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29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 14.85 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2015 Sep 22 00h08 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier

Nuclear magnitude (m2)13
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m25.5 "
r (dist/Sun) 6.006 AU
d (dist/Earth) 6.037 AU
Right ascension17 22 57.57 h m s
Declination-29 19 06.8 ° ' "
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 2015.09.22 
AC2 amaury@spaceobs.com
NET UCAC-4
0029P         C2015 09 22.00542 17 22 57.57 -29 19 06.8          12.9 N      W96
0029P         C2015 09 22.02480 17 22 58.03 -29 19 05.4          13.0 N      W96
Instrument typeRitchey-Chretien
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)400 mm
Instrument focale length3200 mm
Instrument focale/diameter8
Filter(s)R (RGB)
CameraQHY
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-30 °C
Binning2x2
MountPARAMOUNT
AutoguideYes
Moon elongation18 °
Air mass1.15
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Observation submission date2015 Sep 22 04h06m30s

(Record n° 14479)

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