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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Feb 26 00h42 UT by Jean-Louis Virlichie


(Copyright Jean-Louis Virlichie)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)16.8
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.0 "
r (dist/Sun) 1.228 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.276 AU
Right ascension02 57 39.53 h m s
Declination-18 40 07.1 ° ' "
MPC report
COD X03
CON J. L. Virlichie [jl.virlichie@gmail.com]
OBS J. L. Virlichie, P. Traverse, H. Roy
MEA J. L. Virlichie
TEL 0.36-m f/4.8 reflector + CMO
NUM 6
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.02.26 14:33:22
NET Gaia EDR3
AC2 jl.virlichie@gmail.com
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.02924 02 57 39.53 -18 40 07.1          16.8 G      X03
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.03524 02 57 38.75 -18 39 56.3          16.7 G      X03
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.04125 02 57 37.95 -18 39 45.5          16.9 G      X03
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.04725 02 57 37.19 -18 39 34.7          16.9 G      X03
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.05326 02 57 36.38 -18 39 24.0          16.8 G      X03
    CK26A010 KB2026 02 26.05925 02 57 35.62 -18 39 13.3          16.8 G      X03
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentONTC 355
Instrument typeNewton
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)360 mm
Instrument focale length1728 mm
Instrument focale/diameter4.8
Filter(s)L
CameraPlayer One IMX571 Mono
SensorCMOS
Sensor size23.5x15.7 mm2
Sensor pixels number6252x4176
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning2x2
MountSW EQ8
AutoguideYes
Exposure details8x1mn
Observatory MPC codeX03
LocationPoroto Chili
Reference stars catalogGaia EDR3
Used softwaresTycho V13.05
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.86 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Feb 26 15h05m13s
Observation modification date2026 Feb 26 15h29m52s

(Record n° 31008)

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