Observation by Peter Meadows: Asteroid 6478 (Gault)

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Peter Meadows

Observer

Peter Meadows

Observed

2019 Jan 15 - 17:22

Uploaded

2019 Jan 16 - 20:46

Objects

6478 Gault

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Constellation

Hydra

Field centre

RA: 10^h48^m
Dec: -12°42'
Position angle: -87°12'

Field size

0°10' × 0°09'

Equipment

iTelescope T31

Target name

Asteroid 6478 (Gault)

Title

Asteroid 6478 (Gault)

About this image

As described on www.spaceweather.com for 15th and 16th January 2019, asteroid 6478 (Gault) now has a tail thought to have originated through a recent collision (see this website for further details). The image was taken using remote iTelescope T31 at Siding Spring, Australia. The image size is 20' by 20' and a single 4 minute exposure. The Minor Planet Center gives a current magnitude of 18.6 and a peak brightness of 17.5 in early March. It is currently located in northern Hydra before moving north into Sextans (south of Regulus in Leo).

Files associated with this observation

Calibrated-T31-pmeadows8568-6478 Gault-20190115-042222-Luminance-BIN1-W-240-001_crop.jpg (404.0 kB)

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