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12P/Pons-Brooks

Perihelion distance : 0.78 AU
Inclination to ecliptic : 74 °
Orbital period : 71.7 years
Eccentricity : 0.95

NASA/JPL elements
IAU/MPC elements


On 2024 Mar 21 19h41 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Magnitude (MPC m2)9.4
Magnitude standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius for m26.4 "
r (dist/Sun) 0.972 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.622 AU
Right ascension20.68263 °
Declination+28.48825 °
MPC report
COD Y87
CON J.-G.Bosch
OBS J.-G.Bosch
MEA J.-G.Bosch
TEL 0.25-m f/4.75 reflector + CMO
NUM 22
ACK MPCReport file updated 2024.03.22 09:09:16
NET Gaia DR2
0012P         B2024 03 21.82001 01 22 43.83 +28 29 17.7           9.4 G      Y87
0012P         B2024 03 21.82098 01 22 44.06 +28 29 16.1           9.4 G      Y87
0012P         B2024 03 21.82221 01 22 44.44 +28 29 13.6           9.5 G      Y87
InstrumentNEWTON 250
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length1187.5 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.75
CameraAsi 294MM
SensorCMOS
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning4x4
MountEQ6
Exposure details6x20s
Observatory MPC codeY87
LocationTrevinca skies-Amalthea
Reference stars catalog (ast)Gaia DR2
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.6 "/pix
Observation submission date2024 Mar 22 09h11m30s
Observation modification date2024 Mar 22 15h30m04s

(Record n° 28323)

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