Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS

Proper motion of comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) between January 20th and 30th 2020 near the double cluster in Perseus

Size: 2000 px

© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2020

Comet C/2017 T2 was discovered on October 2nd 2017 by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala). By the time of discovery it was 19.9m. This is a composite image, which shows the proper motion of the comet between January 20th and 30 th 2020, when it was near the double cluster (NGC 869 / 884) in Perseus. The background image is a two panel mosaic. The comet is photographed each night at about 20:30 UT.

Image details:

Annotation

Center of field RA	02:24:39 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE	+57:15:42 (deg:m:s)
Size	2.36 x 1.8 (deg)
Pixel scale:	6.3 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation:	Up is 339 degrees E of N

Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net

Optic(s):	ASA 12" Astrograph @ f/3.6 (Newton)
Mount:	ASA DDM85 Standard
Camera:	SBIG STL 11000 M
Filters:	Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Astronomik filters
Dates/Times:	20 - 30.01.2020
Location:	IRIDA Observatory, BG, longitude: E 24 44' 18", latitude: N 41 41' 42"
Exp. Details:	L:4x3 min,R:4x3 min, G:4x3 min, B:4x3 min, Bin 2, Total Exposure Time - 96 min., 2 panel mosaic
More details:	Dark and flat frames reduction
Processing:	PixInsight / PS

e-mail: info@irida-observatory.org