Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Grus (Gru)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet P/2007 R4 (Garradd): comet recovery, Taras Prystavski
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Comet P/2007 R4 (Garradd): comet recovery

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Comet P/2007 R4 (Garradd)
2021 Oct. 24.43 UT  m1=19.4 (m2=19.8 ) Tail=0.3' in PA 57 deg...[T30] 0.51-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD...
iTelescope observatory, Q62 (remotely from Siding Spring, Australia)

In September-October comet has reached its peak brightness and now it will be fading.
Comet locates appr. 6' east from the predicted ephemeris position.

MPEC 2021-U108 : COMET P/2007 R4 = P/2021 U2 (Garradd)

Q62_2021_10_24-1_multi.txt

MPCReport_calibrated-T30-prystavski-PK07R040-20211024-211556-Luminance-BIN2-W-120-001+3.txt

PK07R040_light_curve.png
Light curve created using "Comet for Windows" software. Copyright(C) Seiichi Yoshida.

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Comet P/2007 R4 (Garradd): comet recovery, Taras Prystavski

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