Observation by Nick James: Lunar impactor 2025-010D at T-7h

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2026 Aug 04 - 23:30

Uploaded

2026 Aug 05 - 05:47

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

16x10s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

2025-010D

Title

Lunar impactor 2025-010D at T-7h

About this image

I managed to get some astrometry of 2025-010D last night around 7 hours before its predicted impact on the moon. It was only 4 degrees from the Moon's centre at that time and it is around mag 16 so this was quite challenging. These are stacks offset at the predicted rate and PA of the object. It is visible as the dot in the centre of the frame.

Files associated with this observation

202510D_20260804_2330_ndj.gif (912.8 kB)
ADESReport.psv (1.1 kB)

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Comments

Grant Privett, 2026 Aug 05 - 08:21 UTC

Impressive. The PA was changing quite fast.

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