Observation by Mike Olason: Comet C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) was magnitude ...

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Observer

Mike Olason

Observed

2026 Feb 16 - 12:54

Uploaded

2026 Feb 22 - 06:18

Objects

C/2026 B2

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Constellation

Delphinus

Field centre

RA: 20^h41^m
Dec: +18°09'
Position angle: -59°38'

Field size

1°02' × 0°51'

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2026b2/2026b2_20260216_1254_molason.jpg

Target name

C/2026 B2

Title

Comet C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) was magnitude G=12.6 on the morning of 2026 February 16 with a coma 0.9' wide, no tail visible. On this morning the seeing was not very good, had to take images through holes in the clouds and the only good images for stacking were taken at the beginning of morning twilight. The comets magnitude was basically the same as 2 mornings ago, so maybe it will begin to fade now as expected

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