Astrophotography by Torsten Mueller


C/2018Y1 (Iwamoto)

Comet
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Object Information

Description Wikipedia: "C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is a near-parabolic comet with a retrograde orbit discovered on December 20, 2018 by Japanese amateur astronomer Masayuki Iwamoto. It passed closest to Earth on February 13, 2019."
Type Comet
Brightness 9.8 mag (vis)
Apparent Size
Distance MLy

Exposure Information

Date 2019-02-26
Location GRT (Goldbach Remote Telescope)
Optics GSO 12" RC f/8
Camera Canon EOS1200Da
Integration 10 x 60 sec (ISO1600) CLS Filter
(0.17 h total)