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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Mar 17 18h46 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)14.2
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m26.75 "
r (dist/Sun) 0.766 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.219 AU
Right ascension02 17 18.92 h m s
Declination-08 15 15.4 ° ' "
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 5
ACK MPCReport file updated 2026.03.18 07:15:07
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 17.78213 02 17 18.92 -08 15 15.4          14.3 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 17.78439 02 17 18.66 -08 15 10.0          14.4 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 17.78665 02 17 18.34 -08 15 05.0          14.1 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 17.78891 02 17 18.02 -08 15 00.5          14.1 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 17.79117 02 17 17.71 -08 14 55.4          14.1 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 18 07h44m59s
Observation modification date2026 Mar 18 07h59m34s

(Record n° 31120)

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