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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)

Orbital period : 8043.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2014 Dec 21 01h58 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)10.7
Aperture radius used for m27.2 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.423 AU
d (dist/Earth) 0.644 AU
Right ascension06 16 53.72 h m s
Declination-35 46 33.7 ° ' "
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 2014.12.21 11:51:37
AC2 jean-gabriel.bosch@unige.ch
NET UCAC-4
    CK14Q020  C2014 12 21.08213 06 16 53.72 -35 46 33.7          10.7 N      W96
    CK14Q020  C2014 12 21.09491 06 16 49.16 -35 45 49.7          10.7 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
MotorizationYes
AutoguideNo
Exposure details38x10s
Air mass1.1
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro Atacama
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
URL for more information or pictureshttp://transitionsciel.blogspot.fr/
Observation submission date2014 Dec 21 12h53m13s
Observation modification date2014 Dec 21 19h17m55s

(Record n° 13110)

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