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SB What's Observable

This tool provides a list of small-bodies only (asteroids and/or comets) which are optically observable from the specified location on the night of the specified date/time with the specified observing constraints satisfied.

Current Settings

Observation Time [change] :  2009-05-11 18:00 UT
Observer Location [change] :  Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood [673] ( 242°19'04.2''E, 34°22'53.4''N, 2285.0 m )
Observer Constraints [change] :  Mag. Limit=16, Zenith Dist. (max. deg.)=60, Require Mag. Param's.=yes, Max. Output=20

Set Observer Constraints

Limit to     Limit number of matches to

(leave fields blank for no limit)

   Visual Magnitude Limit
   Maximum Zenith Distance (degrees)
   Heliocentric Distance (AU, range: "min-max")
   Topocentric Distance (AU, range: "min-max")
   Minimum Observable Duration (minutes)



   
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