Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)  and ε Vir (Vindemiatrix), Taras Prystavski
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Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) and ε Vir (Vindemiatrix)

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Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)  and ε Vir (Vindemiatrix), Taras Prystavski
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Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) and ε Vir (Vindemiatrix)

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Looks like another sungrazing comet approaches Sun, but it's not. It's comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS) located close to ε Vir (Vindemiatrix) (V=+2.83).

Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)
2023 Mar. 25.24 UT  m1=17.0 (m2=17.6) Dia.=0.3' Tail=1.7' in PA 121 deg... [T11] 0.51-m f/4.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD... iTelescope observatory, U94 (remotely from Great Basin Desert, Beryl Junction, Utah, USA)

U94_2023_03_26-1_multi.txt

MPCReport_calibrated-T11-prystavski-CK20F020-20230324-234536-Luminance-BIN2-E-120-001+2.txt

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

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Comet C/2020 F2 (ATLAS)  and ε Vir (Vindemiatrix), Taras Prystavski

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