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P/Siding Spring (P/2006 HR30) (Two Image animation)

Mead LX200 S.C. 25cm F5.5 at prime focus using a Starlight Express MX916-usb CCD camera.

Both images are 4 second exposures. Computed magnitude off my MPC code J93 report = 15.1v

Mid exposures:

Image One: 2006-09m-19d at 22hr 35min 33sec

Image Two: 2006-09m-19d at 22hr 47min 46sec

P/Siding Spring (P/2006 HR30)
Period of orbit 21.85 years (7982.2 days)
Perihelion distance 1.2264240 AU
Aphelion distance 14.41 AU

Please note this is a raw image and there is one hot pixel just above the centre of the frame.