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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Feb 20 19h25 UT by Jean-Gabriel Bosch


(Copyright Jean-Gabriel Bosch)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)17.6
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.4 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.356 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.285 AU
Right ascension03 09 20.52 h m s
Declination-21 12 54.7 ° ' "
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 33
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.02.21 08:53:11
NET Gaia DR2
AC2 jgbosch@free.fr
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 20.80934 03 09 20.52 -21 12 54.7          17.8 G      Y87
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 20.81419 03 09 19.87 -21 12 45.6          17.6 G      Y87
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 20.81856 03 09 19.25 -21 12 38.7          17.5 G      Y87
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)250 mm
Instrument focale length1187.5 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.75
CameraAsi 294MM
SensorCMOS
Sensor temperature0 °C
Binning4x4
MountEQ6-R pro
Exposure details43x25s
Observatory MPC codeY87
LocationTrevinca skies-Amalthea
Reference stars catalogGaia DR2
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Image resize factor2
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.6 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Feb 21 11h42m16s
Observation modification date2026 Feb 21 11h43m50s

(Record n° 30966)

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