| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Galaxy |
Coma B |
12h22.9 |
15°49' |
6.9' x 6.2' |
9.4 |
41 Mly |
2006 Color image
Galaxy detail (enlarged 50%, .9" / pixel)
2002 B&W images (with asteroid)
Full image (FOV = 35' x 23')
M100 detail
| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
| 04/08/02 |
Centurion
18" |
L 1:1 |
L 3x300 |
Max Entropy, (+DDP for galaxy detail) |
Asteroid detection: see below |
| April 9, 2006 |
" |
" |
L 3x300
R, G, B 300 |
Max entropy, LRGB, DDP |
|
The asteroid was detected by blinking between the 3
images. Here is an enlarged portion of the asteroid trace, just below IC783:
The asteroid was easily identified on the Lowell
Observatory web server which provided the following plot:
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