Observation by Gerald Rhemann: Thanks to Gerald Rhemann we have news fr...

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Observer

Gerald Rhemann

Observed

2022 Aug 19 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 Aug 22 - 05:25

Objects

73P Schwassmann-Wachmann

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 13^h19^m
Dec: -10°44'
Position angle: +76°45'

Field size

1°06' × 0°39'

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73p/73p_20220819_grhemann.jpg

Target name

73P Schwassmann-Wachmann

Title

Thanks to Gerald Rhemann we have news from 73P. After a week of observation, there are signs of a change in the new fragments. On August 19th we could not detect RE001. JRD001 has hold its brightness at 18m5 for a week, but RJ001 has become dimmer. It is now at 19mag, we could see a short tail. On aug 14.75 it was at 17m5. Image: 2022 aug. 19 17.52 UT 15x2min 12"/3.6 Farm Tivoli Gerald Rhemann

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