Comet 84P/ Giclas

Comet 84P/ Giclas is a fairly faint periodic comet that is a mamber of Jupiter's "family" of comets. The perihelion distance is about 1.85 AU and the period just under 7 years. Expected to reach 15th magnitude during December 2013, the comet was around 16.0 when the images below were taken.


Comet 84P/ Giclas. 29 November, 2013
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.


Comet 84P/ Giclas. 11 December, 2013
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 cassegrain at prime focus.