Observation by Tim Haymes: (136472) Makemake

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Tim Haymes

Observer

Tim Haymes

Observed

2020 May 20 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 May 23 - 22:18

Objects

136472 Makemake

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 13h05m
Dec: +23°59'
Position angle: -2°55'

Field size

0°25' × 0°15'

Equipment
  • C11 at F5.5 (FL 1540mm)
  • QHY174m
  • TEC -15C
  • Dark, Flat field and bias corrected
  • SharpCap software
Exposure

20 subs of 15sec on two nights

Location

Oxfordshire, England

Target name

Dwarf Planet Makemake

Title

(136472) Makemake

About this image

Two images (one as insert) showing movement in 24hrs.  Distance 50AU.  The ephemeris magnitude is 17. 
I have had this plotted on Skymap for a while, so with the Moon absent I imaged the area over two evenings and found it easy to detect.  The camera is IMX174 (global shutter) 12/16bit,  and the gain was set at 300 (range 10-480)

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