67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Klim Ivanovic Churyumov from Kiev found this
comet on the Alma-Ata Astrophysical Institute in
September 1969 on an image taken by Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko
on the observatory.
The European spacecraft
Rosetta will
meet the comet in 2014.
Minor
planet center's orbital elements and Ephemeris,
the comet on
Seiichi Yoshida's Homepage,
Gary W.
Kronk's Cometography
Light
curves at Cometas Obs
The comet is showing a nice tail in PA 243° and a relatively distinct coma.
© 2009-03-19 by Bernhard Haeusler Germany
15 x 1 min. exposure,
2009-03-19, UT 19:19 to
19:36, 12" SCT
f-7 + CCD ST10XME
13.27mag, coma: 0'50", tail: 3'08" in PA 243°
© 2009-03-18 by Bernhard Haeusler Germany
10 x 1 min. exposure,
2009-03-18, UT 19:02 to
19:13, 12" SCT
f-7 + CCD ST10XME
13.34mag, coma: 1'00", tail: 2'05" in PA 242°
© 2009-03-17 by Bernhard Haeusler Germany
10 x 1 min. exposure,
2009-03-17, UT 19:15 to
19:26, 12" SCT
f-7 + CCD ST10XME
13.27mag, coma: 0'51", tail: 2'05" in PA 241°