Comet 4p/Faye
Taken by Eliot Herman on September 13, 2021 @
Mayhill New Mexico
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Date Taken: 2021:09:13 05:38:18
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Comet 4p Faye is a historic comet on its 22nd return since discovery with a perihelion on September 8 2021, this photo capture being five days after. Discovered in 1843 by Herve Faye when it brightened to naked eye brightness. It is a short period comet with a period of 7.43 years. More recently it has been much fainter and is presently mag 10.6 on this return and predicted to not get significantly brighter. The body of the comet is thought to be about 3.5 km in diameter.
A 300 sec capture with iTelescope T11. A 20 inch Planewave CDK.
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