Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: comet recovery, Taras Prystavski
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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: comet recovery

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
2021 Apr. 11.78 UT  m1=18.5 (m2=18.7) Dia.=0.2' Tail=0.6' in PA 250 deg; [T31] 0.50-m f/4.4 astrograph + CCD;
T. Prystavski (iTelescope observatory, Q62 (remotely from Siding Spring, Australia))

"I haven't heard of any earlier observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in current return yet.
I was attempting a recovery and found a comet in the images obtained using a 0.50-m f/4.4 astrograph from SSO.
The comet's positions were only ~6 seconds away from MPC ephemeris (based on elements from MPC 89011).
Currently the comet is 18.5 mag. Astrometry was sent to MPC."

Q62_2021_04_11-1_multi.txt

MPCReport_calibrated-T31-prystavski-0067P-20210411-043658-Luminance-BIN2-E-120-001.txt

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: comet recovery, Taras Prystavski

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