An Asteroid Photobombing M61
An Asteroid Photobombing M61 |
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Asteroid (60243) 1999 VM184 |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Asteroid | ||
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| Constellation: | Virgo | ||
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| Notes: |
Caught this asteroid passing through the field
of view while imaging M61. This is an animation of 6 luminance frames
over a 3 hour period. A search using the Minor Planet Checker database turned up asteroid VM184 as the most likely candidate. |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 4/14/23 | ||
| Location: | Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, | ||
| Telescope: | DSI RC10c; 1876 mm focal length at f/7.3 |
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| Camera: | FLI 6303e with Astrodon LRGB filters. STi guide camera | ||
| Mount: | AP 1100 CP3 | ||
| Exposure times: | 6 x 10 min Lum | ||
| Exposure time total: | 3.3 hr animation of 6 luminance subexposures, one every15 minutes, omitting RGB subs. | ||
| Notes: |
Uncropped image; Calibrated and registered; FOV = 52' x 35'; Image scale = 0.99 |
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