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Nick James
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Taking the recent astrometry I think the attached image from I79 this morning has correct identification of the components.

It looks like the main component and component B have pretty much gone now. Component D appeared recently and is faint. Component C has been around for a while and has recently brightened to the point that it is the most prominent part.

The comet doesn’t look very healthy though and I doubt if there will be much remaining to measure soon.