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Comet observations

Until today I've had the opportunity to observe and image 28 different comets.
The table below lists the individual observations of each of those comets.


Comet observations
date designation Type Magnitude Coma Condensation
16 Apr 2018C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS)CCD17.6
13 Apr 201821P/Giacobini-ZinnerCCD17.36.0
17 Mar 201821P/Giacobini-ZinnerCCD18.3
14 Mar 2018C/2018 E1 (ATLAS)CCD17.3
24 Jan 2018C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)CCD18.23
7 Jan 2018C/2017 T1 (Heinze)Visual10.53.03
29 Dec 2017C/2017 T1 (Heinze)CCD11.11.3
29 Dec 2017C/2017 T1 (Heinze)Visual11.41.33
21 Dec 2017C/2017 T1 (Heinze)CCD12.30.45
21 Dec 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD11.31.86
21 Dec 2017174P/EcheclusCCD13.40.92
26 Nov 2017C/2017 T1 (Heinze)CCD15.76
21 Oct 2017C/2017 T1 (Heinze)CCD17.80.24
14 Oct 2017C/2017 O1 (ASASSN1)Visual8.96.02
22 Sep 2017C/2017 O1 (ASASSN1)Visual9.67.02
20 Sep 2017C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)CCD19.15
19 Sep 2017C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)CCD19.25
24 Jul 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD14.07
24 Jul 2017C/2017 O1 (ASASSN1)CCD12.04
24 Jul 2017C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS)CCD13.85
1 Jul 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD15.36
2 Jun 2017C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)CCD19.14
31 May 2017C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS)CCD15.04
28 May 2017C/2017 D2 (Barros)CCD16.35
26 May 2017C/2015 V2 (Johnson)Visual8.18.06
19 May 2017C/2015 V2 (Johnson)Visual8.58.04
8 May 2017C/2015 V2 (Johnson)Visual8.74.56
17 Apr 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD16.62
9 Apr 2017C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy)Visual6.35.06
1 Apr 2017C/2015 V2 (Johnson)Visual9.23.54
27 Mar 201741P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakVisual7.316.04
23 Mar 201741P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakVisual7.813.04
21 Mar 201741P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakVisual7.915.03
15 Mar 201741P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakVisual8.918.04
11 Mar 2017C/2015 V2 (Johnson)Visual10.71.24
23 Feb 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD14.94
15 Feb 20172P/EnckeVisual9.82.53
19 Jan 2017C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD14.1
28 Dec 201641P/Tuttle-Giacobini-KresakCCD15.73
22 Dec 2016C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD13.44
21 Dec 2016C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)CCD13.95
20 Dec 2016C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)Visual9.73.02
10 Dec 201643P/Wolf-HarringtonCCD12.95
6 Dec 2016C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)Visual10.54.01
3 May 2016C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.72.83
14 Apr 2016252P/LINEARVisual6.79.04
14 Apr 2016C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.02.33
8 Apr 2016C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.72.03
22 Mar 2016P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)Visual12.71.09
29 Dec 2015C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.83.03
8 Dec 2015C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.21.53
8 Dec 2015C/2013 US10 (Catalina)Visual6.56.04
13 Nov 2015C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.71.03
13 Nov 2015C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.32.05
8 Nov 2015C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.71.53
1 Nov 2015C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.63.04
11 Oct 2015C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.42.05
1 Oct 2015C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.61.54
28 Jul 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual9.8
6 Jul 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual8.9
22 Jun 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual8.5
10 Mar 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual5.8
17 Feb 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual5.4
6 Feb 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual5.0
26 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.6
21 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.3
20 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.3
16 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.0
14 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.1
13 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.2
10 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.4
8 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.5
3 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.9
2 Jan 2015C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual4.9
31 Dec 2014C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual5.0
28 Dec 2014C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual5.2
26 Dec 2014C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)Visual6.0
17 Sep 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual8.3
1 Sep 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual7.2
28 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual7.1
27 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual7.0
25 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual6.9
13 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual6.8
3 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual6.9
2 Aug 2014C/2014 E2 (Jacques)Visual7.0
11 Jun 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.2
1 Jun 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.3
25 May 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.6
12 May 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.7
3 May 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.8
28 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual8.9
25 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.1
20 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.5
16 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.6
9 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual9.8
5 Apr 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.0
21 Mar 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.1
9 Mar 2014C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)Visual10.9
3 Feb 2014C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual7.4
3 Feb 2014C/2012 X1 (LINEAR)Visual8.7
7 Jan 2014C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual6.3
23 Dec 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual5.9
20 Dec 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual6.0
15 Nov 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual5.7
15 Nov 2013C/2012 S1 (ISON)Visual6.2
13 Nov 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual5.8
13 Nov 2013C/2012 S1 (ISON)Visual7.3
11 Nov 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual6.3
9 Nov 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual6.5
9 Nov 2013C/2012 S1 (ISON)Visual8.2
5 Nov 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual7.5
30 Oct 2013C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)Visual8.0
3 May 2013C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)Visual7.6
6 Apr 2013C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)Visual5.0
1 Apr 2013C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)Visual4.5


Number of comets imaged: 12
Number of comets observed visually: 19 

    Terminology:

    magnitude:      brightness estimate of the comet
    coma:           size estimate of the comet's coma, measured in arcminutes
    condensation:   degree of condensation (0=completely diffuse, 9=completely stellar)