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Photographer:
Pepe Chambó
Location of Photo:
Vallés, Valencia, Spain
Date/Time of photo:
2024 February 3, 19:49 UT
Equipment:
TS-Photon 8" N f/3.6, Atik 383L+
Description:
Comet 144P/Kushida on February 3, 2024, is a short-period object (7.5 years) that has finally become slightly brighter than expected, reaching magnitude 9.4 in this image captured a few days after its perihelion. The comet is located above the Hyades open cluster, displaying a coma with an angular size of 12 arcminutes, and has a hint of ion tail extending towards the east (left).
