Observation by David Swan: 289P/Blanpain

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2020 Jan 17 - 22:38

Uploaded

2020 Jan 18 - 13:52

Objects

289P Blanpain-Catalina

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h20^m
Dec: +71°08'
Position angle: +122°32'

Field size

0°46' × 0°31'

Equipment

200mm SCT
Hyperstar
ASI178MM
Baader UV+IR cut
Maxim DL and Astrometrica

Exposure

50 x 20s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

289P/Blanpain

Title

289P/Blanpain

About this image

Nick James thinks this is probably a successful image of 289P. (There are better ones by Nick and Denis in the comet obs archive.) My astrometry of this dim and currently fast-moving object is slightly off and we are troubleshooting that.

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