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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

Orbital period : 8043.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2014 Nov 12 07h48 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)12.6
Aperture radius used for m25.6 "
Coma diameter6.50 '
r (dist/Sun) 1.736 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.447 AU
Right ascension08 02 21.43 h m s
Declination-44 24 01.6 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON ALAIN MAURY [jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch]
OBS A. Maury, J.-G Bosch
MEA J.-G Bosch
TEL 0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2014.11.12 09:44:15
AC2 jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch
NET UCAC-4
    CK14Q020  C2014 11 12.32501 08 02 21.43 -44 24 01.6          12.6 N      W96
    CK14Q020  C2014 11 12.36731 08 02 19.96 -44 24 08.2          12.6 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)None
CameraQHY9
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-35 °C
Binning2x2
MountParamount
MotorizationNo
AutoguideYes
Exposure details29x2mn
Moon phase90 °
Air mass1.3
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Acatama W96
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
URL for more information or pictureshttp://transitionsciel.blogspot.ch/
Observation submission date2014 Nov 12 10h47m14s
Observation modification date2014 Nov 12 18h03m17s

(Record n° 12910)

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