Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - one more major outburst!, Taras Prystavski
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - one more major outburst!

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - one more major outburst!

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
2023 Nov. 18.09 UT  m1=8.7: (m2=11.9) Dia.=7.2' Tail=9.5' in PA 45 deg... [T05] 0.25-m f/3.4 hyperbolic astrograph + CCD... T. Prystavski... iTelescope observatory, U94 (remotely from Great Basin Desert, Beryl Junction, Utah, USA)

U94_2023_11_18-2_multi.txt

MPCReport_calibrated-T05-prystavski-0012P-20231117-190847-Clear-BIN1-W-120-001+2.txt

12P/Pons-Brooks
Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5
T 2024 Apr. 21.1271 TT Rudenko
q 0.780864 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0138263 Peri. 198.9869 +0.1451337 -0.3293112 T = 2460421.62711 JDT
a 17.192237 Node 255.8548 +0.9856558 +0.1302135 q = 0.7808638
e 0.954580 Incl. 74.1908 +0.0861330 -0.9351997 Earth MOID = 0.18148 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

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks - one more major outburst!, Taras Prystavski