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IAU/MPC elements


On 2017 Apr 17 23h58 UT by Nicolas Biver


(Copyright Nicolas Biver)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)9.9
Aperture radius used for m12.0 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)13.6
Aperture radius used for m24.0 "
Coma diameter4.0 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)5
Tail length0.2 °
Tail position angle (PA)310 °
r (dist/Sun) 1.801 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.157 AU
Right ascension16 16 48.2 h m s
Declination+46 46 25 ° ' "
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentT407 F/D 4.3 Dobson
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)407 mm
Instrument focale length1750 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.29
Filter(s)None
CameraSony A7s
SensorDC
Sensor size36x24 mm2
Sensor pixels number4240x2832
Binning2x2
Mountdobson
MotorizationNo
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time29 s
Exposure details58x1/2s
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)5.5
Seeing3
Air mass1.2
LocationCrespières, Yvelines, France
Reference stars catalogTycho-2
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)2.0 "/pix
Image processingSomme et retrait gradient sous IRIS
Remarks or commentsNord vers PA 80° sur l'image
Observation submission date2017 Apr 18 16h45m58s

(Record n° 17543)

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