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Old 21-12-2014, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by gaa_ian View Post
Thanks John, seems it is listed at Mag 7.5, but I have heard it is Mag 5 ? When I observed it I could see a faint greenness to it !
That's cool that you saw some green! Latest visual obs put it at 5.6, 5.4, 5.9 on the COBS site, so in the fives somewhere. Many websites don't update the magnitude predictions and can be out by a wide margin. Best to check the latest reports by skilled visual observers.
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