Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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And the "Star" of this Show is... 13th Magnitude Comet 2p Encke Nears 2.6 magnitude Iota Aurigae, 2023-08-18, Dan Bartlett
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And the "Star" of this Show is... 13th Magnitude Comet 2p Encke Nears 2.6 magnitude Iota Aurigae, 2023-08-18

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And the "Star" of this Show is... 13th Magnitude Comet 2p Encke Nears 2.6 magnitude Iota Aurigae, 2023-08-18.  Although only 13th magnitude atm, Periodic comet 2P should be at it's closest to us, a month from now and predicted to brighten to 10th magnitude.  74 x 60 seconds captured a reasonably large irregularly shaped, diffuse object with a small faint star-point of a nuclear region.  The third brightest star in the constellation of Auriga is at the top of the field.

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And the "Star" of this Show is... 13th Magnitude Comet 2p Encke Nears 2.6 magnitude Iota Aurigae, 2023-08-18, Dan Bartlett

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