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Observation by Peter Carson: Comet C/2025A6 (Lemmon)

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Peter Carson

Observer

Peter Carson

Observed

2025 Sep 03 - 04:17

Uploaded

2025 Sep 03 - 15:09

Objects

C/2025 A6

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Constellation

Gemini

Field centre

RA: 08h02m
Dec: +32°14'
Position angle: -0°18'

Field size

0°46' × 0°31'

Equipment
  • 315mm Dall Kirkham
  • Paramount ME2 GEM
  • QHY 600 mono CMOS
Exposure

Stack of 21x 60 sec exposures

Location

Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain

Target name

C/2025A6 (Lemmon)

Title

Comet C/2025A6 (Lemmon)

About this image

This comet is beginning to display a vague, long, broad tail. Comphot gives a magnitude of 10.2 and a 6 arcmin dia coma.

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