Observation by Jose Chambo: Object/Date: 43P/Wolf-Harrington @ Octo...

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Observer

Jose Chambo

Observed

2016 Oct 11 - 00:00

Uploaded

2016 Dec 01 - 06:22

Objects

43P Wolf-Harrington

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Field centre

RA: 09^h55^m
Dec: +02°36'
Position angle: -88°58'

Field size

0°54' × 0°36'

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43p/43p_20161011_jchambo.jpg

Target name

43P Wolf-Harrington

Title

Object/Date: 43P/Wolf-Harrington @ October 11,2016 Description: Comet 43P/Wolf-Harrington had an outburst at the end of August 2016, some days after pass its perihelion, increasing brightness until magnitude 11. In this image taken on October 11th 2016 the comet have dropped its luminosity until magnitude 12.5 still showing a dust tail with a long at least of 15 arcminutes. Tech data: Planewave 20" CDK 2280mm f/4.5 & FLI-PL11002M (L:2×120s + RGB:1x60s Bin2) remotely from Mayhill, New M

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