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C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2024 Oct 23 18h14 UT by Patrick Ditz


(Copyright Patrick Ditz)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)5.3
Aperture radius used for m14.5 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)8.3
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m25.6 "
Coma diameter9 '
r (dist/Sun) 0.752 AU
d (dist/Earth) 0.674 AU
Right ascension17 06 37.57 h m s
Declination+03 04 42.5 ° ' "
MPC report
COD K97
CON P.Ditz
OBS P.Ditz
MEA P.Ditz
TEL 0.54-m f/3.75 reflector + CCD
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport CodK97-PDI #CK23A030 obs2024-10-23 (L_32x1.8s_bin2) file updated 2024.10.24 13:46:02
NET ATLAS2
AC2 patrick.ditz@wanadoo.fr,pat.ditz@gmx.fr
    CK23A030 KC2024 10 23.75968 17 06 37.57 +03 04 42.5           8.3 V      K97
    CK23A030 KC2024 10 23.76150 17 06 38.57 +03 04 43.2           8.3 V      K97
    CK23A030 KC2024 10 23.76326 17 06 39.55 +03 04 44.2           8.4 V      K97
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentT540
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)540 mm
Instrument focale length2025 mm
Instrument focale/diameter3.75
Filter(s)L
CameraAtik 460EX
SensorCCD
Sensor size10x12.5 mm2
Sensor pixels number2749x2199
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning2x2
MountVMA300
Exposure total time55.8 s
Exposure details31x1.8s
Air mass2.5
Observatory MPC codeK97
LocationFreconrupt
Reference stars catalogATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Image resize factor0.59
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.93 "/pix
Image processingPrism11 & Gimp
Remarks or commentsAstrométrie & photométrie très difficiles à réaliser correctement
Observation submission date2024 Oct 24 18h46m30s
Observation modification date2024 Oct 24 18h56m26s

(Record n° 28982)

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