Observation by Jose Chambo: Object/Date: Comet 252P/LINEAR @ Jun.4,...

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Observer

Jose Chambo

Observed

2016 Jun 04 - 00:00

Uploaded

2016 Jun 13 - 05:56

Objects

252P LINEAR

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Constellation

Hercules

Field centre

RA: 16^h43^m
Dec: +06°15'
Position angle: -0°41'

Field size

1°45' × 1°10'

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252p/252p_20160604_jchambo.jpg

Target name

252P LINEAR

Title

Object/Date: Comet 252P/LINEAR @ Jun.4,2016 Description: Comet 252P/LINEAR imaged on June 4 2016, just when begins a fast drop in brightness. In this image is near magnitude 11.5 and can be perceived as, comparing with the image I took three weeks before in which had magnitude 9, the central condensation has lost intensity and the coma has dimmed in diameter from 10 to 3 arcminutes. Tech data: GSO 8" f/3.8 & Canon EOS-100D (11 x 240 sec. at ISO-1600); from Navas de Estena, Ciudad Real (Spain)

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