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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) on 4.11.2024 |
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Size: 1800 px |
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© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2024 |
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is a comet from the Oort cloud. It was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January 2023 and independently found by ATLAS South Africa on 22 February 2023. The comet passed perihelion at a distance of 0.39 AU (58 million km; 36 million mi) on 27 September 2024. At this time it became visible to the naked eye. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS peaked its brightest magnitude shortly after passing the Sun at 9 October, with a magnitude of −4.9 per reported observations at the Comet Observation Database. This image shows the comet on the evening of 4.11.2024.
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Image details:
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Center of field RA |
18h 16m 23.961s |
Center of field DE |
+04° 01' 15.429" |
Size |
1.96 x 1.31 deg |
Pixel scale: |
3.93 arcsec/pixel |
Orientation: |
Up is 63.2 degrees E of N
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Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net |
Optic(s): |
ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton) |
Mount: |
ASA DDM85 Standard |
Camera: |
SBIG STL 11000 M |
Filters: |
Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters |
Dates/Times: |
4.Nov. 2024 18::30 UT |
Location: |
IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42" |
Exp. Details: |
L:4x1min., R:4x1min, G:4x1min, B:4x1min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 16 min. |
More details: |
Dark and flat frames reduction |
Processing: |
PixInsight / PS |
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Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2013 - 2024. All Rights Reserved |
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e-mail: info@irida-observatory.org |
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