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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) |