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Observation by Gerald Rhemann: July 7th of this year. A tiny comet is m...

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Observer

Gerald Rhemann

Observed

2026 Jul 07 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Jul 26 - 22:40

Objects

235P LINEAR

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 16h36m
Dec: -08°17'
Position angle: -178°19'

Field size

1°26' × 1°16'

Full filename

235p/235p_20260707_grhemann.jpg

Target name

235P LINEAR

Title

July 7th of this year. A tiny comet is moving along the vast H-alpha region in the constellation Ophiuchus. Comet 235P/LINEAR Date: 07 07 2026 UT 19:15 Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 24/9/9/9 min. Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (249.120, -8.295) Center (RA, hms): 16h 36m 28.858s Center (Dec, dms): -08° 17' 40.266" Size: 1.44 x 1.28 deg Radius: 0.964 deg Pixel scale: 2.6 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 178.3 degrees E of N

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July 7th of this year. A tiny comet is moving along the vast H-alpha region in the constellation Ophiuchus. Comet 235P/LINEAR Date: 07 07 2026 UT 19:15 Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 24/9/9/9 min. Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (249.120, -8.295) Center (RA, hms): 16h 36m 28.858s Center (Dec, dms): -08° 17' 40.266" Size: 1.44 x 1.28 deg Radius: 0.964 deg Pixel scale: 2.6 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 178.3 degrees E of N
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