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Amateur Don Machholz Discovers His 12th Comet!
For now, the comet has been given the temporary designations TCP J12192806-0211143 and DM001. The new object is magnitude 10.2 with a moderately condensed 4′ (arcminute) coma and a short tail extending west in position angle 264°. Lucky for us, the new visitor stands about 20° high just before the start of morning twilight in Virgo, quite close to the easy naked-eye star (and beautiful double!) Gamma Virginis .
Amateur Don Machholz Discovers His 12th Comet!
For now, the comet has been given the temporary designations TCP J12192806-0211143 and DM001. The new object is magnitude 10.2 with a moderately condensed 4′ (arcminute) coma and a short tail extending west in position angle 264°. Lucky for us, the new visitor stands about 20° high just before the start of morning twilight in Virgo, quite close to the easy naked-eye star (and beautiful double!) Gamma Virginis .