Observation by Nick James: The remnants of Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)?

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Apr 28 - 20:36

Uploaded

2025 Apr 29 - 06:39

Objects

C/2025 F2

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 03^h03^m
Dec: +31°41'
Position angle: +2°22'

Field size

3°09' × 2°12'

Equipment

72mm, f/4.8 refr. + ASI294MC

Exposure

31x10s

Location

Chelmsford

Target name

C/2025 F2 (SWAN)

Title

The remnants of Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)?

About this image

This image may show the remnants of disintegrated comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN). If it had survived it could have been around magnitude 6 now. In fact it is a very faint patch. This image was taken when the comet was around 8 deg up in the NW and the Sun was around 11 deg below the horizon. The sky was very bright and there was quite a bit of low cirrus. The inset shows the ephemeris position based on astrometry obtained before the comet disintegrated. It looks as if there is a faint blob of material where the comet should be but the image is very noisy.

Files associated with this observation

2025f2_20250428_203619_ndj.jpg (1.6 MB)

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