252P LINEAR. 2016 Mar 15.44 UT; m1= 6.1 ; Dia= 40’; DC= 3...8x40mm Binoculars [Michael Mattiazzo, Swan Hill, Vic, Australia] [Comet at perihelion today 0.996AU. Observed nearly overhead. Easily visible despite 47% moonlight interference. Sidgwick method. Coma more condensed. Faint outer reaches confirmed using a SWAN band filter. Distance to Earth = 7.6 million kms] |
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