[BAA Comets] Brightest outburst of Comet 29P this year (R=13.1) !

[Richard Miles]

Discovered by Jean-Francois Soulier from A77 (Dauban, France) earlier today.
Congratulations Jean-Francois !

Here is a summary of the photometric data so far:

OBS J.-F. Soulier, A. Maury, R. Miles, A. Fitzsimmons, J.-B. de Vanssay, 
MEA R. Miles, J.-F. Soulier
COM standard (~6") radius aperture
COM R passband
NET UCAC-4

0029P         C2016 07 27.46982 19 28 37.92 -25 48 12.0     16.35N      F65
0029P         C2016 07 27.47139 19 28 37.89 -25 48 11.7     16.35N      F65

Outburst on 2016 07 27.75 ± 0.15

0029P         C2016 07 27.91890 19 28 24.92 -25 48 12.8     13.56N      A77
0029P         C2016 07 28.00948 19 28 22.23 -25 48 12.9     13.53N      A77
0029P         C2016 07 28.03096 19 28 21.58 -25 48 13.4     13.57N      A77
0029P         C2016 07 28.07132 19 28 20.51 -25 48 11.6     13.44N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.10088 19 28 19.63 -25 48 11.7     13.32N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.15202 19 28 18.10 -25 48 11.8     13.25N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.21358 19 28 16.29 -25 48 11.9     13.24N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.26540 19 28 14.74 -25 48 11.9     13.22N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.32137 19 28 13.10 -25 48 11.8     13.24N      W96
0029P         C2016 07 28.07552 19 28 20.28 -25 48 12.8     13.27N      J13
0029P         C2016 07 28.07763 19 28 20.22 -25 48 13.1     13.32N      J13
0029P         C2016 07 28.07809 19 28 20.21 -25 48 12.9     13.31N      J13
0029P         C2016 07 28.42855 19 28 10.06 -25 48 13.2     13.14N      F65
0029P         C2016 07 28.43011 19 28 10.01 -25 48 13.4     13.14N      F65

Note that the coma continues to brighten despite the fact that other in-depth analyses show that the inner coma close to the nucleus has begun to fade as observed with 2.0-m telescopes in good seeing. This is evidence of changes in the ejected material in the expanding coma many hours after the initial event.

Richard Miles
British Astronomical Association