2022 November 22

Mission 29P Blog 22 November 2022

SECOND MOST INTENSE OUTBURST IN 12 YEARS

Patrick Wiggins is to be congratulated for imaging Centaur comet 29P hours after a very intense outburst. Here is the last measurement prior to, and the first measure following the strong outburst, which has attained magnitude 11.95R.

0029P C2022 11 21.34482 06 55 51.60 +29 16 21.2 15.69R 718

0029P C2022 11 22.32544 06 55 34.15 +29 16 54.6 11.95R 718

The outburst has been confirmed by Denis Buczynski:

0029P KC2022 11 22.83770 06 55 24.76 +29 17 11.1 11.95R I81
0029P KC2022 11 22.83986 06 55 24.73 +29 17 11.1 11.92R I81
0029P KC2022 11 22.84201 06 55 24.64 +29 17 11.7 11.94R I81
0029P KC2022 11 22.84417 06 55 24.64 +29 17 11.1 11.94R I81
0029P KC2022 11 22.84632 06 55 24.59 +29 17 11.4 11.95R I81

Lightcurve plot below updated.