Observation by Nick James: Peregrine lunar lander at apogee

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2024 Jan 13 - 21:47

Uploaded

2024 Jan 13 - 22:52

Objects

Spacecraft

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

5x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

2024-006A - Peregrine lunar lander

Title

Peregrine lunar lander at apogee

About this image

This image shows the Peregrine lunar lander at apogee some 390,000 km away. It is currently around mag 18. The lander is now heading back towards the Earth and the original plan was that it would loop around through perigee and would encounter the Moon at the next apogee. Unfortunately the propellant leak means that it probably won't be controllable by then but it will be an interesting object to track optically over the next few weeks. You can get an updated ephemeris for your site from Bill Gray's site here. The satellite ID is 2024-006A.

Files associated with this observation

2024006a_20240113_214755_ndj.jpg (2.3 MB)

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