Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)

C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) was discovered on 12 November 2013 by Oukaimeden Observatory at an apparent magnitude of 19.4 using a 0.5-meter telescope.It is a retrograde Oort cloud comet.From 5 May 2014 until 18 July 2014 it had an elongation less than 30 degrees from the Sun.By late August 2014 it was brighten to roughly apparent magnitude 8.0 making it a small telescope/binoculars target for experienced observers. It crossed the celestial equator on 30 August 2014 becoming a southern hemisphere object. This image was taken on the morning of August 30th 2014 from 4:50 until 5:10 LT, when the comet was about 4' from the celestial equator.

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