Small outburst of Comet 12P
Nick James 01 Sep 2024 11:32 UTC
It looks as if there was a small outburst of 12P/Pons-Brooks between
2024 Aug 30.39 (mag 15.0) and Aug 31.02 (mag 14.1). Does anyone have any
images between these two times?
The latest results measured in a 9 arcsec radius aperture from the BAA
database are:
2024-08-28T09:12:59 2460550.88402 14.885 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-08-29T09:23:53 2460551.89159 15.000 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-08-30T09:14:18 2460552.88494 14.900 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-08-30T09:16:47 2460552.88666 14.986 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-08-31T00:46:56 2460553.53260 14.112 # EH, X07/T73, 0.36m f/7.2 CDK
unf. 9.4"
2024-08-31T00:52:43 2460553.53662 14.039 # EH, X07/T73, 0.36m f/7.2 CDK
unf. 9.4"
2024-08-31T09:15:27 2460553.88573 14.210 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-08-31T09:17:55 2460553.88745 14.227 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-09-01T09:11:31 2460554.88300 14.815 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
2024-09-01T09:13:56 2460554.88468 14.791 # JM Q62/T59 0.51-m, f/6.8 CDK,
8.9"
This is the first detected outburst in our data since the large event on
2024 June 10.
The latest lightcurve is here:
https://britastro.org/section_news_item/12p-pons-brooks-lightcurve
Nick.