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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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On 2026 Jan 23 02h05 UT by Pierre Traverse


(Copyright Pierre Traverse)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)19.4
m2 standard deviation0.4
Aperture radius used for m26 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.888 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.363 AU
Right ascension04 37 26.90 h m s
Declination-32 05 13.1 ° ' "
MPC report
COD X03
CON P. Traverse [pierre.traverse@orange.fr]
OBS J. L. Virlichie, P. Traverse, H. Roy
MEA P. Traverse
TEL 0.35-m f/4.7 Newtonian reflector + CMOS + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.01.23 18:28:56
AC2 pierre.traverse@orange.fr
NET UCAC-4
    CK26A010 KC2026 01 23.08702 04 37 26.90 -32 05 13.1          19.6 V      X03
    CK26A010 KC2026 01 23.09708 04 37 24.63 -32 05 04.9          19.7 V      X03
    CK26A010 KC2026 01 23.10643 04 37 22.55 -32 04 57.1          18.9 V      X03
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentONTC 355mm
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)350 mm
Instrument focale length1645 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.7
Filter(s)L
CameraCMOS Player One IMX571
SensorCMOS
Sensor pixels number6252X4176
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning2x2
MountSW EQ8
MotorizationNo
AutoguideYes
Exposure details29x120s
Observatory MPC codeX03
LocationMonte Patria Chili
Reference stars catalogUCAC-4
Used softwaresASTROMETRICA
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.86 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Jan 23 18h37m59s
Observation modification date2026 Jan 23 18h39m28s

(Record n° 30916)

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