29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and 81P/Wild
The following are the observations of two recent periodic
comets. Both comets are visually observable.
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann seems to have brightened rapidly
quite recently. It displays a perfectly round beautiful coma, which is
26" in diameter. The bright star near the comet is a 14th-magnitude
star in Leo.
81P/Wild shows a short but complex tail. It is located low
in the morning sky.
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12-minute exposure from 0:44. February 7, 2010/02/28 (J.S.T.)
70cm f/7 reflector, TM400 film
Copyright (C) 2010 T. Seki, Geisei Observatory
81P/Wild
8-minute exposure from 0:34, February 7, 2010 (J.S.T.)
70cm f7 reflector, TM400 film
Copyright (C) 2010 T. Seki, Geisei Observatory
0081P 2010 01 25.83948 13 02 38.47 -04 16 04.8 12.8 T 372
0081P 2010 02 06.65139 13 24 53.62 -05 38 44.1 11.9 T 372
0029P 2010 01 21.71388 09 44 16.77 +11 56 22.4 14.8 T 372
0029P 2010 01 25.77639 09 42 33.42 +12 01 37.4 15.2 T 372
0029P 2010 02 06.65972 09 37 08.27 +12 19 06.1 9.4 T 372
