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73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann

Orbital period : 5.45 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2017 Feb 17 08h43 UT by Thierry Noel


(Copyright Thierry Noel)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)13.6
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.5 "
r (dist/Sun)1.051 AU
d (dist/Earth)1.389 AU
Right ascension18 41 47.87 h m s
Declination-20 49 49.1 ° ' "
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 2017.02.17 12:27:57
AC2 thierrynoel38a@free.fr
NET Gaia DR1
0073Pbt       C2017 02 17.36319 18 41 47.87 -20 49 49.1          13.5 N      W97
0073Pbt       C2017 02 17.38006 18 41 53.26 -20 49 54.2          13.6 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
AutoguideNo
Exposure details8x5mn
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 commentsTracking adjusted on 73P movement.
Observation submission date2017 Feb 17 12h29m44s
Observation modification date2017 May 23 23h25m02s

(Record n° 17173)

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