Comet 24P/Schaumasse
Taken by Odd Trondal on April 7, 2026 @ Norway
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It is a periodic Jupiter-family comet roughly 2.6 kilometers wide that orbits the Sun every 8.27 years. French astronomer Alexandre Schaumasse discovered it on December 1, 1911, at the Nice Observatory. He also discovered 2 Asteroids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Schaumasse

Sun distance (au): 1.634 Perihel : Jan 8 2026 Sun distance : 1.184

Time: 00:06UT 2026-04-07 Exp.220 x 10sec
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.

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

Previous images chronological :

Larry Stevens on March 17, 2026 @ Portal, AZ, USA

Richard Sears on February 22, 2026 @ Ballico,California, USA

José J. Chambó on January 29, 2026 @ Utah, USA

Odd Trondal on January 26, 2026 @ Norway

Johnny Barton on January 19, 2026 @ Robinson, TX

Odd Trondal on January 11, 2026 @ Norway

Odd Trondal on December 30, 2025 @ Norway

Odd Trondal on December 29, 2025 @ Norway

Georg Klingersberger on December 28, 2025 @ Kobernaußen Upper Austria

rolando ligustri on December 26, 2025 @ from New Mexico, TelescopeNetwork

Odd Trondal on December 26, 2025 @ Norway

Mike Olason on December 26, 2025 @ Tucson, Arizona

Odd Trondal on December 21, 2025 @ Norway

Georg Klingersberger on November 28, 2025 @ Kobernaußen Upper Austria

Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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