Observation by Mazin Younis: Hercynia Asteroid near M44

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2021 Mar 03 - 22:55

Uploaded

2021 Mar 19 - 19:23

Objects

458 Hercynia

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h42^m
Dec: +19°53'
Position angle: -42°20'

Field size

0°28' × 0°23'

Equipment

Skywatcher 200P Newtonian f/4
ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Exposure

2hrs

Location

Hale Barnes, Manchester

Target name

Asteroid Hercynia

Title

Hercynia Asteroid near M44

About this image

Asteroid Hercynia was of Mag. 14.1 when my rig picked it up in this 2hrs exposure from my backyard in Manchester.

I used first Aladin software to identify the coordinates of the nearest star to the Asteroid, then searched for it's name and details using minorplanetcenter.net. Lastly, downloaded the coordinates of the Asteroid in Stellarium to match the movement with my photos.

Files associated with this observation

Asteroid_2.jpg (513.3 kB)

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