Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Taras Prystavski
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
2024 Jan. 15.11 UT m2=12.6 Dia.=&9.7' Tail=&15' in PA 349 deg... [T21] 0.43-m f/4.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD... iTelescope observatory, U94 (remotely from Great Basin Desert, Beryl Junction, Utah, USA)
[possible interference by Moon: Moon phase 0.18, altitude 20 deg.]

U94_2024_01_15-1_multi.txt

MPCReport_calibrated-T21-prystavski-0012P-20240114-194151-Luminance-BIN2-W-060-001+4.txt

12P/Pons-Brooks
Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5
T 2024 Apr. 21.1311 TT Rudenko
q 0.780869 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0138318 Peri. 198.9875 +0.1451286 -0.3293109 T = 2460421.63107 JDT
a 17.187627 Node 255.8550 +0.9856573 +0.1302031 q = 0.7808694
e 0.954568 Incl. 74.1909 +0.0861239 -0.9352013 Earth MOID = 0.18147 AU
P 71.3
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Light curve created using "Comet for Windows" software. Copyright(C) Seiichi Yoshida.

Other observations:
12 2023 06 13.30 C 17.5:GG 25.0L 3a360 ICQ XX PRYabI C 0.22mSTM K32 A4B 5 U3* 1.7s 1.7
12 2023 06 15.41 C 17.1 GG 61.0C 7a180 0.2 0.3m276 ICQ XX PRYabI C 0.21mFL9aKA9 A4B 5 P5* 0.6s 0.6
12 2023 07 01.42 C 16.3:GG 51.0С 5a240 & 0.7 & 1.1m237 ICQ XX PRYabI C 0.71m A4B 5 P4* 1.6s 1.6
12 2023 07 21.31 C 11.6 U4 27.9D 2a120 & 0.8 ICQ XX PRYabI C 0.78m A4B 5 P9 1.6s 1.6
12 2023 07 22.22 C 11.5 U4 27.9D 2a120 0.8 ICQ XX PRYabI C 0.88m A4B 5 P8 1.6s 1.6
12 2023 07 22.32 C 11.4 U4 43.1C 7a120 1.6 ICQ XX PRYabI C 1.65m A4B 5 P4 0.6s 0.6
12 2023 07 23.23 C 11.6 U4 27.9D 2a120 1.2 ICQ XX PRYabI C 1.20m A4B 5 P9 1.6s 1.6
12 2023 07 28.36 C 11.4 U4 43.1C 5a360 2.3 ICQ XX PRYabI C 2.30m K6F A4B 5 P6* 1.0s 1.0
12 2023 08 05.21 C 11.2:U4 61.0C 7a300 & 4.0 ICQ XX PRYabI C 4.17mFL9aKA9 A4B 5 P5* 0.6s 0.6
12 2023 08 12.35 C 11.6 U4 27.9D 2a600 5.8 ICQ XX PRYabI C 5.81m A4B 5 P7* 1.6s 1.6
12 2023 10 07.17 C 11.0:U4 51.0C 5a480 & 3.6 ICQ XX PRY01I C 3.60m A4B 5 P4* 0.8s 0.8
12 2023 11 02.10 C 10.1:U4 25.0L 3a360 & 7.5 ICQ XX PRY01I C 7.65mSTM K32 A4B 5 P3* 1.7s 1.7
12 2023 11 18.09 C 8.7:U4 25.0L 3a360 7.2 9.5m 45 ICQ XX PRY01I C 7.33mSTM K32 A4B 5 P3* 1.7s 1.7
12 2023 11 19.11 C 8.7:U4 27.9D 2a240 & 9.1 &17.7m 44 ICQ XX PRY01I C 9.06m A4B 5 U2* 1.3s 1.3
12 2023 11 26.08 C 8.9:U4 43.1C 5a360 & 5.1 ICQ XX PRY01I C 5.17m K6F A4B 5 P9* 1.0s 1.0
12 2023 11 27.08 C 8.8:U4 43.1C 5a180 & 5.7 ICQ XX PRYabI C 5.75m K6F A4B 5 P9* 1.0s 1.0
12 2023 11 28.09 C 9.0:U4 25.0L 3a960 & 6.3 ICQ XX PRY01I C 6.44mSTM K32 A4B 5 P8* 1.7s 1.7
12 2023 12 17.09 c 13.1 GG 43.1C 5a120 &12.1 >17 m 24 ICQ XX PRY01I S10.00s K6F A4B 5 P3 1.9s 1.9

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Taras Prystavski