174p 20171209 kshima

174P/Echeclus

I also took an image of comet Echeclus as known outburst.
Its magnitude is estimated as m1=13.4 by Astrometrica (UCAC-4). Its coma diameter is about 0.2'.

2017.12.09.52443UT, 10*60s, 45cm F4.6 Reflector, FLI ML8300, 2 bin, 1/2 crop, taken at Fujimi-machi, Nagano, Japan by Kunihiro Shima.

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