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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

Orbital period : 8043.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2014 Dec 02 05h20 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

r (dist/Sun) 1.561 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.025 AU
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3220 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8.05
Filter(s)RGB
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-40 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Exposure details3x(10x60s)
Moon elongation101 °
Air mass1.18
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
Image processingPRISMV9, Gump
Observation submission date2014 Dec 02 14h11m21s

(Record n° 13020)

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