Observation by Nick James: C/2023 A3 at perihelion -2d

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2024 Sep 25 - 09:13

Uploaded

2024 Sep 25 - 17:57

Objects

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

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Constellation

Sextans

Field centre

RA: 10^h35^m
Dec: -07°14'
Position angle: -123°37'

Field size

6°24' × 5°21'

Equipment

iTelescope T70 (Samyang 135mm, f/2 + ASI2600MM)

Exposure

3x60s

Location

Rio Hurtado Valley Chile

Target name

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Title

C/2023 A3 at perihelion -2d

About this image

This is a 3x60s stack of frames taken using a Samyang 135mm, f/2 lens and ASI2600MM from Chile this morning. See the timelapse here. Comphot gives a magnitude of 3.5 in a circular aperture but the central part is saturated so I think it will be brighter than this. The FoV is 6.4x5.1 deg and the main dust tail goes out of the frame. There is a fainter dust fan to the right of the main tail and, presumably, the gas tail at right angle to it.

Files associated with this observation

2023a3_20240925_0913_ndj.jpg (3.2 MB)

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