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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Jun 20 02h44 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)16.8
Aperture radius used for m25.5 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.033 AU
d (dist/Earth) 5.028 AU
Right ascension17 35 01.53 h m s
Declination-31 37 02.6 ° ' "
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 2015.06.20 
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2015 06 20.11368 17 35 01.53 -31 37 02.6          16.8 N      W96
0029P         C2015 06 20.16281 17 34 59.93 -31 36 59.8          16.8 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)None
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-35 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Exposure details30 x 120s
Moon elongation133 °
Air mass1.08
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.69 "/pix
Observation submission date2015 Jun 20 06h11m18s
Observation modification date2015 Jun 20 10h59m11s

(Record n° 14020)

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