Comet 29P/ Coma at approximately 60"
Taken by Odd Trondal on February 22, 2026 @ Norway
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Here are my observed and calculated ejection speeds of the dusty coma so far:

Feb 22, 2026 0.10 km/sec.
Feb 19, 2026 0.09 km/sec.
Feb 15, 2026 0.10 km/sec.

Feb 15, 2025 0.11 km/sec.
Feb 10, 2025 0.09 km/sec.
Feb 06, 2025 0.09 km/sec.
Jan 14, 2025 0.08 km/sec.
Jan 12, 2025 0.07 km/sec.
Nov 14, 2024 0.12 km/sec.
Nov 7, 2024 0.10 km/sec.

Mean : 0.095 km/sec. Standard deviation : 0.014 km/sec.

At approx. 6au :
Halley's comet 0.11 km/sec. ( Relevant because it is well observed and studied. )
Comet Hale-Bopp 0.16 km/sec. ( Relevant because it has approximately the same core diameter, 60km )

More information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp

Method of calculation is described in the link below from February 14, 2025.
It also show its characteristic snail or Microsoft Edge logo form after an outburst.

Sun distance (au): 6.310 Perihel 28.March 2019 Sun dist.(au): 5,77

Time: 01:02UT 2026-02-22 Exp. 100 X 30sec DSS II overlay
Tel: 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix

Time: 02:30UT 2026-02-19 Exp. 50 X 10sec
Tel: 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 0.95"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.

Software used : TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint

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