Comet 57P/ du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

Comet 57P/ du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte is a member of Jupiter's "family" of comets and has a period of just under 6.5 years. During the 2002 return it reached 13th magnitude.


Comet 57P/ du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte. August 8, 2002
Combination of 10, 1 minute images, SBIG ST-7E CCD.
8" f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain at prime focus.

During the 2015 return the comet peaked at around 15th magnitude and displayed a short tail in CCD images.


Comet 57P/ du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte. 21 June, 2015
Combination of 5, 3 minute images, SBIG STL-1001E CCD.
20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 57P/ du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte. 12 August, 2015
Combination of 5, 3 minute images, SBIG ST9XE CCD.
12" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain with an f/6.3 focal reducer.