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Summary of the brighter comets in 1996


The following table gives a summary of the comets brighter than 16 mag, which were observed by members of the German Comet Section.

The maximum brightness of comets brighter than 10.0 mag is given with an accuracy of 0.1 mag, that of fainter comets with an accuracy of 0.5 mag. The maximum coma diameter is given with an accuracy of 0.1' for comae less than 1', with an accuracy of 0.5' for comae between 1' and 5' and with an accuracy of 1' for larger comae.

Designation discovered T q [AU] m_max Coma ['] FGK
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Jul 23, 1995 Apr 01, 1997 0.91 3.6 20 V, P
C/1995 Y1 (Hyakutake) Dec 25, 1995 Feb 24, 1996 1.05 8.1 5 V, P
C/1996 B1 (Szczepanski) Jan 27, 1996 Feb 06, 1996 1.45 8.1 15 V, P
C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) Jan 30, 1996 May 01, 1996 0.23 0.0 110 V, P
C/1996 E1 (NEAT) Mar 15, 1996 Jul 27, 1996 1.36 10.0 3.5 V, P
C/1996 J1 (Evans-Drinkwater) May 12, 1996 Dec 30, 1996 1.30 13.0 1.5 V
C/1996 N1 (Brewington) Jul 04, 1996 Aug 03, 1996 0.93 7.9 7 V, P
C/1996 Q1 (Tabur) Aug 19, 1996 Nov 03, 1996 0.84 5.4 18 V, P
C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr) Sep 07, 1996 Aug 28, 1996 1.90 11.0 2.5 V, P
22P/Kopff - Jul 02, 1996 1.58 8.1 8 V, P
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Jun 28, 2004 5.72 10.5 3.0 V, P
32P/Comas Sola - Jun 10, 1996 1.85 15.0 0.3 P
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova - Dec 25, 1995 0.53 7.0 12 V, P
57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte - Mar 05, 1996 1.72 12.0 2.5 V, P
58P/Jackson-Neujmin - Oct 06, 1995 1.38 11.0 4.0 V, P
65P/Gunn - Jul 24, 1996 2.46 11.5 1.5 V, P
67P/Churyumov-Geramisenko - Jan 17, 1996 1.30 10.5 2.5 V, P
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Sep 22, 1995 0.93 9.0 4.5 V, P
81P/Wild - May 06, 1997 1.58 11.0 1.5 V, P
116P/Wild - Aug 31, 1996 1.99 11.0 1.5 V, P
118P/Shoemaker-Levy - Jan 12, 1997 2.02 12.0 1.5 V, P
119P/Parker-Hartley - Jun 24, 1996 3.04 15.0 1.0 P
121P/Shoemaker-Holt - Aug 20, 1996 2.66 14.0 1.5 P
123P/West-Hartley - May 12, 1996 2.13 14.0 0.4 V, P
126P/IRAS - Oct 29, 1996 1.70 11.5 1.5 V, P

Explanation

Andreas Kammerer


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