Observation by Nick James: C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2019 Feb 23 - 19:51

Uploaded

2019 Feb 24 - 04:30

Objects

C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 06^h11^m
Dec: +35°05'
Position angle: +4°40'

Field size

2°26' × 1°49'

Equipment

90mm, f/5 refr. ASI294MC

Exposure

60x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

Title

C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto)

About this image

This comet is fading now and it is currently around mag 7.4 however it is still a nice object almost at the zenith as seen from the UK.

Files associated with this observation

2018y1_20190223_1951_ndsj.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Mr Leonard Entwisle, David Basey, Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, john simpson, Mr Michael Alan Frost, Graham Winstanley, Ron Johnson, Dawson, Peter Carson

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