Current Info for Observer
as of 04/26/2024 12:42 a.m.
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General Info
as of 04/26/2024 12:42 a.m.
| Type | Comet |
| Constellation | None |
| Magnitude | 43.74 |
| Peak Magnitude | 4.13 (Jan. 11, 2015) |
| Orbits | Sun |
| Right ascension | 18:19:33.45 (Hours) |
| Declination | -8:44:47.5 (Deg) |
| Distance from Earth | 22.89898AU |
| Closest Approach | Jan. 7, 2015 (0.469AU) |
| Distance from Sun | 23.42096AU |
| Elongation | -120:10:40.3 |
Probably the best comet of 2014 | |
☉ Solar Masses ⊕ Earth Masses j Jupiter Masses
Codey737 (2960)
Naked eye
1 points
I never did go out and see it with a telescope, wish I did but I guess I'll wait for the next bright(ish) comet.
TractionMan (1725)
Opticron Imagic TGA WP 10x50
1 points
This was the second session with this comet. A combination of binos for visual and a bit of widefield photography to capture this comet (DSLR + iOptron Skytracker V2). Started by locating the comet with my binos and rigged the iOptron and DSLR after that. Wanted to get both the comet and the Pleiades in frame. This is my, so far, sixth observed comet.
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