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Observation by Michael Jager: First clear night after the full moon, w...

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BAA Comet Section

Observer

Michael Jager

Observed

2026 Aug 03 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Sep 06 - 09:14

Objects

169P NEAT

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Constellation

Hercules

Field centre

RA: 16h33m
Dec: +37°11'
Position angle: +3°17'

Field size

4°55' × 2°59'

Full filename

169p/169p_20260803_mjaeger.jpg

Target name

169P NEAT

Title

First clear night after the full moon, when we were able to take a deeper image. On July 23, the comet was still stellar, but on August 3, it shows a very faint 10' coma in green images. A thin tail measuring 130" in PA 121 is clearly visible. The total magnitude is currently still 13m5, but the comet should now brighten rapidly. 169P/NEAT 2026-08.03 20.35 UT LRGB 40min 8" RASA QHY 600 Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann Center (RA, Dec): (248.496, 37.191) Center (RA, hms): 16h 33m 59.001s Center (Dec, dms): +37° 11' 27.000" Size: 4.92 x 2.98 deg Radius: 2.875 deg Pixel scale: 8.64 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 356.6 degrees E of N

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First clear night after the full moon, when we were able to take a deeper image. On July 23, the comet was still stellar, but on August 3, it shows a very faint 10' coma in green images. A thin tail measuring 130" in PA 121 is clearly visible. The total magnitude is currently still 13m5, but the comet should now brighten rapidly. 169P/NEAT 2026-08.03 20.35 UT LRGB 40min 8" RASA QHY 600 Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann Center (RA, Dec): (248.496, 37.191) Center (RA, hms): 16h 33m 59.001s Center (Dec, dms): +37° 11' 27.000" Size: 4.92 x 2.98 deg Radius: 2.875 deg Pixel scale: 8.64 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 356.6 degrees E of N
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