Object A115KnX = comet C/2024 G2 (ATLAS) (Taras Prystavski)

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Object A115KnX = comet C/2024 G2 (ATLAS)

I observed object A115KnX twice: on Apr. 12 and 13 (used the same remote telescope [T33] 0.3-m f/9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD, Q62). On Apr. 12 I stacked 10 images of 120 sec. exposure each and noticed a "spike" in the south-eastern direction (PA 175 deg). Next night I observed object A115KnX again and probably noticed the same "spike", which actually can be a tail. As I don't see coma clearly (it may be very condensed), object A115KnX is possibly cometary.

Object A115KnX
2024 Apr. 13.59 UT m1=19.1 Tail=0.1' in PA 160 deg... [T33] 0.3-m f/9 reflector + CCD... © T. Prystavski (iTelescope observatory, Q62 (remotely from Siding Spring, Australia))

MPCReport_Calibrated-T33-prystavski_A115KnX-20240412-114547-Luminance-BIN2-E-120-001-0+9.txt

MPCReport_Calibrated-T33-prystavski_A115KnX-20240413-135118-Luminance-BIN2-W-120-001-0+11.txt

C/2024 G2

Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5
T 2025 June 13.8957 TT                                  Rudenko
q   5.341825             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.000338       Peri.  328.8587      -0.8874590      -0.4430623              T = 2460840.39570 JDT
 +/-0.0025634      Node   171.3789      +0.0423736      +0.1958094              q =     5.3418248
e   0.998195       Incl.  122.1354      -0.4589346      +0.8748454

1/a(orig) = +0.001075 AU**-1, 1/a(fut) = +0.000920 AU**-1.

Confirmed new comet:
Electronic Telegram No. 5383
MPEC 2024-H20

Comet observations 2024

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