Observation by Colin Henshaw: (7) Iris

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Colin Henshaw

Observer

Colin Henshaw

Observed

2017 Oct 11 - 17:44

Uploaded

2017 Oct 12 - 16:33

Objects

7 Iris

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Constellation

Aries

Field centre

RA: 02^h18^m
Dec: +23°18'
Position angle: -82°18'

Field size

3°35' × 2°19'

Equipment

Canon 6D camera + 135mm Carl Zeiss telephoto

Exposure

1sec at 10000ASA and f5.6

Location

Briga Township, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Target name

(7) Iris

Title

(7) Iris

About this image

The asteroid was quite bright, guesstimated at 7m.1. The asteroid is almost dead centre of the image, being the uppermost of a pair of stars at that location.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_2464-(7)-Iris-11-10-2017-20.44UT-1s-10000ASA-135mmTF-f5.6-2.jpg (159.5 kB)

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