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Observation by Dean Ashton: C2017 T2 PanSTARRS

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2020 Jan 03 - 19:29

Uploaded

2020 Jan 11 - 13:04

Objects

C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS)

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 03h17m
Dec: +55°33'
Position angle: +176°26'

Field size

0°34' × 0°27'

Equipment
  • Celestron 235mm (9.25") Edge HD
  • CGEM
  • 0.7 Focal Reducer
  • Celestron Nightscape 10100 OSC CCD
Exposure

/f7 46x120seconds

Location

St Austell, Cornwall UK

Target name

C2017 T2 PanSTARRS

Title

C2017 T2 PanSTARRS

About this image

My first attempt at a comet. C2017T2 PanSTARRS on the evening of 3rd January 2020.

46 120-second images were captured.  The comet was registered with PixInsight at its 19:32 UT position.  The star background with the comet removed also registered to the 19:29 UT position.  The comet and star stacks were then recombined and proceed with PixInsight.

The centre of the image was at RA: 3h 17m 6.6s; Dec: +55 32 30.9

Field of view is approximately 35x25 arc minutes.

Comet was 228million km distance on 3rd January with perihelion not until May 4th.  Its reported magnitude was +9.5

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