Thread: Comet Lovejoy
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Old 31-12-2014, 03:24 AM
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Comet Lovejoy is a naked eye object tonight, about mag 4.5.
It is slightly brighter than the mag 4.7 star Hipparcos number 24927.
In a 16" telescope the comet's coma is nearly 20' across.
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