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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2014 Feb 21 05h52 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier

Nuclear magnitude (m2)17.6
m2 standard deviation0.3
Aperture radius used for m25.5 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.162 AU
d (dist/Earth) 6.097 AU
Right ascension15 55 26.87 h m s
Declination-29 52 08.8 ° ' "
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 2014.02.21 
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P        KC2014 02 21.24423 15 55 26.87 -29 52 08.8          17.3 N      W96
0029P        KC2014 02 21.25372 15 55 27.04 -29 52 09.5          17.9 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
CameraQHY9
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-30 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationChili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Observation submission date2014 Feb 21 12h09m57s

(Record n° 11144)

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