133P/Elst-Pizarro |
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Past, Present, and Future Orbits by Kazuo Kinoshita |
![]() Copyright © 1996 by James V. Scotti
This image was obtained on 1996 September 21 with the 0.91-m Spacewatch telescope. The width is 9 arc minutes, with North at top and West at right. (The image was reversed by the webmaster in order to better represent the appearance of the comet.) Discovery On 1996 August 7 Eric W. Elst announced his discovery of a comet on a plate exposed by Guido Pizarro with the European Southern Observatory 1.0-meter telescope on 1996 July 14. The total magnitude was determined as 18.3 and a narrow tail extended about 1 arc minute toward the southwestern quadrant. Additional images were found on plates exposed on July 16. Historical Highlights
Additional Images ![]() Copyright © 1996 by J. Ticha, M. Tichy and Z. Moravec (Klet' Observatory, Czech Republic)
The image of comet Elst-Pizarro was taken on 1996 August 20.893 UT with 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD camera SBIG ST-8 of Klet' Observatory and is 120 seconds exposure. The field of view is 16 to 10 arc minutes with north to the top and west to the right. (The webmaster has reversed the image to better represent the view of the comet.) |