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C/2026 A1 (MAPS)


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IAU/MPC elements


On 2026 Mar 18 18h50 UT by Jean-Francois Soulier


(Copyright Jean-Francois Soulier)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)13.9
m2 standard deviation0.2
Aperture radius used for m26.75 "
r (dist/Sun) 0.739 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.214 AU
Right ascension02 15 03.23 h m s
Declination-07 40 28.9 ° ' "
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 2026.03.19 06:34:34
NET ATLAS2
AC2 jean-francois.soulier2@wanadoo.fr
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 18.78487 02 15 03.23 -07 40 28.9          13.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 18.78713 02 15 02.87 -07 40 25.1          13.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 18.78939 02 15 02.60 -07 40 19.9          13.8 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 18.79165 02 15 02.16 -07 40 15.2          14.2 r      L27
    CK26A010 KC2026 03 18.79390 02 15 02.05 -07 40 10.1          14.0 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-20 °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 19 06h52m53s
Observation modification date2026 Mar 19 07h05m02s

(Record n° 31130)

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