Observation by Nick James: Comet 46P/Wirtanen

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2019 Jan 14 - 00:30

Uploaded

2019 Jan 14 - 07:13

Objects

46P Wirtanen

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 08^h43^m
Dec: +59°06'
Position angle: -3°23'

Field size

2°26' × 1°49'

Equipment

Megrez 90, x0.8 FF, ASI294MC

Exposure

41x120s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

46P/Wirtanen

Title

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

About this image

Comet 46P/Wirtanen this morning from Chelmsford. 2.5 x 1.7 deg FoV. Moving much more slowly now than it did in December. I get a total mag of 6.3 in a 39 arcmin aperture.

Files associated with this observation

46p_20190114_0046_ndj.jpg (1.7 MB)

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