Comet 119/P Parker-Hartley

Comet 119/P Parker-Hartley is another faint periodic comet with relatively circular orbit and a perihelion distance of over 3 AU. As a result, the comet is visible at any portion of its orbit. It was about magnitude 16.2 when this image was taken.


Comet 119/P Parker-Hartley. January 7, 2005.
Combination of 5, 2 minute images, SBIG ST-8XE CCD.
18" f/10.5 Ritchey-Chrétien cassegrain at prime focus.