Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma in Lynx

Posted by Cosmicray
on Monday, February 11, 2019

Comet 38p, as indicated by its designation, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 38 years. It is one of 374 known short period comets. Perihelion: 1.57AU (Mars), Aphelion: 20.9 AU (Uranus)
Currently approx. 158 M km from Earth
February 8, 2019
Mayhill, NM
17" CDK, FLI -PL6303E (NABG), Astrodon filters LRGB, Planeview mount

Tags: Comet
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