Observation by Nick James: C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2016 Nov 13 - 05:38

Uploaded

2016 Nov 13 - 07:00

Objects

C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h47^m
Dec: +45°31'
Position angle: -1°05'

Field size

0°36' × 0°27'

Equipment

Celestron HD-11

Exposure

20x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

Title

C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

About this image

This is the brightest comet around at the moment although it is still only around mag 13. It is currently best in the morning sky. It could become a binocular object early in 2017 and will continue to brighten into the summer. The orbit indicates that this is its first visit to the inner Solar System so we should treat any predictions of its behaviour with some caution.

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