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Observation by Kunihiro Shima: C/2019 O3 (Palomar) This comet was trav...

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Observer

Kunihiro Shima

Observed

2023 Apr 20 - 00:00

Uploaded

2023 Apr 25 - 22:34

Objects

C/2019 O3

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 18h18m
Dec: +76°34'
Position angle: -2°36'

Field size

0°23' × 0°17'

Full filename

2019o3/2019o3_20230420_kshima.jpg

Target name

C/2019 O3

Title

C/2019 O3 (Palomar) This comet was traveling through its perihelion 8.82AU two years ago, but now the comet is far from the Sun 9.87AU and makes a tail 0.8' p.a.175°. I measured its magnitude m1=17.1 by UCAC-4. 2023.04.20.72524UT, 10*60s, 40cm RC + F6.0 Reducer, FLI ML8300 2 bin, no cropping, taken in Nagano Pref., Japan.

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C/2019 O3 (Palomar) This comet was traveling through its perihelion 8.82AU two years ago, but now the comet is far from the Sun 9.87AU and makes a tail 0.8' p.a.175°. I measured its magnitude m1=17.1 by UCAC-4. 2023.04.20.72524UT, 10*60s, 40cm RC + F6.0 Reducer, FLI ML8300 2 bin, no cropping, taken in Nagano Pref., Japan.
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