Observation by Nick James: 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Aug 05 - 22:35

Uploaded

2018 Aug 06 - 06:21

Objects

21P Giacobini-Zinner

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h46^m
Dec: +66°21'
Position angle: +0°37'

Field size

0°36' × 0°26'

Equipment

C11 + FLI CCD

Exposure

40x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Title

21P/Giacobini-Zinner

About this image

Here's my latest image of 21P taken last night. A rotational gradient filter shows three apparent sunward jet features. I get a total integrated mag of 8.7 now (UCAC-4 R). The current COBS lightcurve is here.

Files associated with this observation

21p_20180805_2335_ndj.jpg (951.4 kB)

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