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BAA Comet Section

Observer

Michael Jager

Observed

2026 Feb 24 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Mar 12 - 21:52

Objects

C/2026 A1

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Constellation

Eridanus

Field centre

RA: 03^h00^m
Dec: -19°12'
Position angle: +1°29'

Field size

1°38' × 0°56'

Full filename

2026a1/2026a1_20260224_mjaeger.jpg

Target name

C/2026 A1

Title

Moonlight but otherwise good conditions in Namibia. Gerald exposed two series. 10x60 with the L filter and 8x100 with green. The sum image shows a very faint outer coma of 7' and a tail of 2' in pa 92. Overall, the comet remains very diffuse and shows no dust activity. Brightness measurements were taken in Astrometrica and Tycho Tracker - m1-12m7. We will take the next measurements after full moon. C/2026 A1 2026 feb 24 19.15 UT 10x60 L 8x80 green 12"/3.6 ASA Astrograph Asi 6200 Farm Tivoli Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (45.150, -19.210) Center (RA, hms): 03h 00m 36.080s Center (Dec, dms): -19° 12' 35.921" Size: 98.1 x 56.1 arcmin Radius: 0.942 deg Pixel scale: 2.87 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 358.7 degrees E of N