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Plate Information for a2185

Observatory NameArequipa
W. Longitude (deg)71.55
Latitude (deg)-16.375
Aperture (m)0.6
Scale (arcsec/mm)59.57
Telescope24-inch Bruce Doublet
Plate ClassUnknown
Photograph(s) of the Plate JacketView the flood-damaged plate jacket (1.3 MiB).
Photograph(s) of Plate and AnnotationsView the plate photo (21.3 MiB).
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Plate Exposure Information
Exposure Number0
Exposure Time (minutes)255
Right Ascension03:45:50.766
Declination+24:13:54.74
Geocentric Date1896-11-28T03:33:07.2
JD: 2413891.64800
Heliocentric Date1896-11-28T03:41:12.8
HJD: 2413891.65362
Plate Center SourceimWCS
Date SourceCatalog
Exposure Notes
Time Accuracy (days)


This plate’s logbook data have not been entered into the database. - view the logbook page


Plate Condition Table
DateVersion IDPicked CommentPicked NotesValid
2020-11-16T09:02:001Markings"Sylvia Mussells, Constance Boyd"yes


Plate Events Table
DateVersion IDPicked StatusStack LocationEvent NotesValid
2015-01-24T09:52:081Pickedyes
2016-01-181Floodyes
2020-11-16T09:02:001Pickedyes
2020-12-08T14-29-221Plate JPEGyes
2021-02-05T15:21:431Hand Cleanedyes
2021-04-27T17-26-161Scannedyes


Scan Data
Binned Plate Thumbnailsorry, the binned mosaic (8 MiB) is not available due to temporary data access restrictions
Full Mosaicsorry, the full mosaic (2128 MiB) is not available due to temporary data access restrictions
Image 0.055556 deg radius at 56.600833 deg RA 24.113889 deg DEC J2000sorry, the cutout is not available due to temporary data access restrictions
Scan Number0
Mosaic Number0
Scan Date2021-04-27T17-26-16
Average Tile ADU2104
Average Tile Saturation (pixels)9
Maximum Tile Saturation (pixels)728
Scan Comment
Mosaic Comment
Mosaic Binning01,16
WCS Fit SolutionAvailable
Mosaic Rotation180


Scientific/Technical Contact: Peter K. G. Williams, pwilliams@cfa.harvard.edu
Plate Stacks Curator: Thom Burns, thomas.burns@cfa.harvard.edu
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