x183s
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)5.5
Seeing3
LocationPLOUMILLIAU 22300 FRANCE
Reference stars catalogGSC (HST)
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.05 "/pix
Image processingsoustraction 7 darks
URL for more information or pictureshttp://www.astrosurf.com/rouxph/index.html
Remarks or commentsalignement sur la comète
Observation submission date2015 Feb 20 15h05m59s
Observation modification date2015 Feb 20 15h10m07s

(Record n° 13426)

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