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12P/Pons-Brooks

Orbital period : 71.00 years

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2024 Mar 14 19h57 UT by Nicolas Biver


(Copyright Nicolas Biver)

Coma Total magnitude (m1)5.6
Aperture radius used for m15.0 '
Nuclear magnitude (m2)9.2
Aperture radius used for m26 "
Coma diameter9.1 '
Coma condensation degree (DC)7
Tail length0.5 °
Tail position angle (PA)20 °
r (dist/Sun) 1.051 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.637 AU
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentDobson 407mm F/D 4.3
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)407 mm
Instrument focale length1750 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.29
Filter(s)None
CameraSONY alpha7S
SensorDC
Sensor size36*24 mm2
Sensor pixels number4240*2832
Sensor temperature9 °C
Binning2x2
Mountdobson sur table equatoriale JMI
MotorizationYes
AutoguideNo
Exposure total time122.4 s
Exposure details84x1+24x1.6s
Sky transparency (naked eye max mag)5.5
Seeing2
Moon phase150 °
Moon elongation50 °
Air mass4
LocationBoulonville
Reference stars catalogAPASS
Used softwaresIRIS
Resulting picture sampling (scale)2 "/pix
Image processingbinning, flat, alignement, alignement comète, somme, retrait gradient IRIS, retrait gradient astrosurface
Remarks or commentsPhotométrie sur 29s RAW à 19h58.3 UT
Observation submission date2024 Mar 17 15h04m21s

(Record n° 28314)

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