First ESO image of new comet 1998 P1
The negative image has been reproduced from a 2-min exposure with the DFOSC instrument through a B (blue) filter on August 11, 1998 at 23:40 UT.
This is a 120-sec exposure through B-filtre with DFOSC on Danish 1.54-m telescope. Only a few cosmetic corrections. The original frame has 1911 x 1911 pixels which corresponds to 12.9 x 12.9 arcmin on the sky. North is up, East to the left.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso9838b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 12 August 1998 |
Related releases: | eso9838 |
Size: | 952 x 954 px |
About the Object
Name: | Comet 1998 P1 |
Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet |
Category: | Solar System |
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Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | Danish 1.54-metre telescope |