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Astrometric data for minor planet center

COD G39

CON F.-J. Hambsch, ROAD, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, Ouden Bleken 12, 2400 Mol, Belgium

OBS F.-J. Hambsch, E. Bryssinck

MEA E. Bryssinck

TEL 0.4-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD

ACK NEOCP G39 file updated 2020.08.08 15:04:42

NET Gaia DR2

     N00gzzu  C2020 08 07.96328 12 36 39.70 -73 47 56.6          16.7 G      G39

     N00gzzu  C2020 08 07.96550 12 36 38.62 -73 47 51.7          17.1 G      G39

     N00gzzu  C2020 08 07.96920 12 36 38.50 -73 47 43.8          17.0 G      G39

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Comet C/2020 P1  (NEOWISE)-  7 aug. 2020

Af(rho) data according the CARA-approach is available via request to CARA-coordinator

http://cara.uai.it

Image taken by Erik Bryssinck in collaboration with F.-J. Hambsch from his Remot Observatory Atacama Desert (ROAD) in San Pedro, Chile, while this object was still mentioned on the PCCP of the Minorplanetcenter

MPEC P29: COMET C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE)

         This object was reported on Aug. 4 UT by J. Chesley as a possible comet seen in exposures taken on Aug. 2 and 3 by NEOWISE (C51), noting that the source displayed a PSF twice what was normal.  Reports of cometary features are as follows:

OC   Date        Reporter           Coma    Tail    PA          Exposures

Q62  2020-08-04  M. Mattiazzo         5"     20"    120           5x60s

Y00  2020-08-04  C. Jacques          18"     12"    135           3x120s

W88  2020-08-05  N. Paul             13"     24"    116           4x100s

W88  2020-08-05  G. Gasparovic               20"    110           8x50s

Q62  2020-08-05  H. Sato             15"     40"    113           12x60s

Q62  2020-08-05  E. Guido            15"     30"    125           24x45s

G39  2020-08-07  E. Bryssinck        10"     14"    116           15x60s

W88  2020-08-07  M. Suzuki           14"     30"    125           4x50s

W88  2020-08-08  N. Paul              8"     13"    119           3x100s