Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  The star 83Aqr  ·  The star ψ1Aqr
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Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS (May 18,2016), Pepe Chambó
Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS (May 18,2016)
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Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS (May 18,2016)

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Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) in a wide field image taken on May 18 2016, shows toward left a dust trail (tail type III) with half degree of length that remaining in its orbit, and a long ionic tail (type I) very faint which is projected with more than three degrees long toward down-right of the image. The comet is located into constellation Aquarius and is observable through binoculars before dawn.

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Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS (May 18,2016), Pepe Chambó

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