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BAA Comet Section

Observer

Michael Jager

Observed

2026 Mar 05 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Mar 12 - 21:52

Objects

C/2026 A1

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 02^h41^m
Dec: -14°45'
Position angle: -7°12'

Field size

0°54' × 0°30'

Full filename

2026a1/2026a1_20260305_mjaeger.jpg

Target name

C/2026 A1

Title

C/2026 A1 MAPS - Here (48 N, Austria), the comet is slowly sinking too low. Haze is also increasingly impairing observation. Nevertheless, conditions were still reasonably good today. The latest observations show that although the comet is becoming brighter and the coma is more condensed. The coma is beginning to shrink, similar to what happens to 2P Encke as it approaches perihelion.The tail is still short and dim. The brightness determined today was 11m7 with a 3' coma and a 3' tail. I am waiting for the next images from Namibia to clarify whether this is a trend or an effect of the unfavorable conditions. C/2026 A1 2026 march 5 18.00 UT 20min Leica-Tele f-180mm/4.0 Asi 294 filter green image 2 18.10 UT 8x130sec filter UV/IR+green 14"/4.2 QHY 600 M. Jäger, G.Rhemnn, E.Prosperi Center (RA, Dec): (40.466, -14.763) Center (RA, hms): 02h 41m 51.776s Center (Dec, dms): -14° 45' 47.792" Size: 54.2 x 29.9 arcmin Radius: 0.516 deg Pixel scale: 1.99 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 6.8 degrees E of N