Observation by Paul G. Abel: Comet 46P/Wirtanen

Uploaded by

Paul G. Abel

Observer

Paul G. Abel

Observed

2018 Dec 13 - 21:22

Uploaded

2018 Dec 15 - 11:46

Objects

46P Wirtanen

Equipment

203mm Newtonian Reflector
x40

Target name

46P/Wirtanen

Title

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

About this image

Hi all,

Attached is a drawing I made of comet 46P/Wirtanen on 13th December. Alas conditions were rather poor- the sky was generally hazy and a crescent moon added some light pollution. My overall impression was that the comet was very diffuse and actually quite hard to see visually at x40. The nucleus was seen but it was by no means obvious, and there was no sign visually of a tail. I had hoped to get a visual magnitude estimate but the comparison stars were too far away to make a reliable observation. If I was pushed I would say it was between magnitude 4.0 and 4.5

Files associated with this observation

C46P Wirtanen 2018_09_13_2122UT_Visual_PAbel.png (90.8 kB)

Like this image

Peter Mulligan, Jeremy Shears, Alan C Tough, Kevin Toogood, David Basey, Nick James, Andy Wilson, David Swan, Bill Leatherbarrow, Peter Carson, Jimmy Fraser, Dawson, Ray Emery

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.