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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Feb 06 18h31 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)18.5
m2 standard deviation0.2
Aperture radius used for m26.75 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.632 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.308 AU
Right ascension03 47 04.60 h m s
Declination-27 26 27.0 ° ' "
MPC report
COD L27
CON J.-F. Soulier
OBS J.-F. Soulier
MEA J.-F. Soulier
TEL 0.25-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.02.06 20:55:47
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 06.77156 03 47 04.60 -27 26 27.0          18.2 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 06.78319 03 47 02.55 -27 26 13.5          18.6 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 06.79283 03 47 00.62 -27 25 58.5          18.6 r      L27
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length875 mm
Instrument focale/diameter3.5
Filter(s)None
CameraATIK 414 EX
SensorCCD
Sensor temperature-20 °C
Binning1x1
MountPARAMOUNT ME
AutoguideNo
Exposure details45 x 45s
Observatory MPC codeL27
LocationDauban
Reference stars catalogATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.5 "/pix
Remarks or commentsBad Seeing
Observation submission date2026 Feb 06 20h59m39s
Observation modification date2026 Feb 06 21h03m59s

(Record n° 30940)

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