Observation by Nick Quinn: 2060 Chiron

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Nick Quinn

Observer

Nick Quinn

Observed

2020 Sep 23 - 23:20

Uploaded

2020 Sep 24 - 17:30

Objects

2060 Chiron

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 00^h21^m
Dec: +05°26'
Position angle: +178°28'

Field size

0°27' × 0°20'

Equipment

8 inch Ritchey-Chretien
SBIG STF-8300M
Losmandy G11

Exposure

6 x 4 mins (21st & 22nd), 4 x 4 mins (24th), binned 2 x 2

Location

Steyning, West Sussex, UK

Target name

2060 Chiron

Title

2060 Chiron

About this image

Chiron imaged over 3 nights. Magnitude 18.5, distance 17.866 AU (JPL Horizons). Image capture and calibration with AstroArt 7, final stacking and processing with GIMP 2.10.

Files associated with this observation

chiron_20200921-20200924.jpg (720.9 kB)

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