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Image taken by Giovanni Sostero

STSP image
Comments: Total magnitude on Apr. 2.93 is 12.1 in Cousins R band; the coma is almost 1.5' in diameter; same bent tail of the previous nights. Data obtained by A. Lepardo, M. and V. Gonano; data reduction by G. Sostero. Afrho changes from 149 cm to 259 cm (apertures of 25,000 Km to 6,000 km; nucleus contribution not removed yet)
Image Date (UTC): 2005-04-02
Image Time (UTC): 22:36:00
Exposure: av 5x120 sec
Filter: Red
Field of View: 26 to 12 x 18 to 8 arcmins
Observing Site: Remanzacco Observatory
Observing Equipment: 10/18/6" f/from 5.2 up to 7/4.5/6 Meade/Marcon/Intes SCT/newtonian/Maksutov
Days After Perihelion: -93.38
Heliocentric Distance: 1.762
Geocentric Distance: 0.789
Sun-Comet-Earth Angle: 11.09
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STSP Coordinator: Stef McLaughlin
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Last Updated: Wednesday August 29, 2007