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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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On 2026 Feb 21 18h33 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)17.8
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.75 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.335 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.283 AU
Right ascension03 07 06.61 h m s
Declination-20 45 08.0 ° ' "
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 2026.02.22 10:12:35
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.77282 03 07 06.61 -20 45 08.0          17.9 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.78298 03 07 05.08 -20 44 51.7          17.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 02 21.79294 03 07 03.74 -20 44 32.7          17.7 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-15 °C
Binning1x1
MountPARAMOUNT ME
AutoguideNo
Exposure details80 x 30s
Observatory MPC codeL27
LocationDauban
Reference stars catalogATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.5 "/pix
Remarks or commentsBad seeing
Observation submission date2026 Feb 22 10h42m36s
Observation modification date2026 Feb 22 10h57m04s

(Record n° 30977)

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