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Observation by Gerald Rhemann: Comet 220P/McNaught Date: 09 08 2026 UT...

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Observer

Gerald Rhemann

Observed

2026 Aug 09 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Sep 06 - 09:14

Objects

220P McNaught

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 02h42m
Dec: +09°18'
Position angle: -88°32'

Field size

1°14' × 1°53'

Full filename

220p/220p_20260809_grhemann.jpg

Target name

220P McNaught

Title

Comet 220P/McNaught Date: 09 08 2026 UT 00:52 Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 23/9/9/9 min. Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (40.557, 9.311) Center (RA, hms): 02h 42m 13.581s Center (Dec, dms): +09° 18' 40.937" Size: 1.24 x 1.89 deg Radius: 1.131 deg Pixel scale: 3.4 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 88.5 degrees E of N

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Comet 220P/McNaught Date: 09 08 2026 UT 00:52 Location: Farm Tivoli, Namibia Telescope: ASA Astrograph 12" f3.6 Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mount: ASA DDM 85 Exp.Time: LRGB 23/9/9/9 min. Gerald Rhemann, Michael Jäger Center (RA, Dec): (40.557, 9.311) Center (RA, hms): 02h 42m 13.581s Center (Dec, dms): +09° 18' 40.937" Size: 1.24 x 1.89 deg Radius: 1.131 deg Pixel scale: 3.4 arcsec/pixel "Orientation", may be incorrect, use at your own risk: Up is 88.5 degrees E of N
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