Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)
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Comet 141P/Machholz, Pepe Chambó
Comet 141P/Machholz
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141P/Machholz @ 2021 January 17, 02:39 UT

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Comet 141P/Machholz imaged on January 17, 2021, shows a very diffuse green coma although quite wide with 7 arcminutes and a small condensed internal coma inside which a tail is seen, very short and in anti-solar direction . The image was taken just two days before its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 0.53 U.A. of our planet.

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https://cometografia.es/141p-machholz-20210117/

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Comet 141P/Machholz, Pepe Chambó

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