Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  The star 72 Cyg
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on February 3, 2024, is brightening up to magnitude 7.8, with a coma of 11' in angular size showing an intense central condensation. Two tails are noticeable: the dust tail extends faint towards the upper right, and the ion tail towards the upper left passing close to the magnitude 5 star 72 Cygni. The comet is still positioned above the Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus.

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Pepe Chambó

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