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P/1997 T3: asteroid or comet?

This image shows P/1997 T3 on October 6, 1997 at 05:13:54 UT. This image of the new object (slightly above and to the left of the centre of the field) was obtained with the 0.6-m Bochum telescope at La Silla; the observer was Andreas Nathues. The tail is faintly visible to the lower left of the point-like object (in the 7 o'clock direction).

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9729b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:24. November 1997
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9729
Größe:300 x 300 px

Über das Objekt

Name:P/1997 T3
Typ:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Comet
Kategorie:Solar System

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Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
OptischBochum 0.61-metre telescope