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On 2026 Mar 19 00h07 UT by Patrick Ditz


(Copyright Patrick Ditz)

Nuclear magnitude (m2)12.7
m2 standard deviation0.1
Aperture radius used for m25.5 "
r (dist/Sun) 0.710 AU
d (dist/Earth) 1.209 AU
Right ascension02 14 32.74 h m s
Declination-07 32 40.2 ° ' "
MPC report
COD W96
CON P.Ditz
OBS P. Ditz
MEA P. Ditz
TEL 0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CMO
NUM 3
ACK MPCReport file CodW96-PDI #CK26A010 obs2026-03-19 (L_52x30s_bin3) updated 2026.03.19 08:27:40
NET ATLAS2
AC2 patrick.ditz@wanadoo.fr
    CK26A010 KB2026 03 19.00492 02 14 32.74 -07 32 40.2          12.7 r      W96
    CK26A010 KB2026 03 19.01231 02 14 31.66 -07 32 24.2          12.8 r      W96
    CK26A010 KB2026 03 19.01899 02 14 30.72 -07 32 09.8          12.7 r      W96
Instrumental configurationConfig1
InstrumentPlaneWave CDK17
Instrument typeCassegrain
Instrument aperture (0=naked eye)430 mm
Instrument focale length2924 mm
Instrument focale/diameter6.8
Filter(s)r
CameraQHY 268M
SensorCMOS
Sensor size23.5x15.7 mm2
Sensor pixels number6252x4176
Sensor temperature-10 °C
Binning3x3
MountAstelco NTM500
Exposure total time390 s
Exposure details13x30s
Air mass4.2
Observatory MPC codeW96
LocationSpaceObs Chili
Reference stars catalogATLAS2
Used softwaresTycho Tracker
Image resize factor1
Resulting picture sampling (scale)0.79 "/pix
Image processingPrism11 & Gimp
Remarks or commentsComète très basse sur l'horizon, forte turbulence et présence de brume près de l'horizon
Observation submission date2026 Mar 19 17h07m45s
Observation modification date2026 Mar 19 17h11m49s

(Record n° 31147)

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