Moin zusammen!
Um Mitternacht (00:00 MEZ) erreichte mich eine ATEL-Meldung, daß es am Kometen R2-SWAN wahrscheinlich eine Kernfragmentation gegeben habe.
Kurz:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
The Astronomer's Telegram
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ATEL #17469 ATEL #17469
Title: C/2025 R2 (SWAN): Possible Fragmentation Observed
Author: M. Serra-Ricart (Light Bridges, IAC, ULL), J. Licandro (IAC,
ULL), M. R. Alarcon (Light Bridges, IAC, ULL)
Queries:
mserra@iac.es
Posted: 2 Nov 2025; 22:54 UT
Subjects:Optical, Comet
Recent images of comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) obtained with the 2.0-m TTT3 telescope
suggest that the nucleus has undergone fragmentation. Although full confirmation
is pending, the data indicate that the nucleus may be splitting into two
components or releasing a substantial fragment.
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