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Observation by John Drummond: ?235P's tail imaged last night (202...

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Observer

John Drummond

Observed

2026 Feb 20 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Feb 27 - 06:21

Objects

235P LINEAR

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Constellation

Scorpius

Field centre

RA: 16h18m
Dec: -18°12'
Position angle: +2°54'

Field size

0°09' × 0°06'

Full filename

235p/235p_20260220_jdrummond.jpg

Target name

235P LINEAR

Title

?235P's tail imaged last night (2026 Feb 20 UT). 35cm f10 Meade SCT and ZWO 6200MM CMOS, Clear, 50 x 1 min, 2x2. E94 - New Zealand. Center (RA, Dec): (244.677, -18.212) Center (RA, hms): 16h 18m 42.426s Center (Dec, dms): -18° 12' 43.639" Size: 9.81 x 6.48 arcmin Radius: 0.098 deg Pixel scale: 0.391 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 357.1 degrees E of N

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?235P's tail imaged last night (2026 Feb 20 UT). 35cm f10 Meade SCT and ZWO 6200MM CMOS, Clear, 50 x 1 min, 2x2. E94 - New Zealand. Center (RA, Dec): (244.677, -18.212) Center (RA, hms): 16h 18m 42.426s Center (Dec, dms): -18° 12' 43.639" Size: 9.81 x 6.48 arcmin Radius: 0.098 deg Pixel scale: 0.391 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 357.1 degrees E of N
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