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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Sep 11 01h03 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)18.4
Aperture radius used for m22.7 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.009 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.866 AU
Right ascension17 19 12.18 h m s
Declination-29 32 17.3 ° ' "
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 2015.09.11 
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2015 09 11.04343 17 19 12.18 -29 32 17.3          18.4 N      W96
0029P         C2015 09 11.06281 17 19 12.54 -29 32 15.9          18.4 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)None
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-35 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Exposure details10 x 180s
Moon elongation118 °
Air mass1.19
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
Observation submission date2015 Sep 11 09h07m19s
Observation modification date2015 Sep 11 09h07m47s

(Record n° 14408)

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