Observation by James Weightman: Asteroid 887 Alinda

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2025 Jan 23 - 19:00

Uploaded

2025 Jan 23 - 21:01

Objects

887 Alinda

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Constellation

Lynx

Field centre

RA: 08^h48^m
Dec: +39°56'
Position angle: -47°39'

Field size

0°32' × 0°57'

Equipment

ZWO Seestar S50 on tripod

Exposure

Stack of 10 seconds exposures over 3 minutes X 2

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Asteroid 887 Alinda

Title

Asteroid 887 Alinda

About this image

Advantage taken of brief clear sky interval to track this asteroid over 20 minute period. Relatively close (~0.11AU) and small (~5km diameter) still magnitude 10 after opposition on 8 January. Apparently it will not be this close again for another 62 years.

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