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BAA Comet Section

Observer

Gerald Rhemann

Observed

2026 Jan 26 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Feb 09 - 06:42

Objects

C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)

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Constellation

Grus

Field centre

RA: 21^h40^m
Dec: -42°47'
Position angle: -178°01'

Field size

1°12' × 1°14'

Full filename

2024e1/2024e1_20260126_grhemann.jpg

Target name

C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)

Title

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) The comet is located at our location in Namibia (-23°) at a very low altitude 12-7°) above the horizon and it is twilight. Furthermore it is the rainy season in Namibia, but fortunately the sky cleared up that evening and we started an image session. Date: 26 01 2026 UT 18h47m Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 7.8/5/5/5 min. Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (325.181, -42.799) Center (RA, hms): 21h 40m 43.362s Center (Dec, dms): -42° 47' 57.968" Size: 1.21 x 1.24 deg Radius: 0.865 deg Pixel scale: 2.23 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 177.8 degrees E of N