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I agreeAstrometry.net job: 3312343
RA center: 2h 6' 2"
DEC center: +60° 10' 15"
Pixel scale: 4.291 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 3.224 degrees
Field radius: 0.896 degrees
Resolution: 1200x906
Data source: Unknown
Object/Date:
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) @ February 22,2020 19:36 UT
Description:
Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS imaged on 2020 February 22, finally at first-hand from Sierra Enguera. With a brightness at magnitude 9 above a populated Milky Way background between Perseus and Cassiopeia, its strong green coma has 10 arcminutes angular size and its dust tail also some 10 arcminutes in lenght.
Credits:
José J. Chambó (www.cometografia.es)
Data and link to image:
https://cometografia.es/2017t2-panstarrs-20200222/
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