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Comet 174P/Echeclus outburst: 27 Sept. 2016

09/30/2016

Comet 174P/Echeclus outburst: a new image (27 Sept. 2016)

After our previous visits, made soon after the outburst was discovered in August, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet 174P/Echeclus exactly one month after the outburst detection. And it was a rewarding sight. Despite...

Comet 174P/Echeclus outburst: evolution of the coma - 29 Aug., 02 Sept. and 06 Sept. 2016

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09/09/2016

Comet 174P/Echeclus outburst: evolution of the coma from 29 Aug. to 06 Sept. 2016

Comet 174P/Echeclus underwent a bright, 3-mag. large outburst on 27 Aug. 2016, as reported by P. Camilleri. 174P/Echeclus was discovered in 2000, when it showed stellar appearance and was classified as a Centaur object (with...