Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  The star 26UMa  ·  The star θUMa
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó
Comet 46P/Wirtanen
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó
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Description

Object/Date:

46P/Wirtanen @ February 10,2019 01:46 UT

Description:

Comet 46P/Wirtanen photographed on February 10th 2019 when passing near bright star Theta Ursae Majoris of magnitude 3. After its maximum with magnitude 4 on past December, here the comet has dropped until magnitude 8 with a greenish coma which also has reduced condensation and angular size to 10 arcminutes.

Acquisition details:

Telescope GSO 8" N f/3.8.

Camera Atik 383L+.

L=8x120s bin1 + RGB=3x60s bin2

From Vallés, Valencia (Spain).

Credits:

José J. Chambó (www.cometografia.es)

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More info at Cometografia.es

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó

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