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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Perihelion distance : 5.8 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 9 °
Orbital period : 14.91 years
Eccentricity : 0.04

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On 2012 May 16 20h53 UT by Philippe Dupouy

Magnitude (MPC m2)15.5
Magnitude standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius for m26 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.257 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.563 AU
Right ascension181.49121 °
Declination-10.65539 °
MPC report
COD 958
OBS Ph. Dupouy
MEA Ph. Dupouy
TEL 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2012.05.21 00:05:45
AC2 obsdax@wanadoo.fr
NET UCAC-3
0029P        KC2012 05 16.86985 12 05 57.89 -10 39 19.4          15.5 N      958
0029P        KC2012 05 16.88194 12 05 57.79 -10 39 18.1          15.6 N      958
0029P        KC2012 05 16.89478 12 05 57.68 -10 39 16.5          15.3 N      958
Instrument typeSchmidt-Cassegrain
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length1575 mm
Instrument focale/diameter6.3
CameraAudine 1600
SensorCCD
Sensor size13.8x9.2 mm2
Sensor pixels number1536x1024
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning2x2
MountLX200
MotorizationYes
AutoguideNo
Observatory MPC code958
LocationDax 40100 France
Reference stars catalog (ast)UCAC-3
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Observation submission date2012 May 23 02h09m08s

(Record n° 6562)

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