C/2024 A2 (ATLAS) (Record n° 28239)
NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements
On 2024 Feb 24 06h42 UT by Jean-Louis Virlichie
(Copyright Jean-Louis Virlichie)Nuclear magnitude (m2) 17.2 m2 standard deviation 0.3 Aperture radius used for m2 5.6 " r (dist/Sun) 2.039 AU d (dist/Earth) 1.833 AU Right ascension 07 32 14.48 h m s Declination -80 29 41.0 ° ' " MPC report COD X03
CON J. L. Virlichie [jl.virlichie@gmail.com]
OBS J. L. Virlichie, P. Traverse, H. Roy
MEA J. L. Virlichie
TEL 0.36-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD
NUM 4
ACK MPCReport file updated 2024.02.24 12:40:31
NET Gaia DR2
AC2 jl.virlichie@gmail.com
CK24A020 KC2024 02 24.27889 07 32 14.48 -80 29 41.0 17.3 G X03
CK24A020 KC2024 02 24.28856 07 32 04.63 -80 29 15.5 16.6 G X03
CK24A020 KC2024 02 24.29792 07 31 55.21 -80 28 50.8 17.4 G X03
CK24A020 KC2024 02 24.30727 07 31 45.68 -80 28 26.0 17.4 G X03
Instrumental configuration Config1 Instrument ONTC 355 Instrument type Newton Instrument aperture (0=naked eye) 360 mm Instrument focale length 1728 mm Instrument focale/diameter 4.8 Filter(s) L Camera Moravian G3 KAF 16200 Sensor CCD Sensor size 27x21.6 mm2 Sensor pixels number 4500x3600 Sensor temperature -20 °C Mount SW EQ8 Autoguide Yes Exposure details 15x45s Observatory MPC code X03 Location Poroto Chili Reference stars catalog Gaia DR2
Used softwares Tycho V10.5 Resulting picture sampling (scale) 1.4 "/pix Observation submission date 2024 Feb 24 12h47m37s Observation modification date 2024 Feb 24 12h49m33s