Observation by gvbuitenen: Possibly disintegrating comet 249P/LINEA...

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Observer

gvbuitenen

Observed

2020 Jul 25 - 00:00

Uploaded

2020 Jul 28 - 19:51

Objects

249P LINEAR

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 05^h26^m
Dec: +26°49'
Position angle: +179°17'

Field size

0°13' × 0°09'

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249p/249p_20200725_gvbuitenen.jpg

Target name

249P LINEAR

Title

Possibly disintegrating comet 249P/LINEAR as imaged on 25 Jul 2020 11:01 UT (mid-exposure) from Mayhill,NM (H06). No central condensation or fragments observable. Tail extends to about 5 arcmin in PA 280.

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