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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Mar 12 18h43 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)14.9
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.75 "
r (dist/Sun) 0.899 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.241 AU
Right ascension02 27 51.66 h m s
Declination-11 02 32.8 ° ' "
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 6
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.03.13 08:01:04
NET ATLAS2
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.78015 02 27 51.66 -11 02 32.8          14.9 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.78212 02 27 51.43 -11 02 28.6          14.9 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.78409 02 27 51.20 -11 02 25.2          15.0 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.78606 02 27 50.93 -11 02 21.3          14.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.78842 02 27 50.65 -11 02 16.5          14.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 12.79080 02 27 50.37 -11 02 11.7          14.8 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 details30 x 30s
Observatory MPC codeL27
LocationDauban
Reference stars catalogATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho
Resulting picture sampling (scale)1.5 "/pix
Observation submission date2026 Mar 13 08h21m17s
Observation modification date2026 Mar 13 08h59m46s

(Record n° 31085)

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