Observation by Dr Paul Leyland: (229762) Gǃkúnǁʼhòmd&ia...

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Dr Paul Leyland

Observer

Dr Paul Leyland

Observed

2023 Feb 23 - 23:07

Uploaded

2023 Feb 24 - 16:02

Equipment

0.4m Dilworth Relay
SX 814 CCD camera
No filter

Exposure

2790s in 93x30-s subs

Location

Tacande Observatory, MPC J22

Target name

(229762) Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà a Scattered-Disk Object.

Title

(229762) Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà

About this image

When I saw the splendid name of this body in the BAA Handbook I knew I would have to image it.

It shows a slight trail; it is magnitude 19.8 and 40.95 AU away from us according to the MPC ephemeris.

Files associated with this observation

KBO_2.png (382.0 kB)

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