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Observation by Michael Jager: The July fragments 73Pbv and 73Pbu have ...

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Observer

Michael Jager

Observed

2022 Aug 14 - 17:54

Uploaded

2022 Aug 17 - 19:29

Objects

73P Schwassmann-Wachmann

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 13h01m
Dec: -07°27'
Position angle: +2°12'

Field size

0°33' × 0°22'

Full filename

73p/73p_20220814_1754_mjaeger.jpg

Target name

73P Schwassmann-Wachmann

Title

The July fragments 73Pbv and 73Pbu have almost disappeared, but two new fragments have become visible. We named them RE001 and JRD01. RE001 is 70" from 73P and was first sighted by Gerald Rhemann on August 13th with the 12" astrograph at Farm Tivoli. The brighter object JRD01 was also observed on Aug 13 both at Tivoli and by Michael Jäger and Lukas Demetz with the 20" IDK at Farm Hakos. It is 13' from 73P and 19m0-19m5 bright. It shows a condensed coma and a short tail. On August 14 the observations could be confirmed.

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The July fragments 73Pbv and 73Pbu have almost disappeared, but two new fragments have become visible. We named them RE001 and JRD01. RE001 is 70" from 73P and was first sighted by Gerald Rhemann on August 13th with the 12" astrograph at Farm Tivoli. The brighter object JRD01 was also observed on Aug 13 both at Tivoli and by Michael Jäger and Lukas Demetz with the 20" IDK at Farm Hakos. It is 13' from 73P and 19m0-19m5 bright. It shows a condensed coma and a short tail. On August 14 the observations could be confirmed.
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