[BAA Comets] 73P fragmentation / outburst confirmed

[Richard Miles]

Images thanks to Andre Debackere and Las Cumbres Obs.

We look to have the early stage of an outburst.

Well done Thierrry Noel!
Please monitor this new outburst.

Richard Miles
BAA

Here are the data:

COD Q63
OBS A. Debackere
MEA R. Miles
TEL 1.0-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
ACK MPCReport file updated 2017.02.10 19:32:58
AC2 rmiles at baa.u-net.com
NET UCAC-4
0073P         C2017 02 10.77317 18 07 23.36 -20 05 16.2          15.3 N 
Q63
0073P         C2017 02 10.77399 18 07 23.75 -20 05 16.5          15.3 N 
Q63
0073P         C2017 02 10.77481 18 07 23.86 -20 05 16.4          15.0 N 
Q63
0073Pout      C2017 02 10.77317 18 07 21.19 -20 04 59.1          13.17N 
Q63
0073Pout      C2017 02 10.77399 18 07 21.45 -20 04 59.3          13.12N 
Q63
0073Pout      C2017 02 10.77481 18 07 21.71 -20 04 59.7          13.15N 
Q63
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maik Meyer maik at comethunter.de [comets-ml]" 
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To: <comets-ml at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [comets-ml] 73P fragmentation


> Rob, all,
>
>> of this object. Therefore I’d say the odds are good that it’s part of 
>> 73P. The only
>> factor that
>> argues against this conclusion is that the brighter object does not have 
>> a tail that
>> I can see.
>
> it may be that the brighter and "stellar" object is in an early outburst 
> phase and
> will become diffuse soon and spread fresh material later.
>
> 73P is prone to fragmentation so this is not astonishing.
>
> Maik