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73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 5.40 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2017 Feb 12 08h24 UT by Thierry Noel


(Copyright Thierry Noel)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)12.7
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.5 "
r (dist/Sun)1.079 AU
d (dist/Earth)1.402 AU
Right ascension18 15 30.81 h m s
Declination-20 17 54.0 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W97
CON Thierry Noel [thierrynoel38a@free.fr]
OBS A. Maury, B. Sandness, T. Noel
MEA T. Noel
TEL 0.38-m f/4.6 Newton + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2017.02.12 15:10:39
AC2 thierrynoel38a@free.fr
NET Gaia DR1
0073Pbt       C2017 02 12.35017 18 15 30.81 -20 17 54.0          12.8 N      W97
0073Pbt       C2017 02 12.36128 18 15 34.20 -20 18 00.3          12.6 N      W97
0073Pbt       C2017 02 12.37312 18 15 37.93 -20 18 05.0          12.7 N      W97
0073Pbt       C2017 02 12.38616 18 15 41.98 -20 18 11.3          12.8 N      W97
0073Pbt       C2017 02 12.39786 18 15 45.62 -20 18 16.8          12.8 N      W97
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)380 mm
Instrument focale length1748 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.6
Filter(s)None
CameraST11000
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-25 °C
Binning1x1
MountNova
MotorizationNo
Exposure details35x1mn
Observatory MPC codeW97
LocationSan Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Reference stars catalogGaia DR1
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.09 "/pix
Image processingPrism (-dark, /flat), Astrometrica (add), Iris (gradient, levels, ddp, crop)
Remarks or comments73Pbt = fragment outburst (brighter than 73P) ! Tracking adjusted on 73P movement.
Observation submission date2017 Feb 12 15h31m59s
Observation modification date2017 May 23 23h25m30s

(Record n° 17139)

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