j232P/Hill alias P/2009 W1 (Hill)
Discovered by R. E. Hill ( Lunar and Planetary Laboratory LPL, Catalina Sky Survey) on November, 19 2009
The latest IAU telegrams or the latest CBET's. IAUC Astronomical Headlines.
Minor
planet center's orbital elements and Ephemeris,
The comet on
Seiichi Yoshida's Homepage,
Light
curves on Cometas Obs,
JPL Small body
database
232P/Hill or P/2009 W1 (Hill) � by Bernhard Haeusler, 2010-01-13 B/W
65 min. exposure,
2010-01-13 UT 03:23, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
17.82 mag, coma: 10", tail: 2'25" in PA 277�
The faint comet is showing a nice thin tail of 55" in PA 283.
232P/Hill or P/2009 W1 (Hill) � by Bernhard Haeusler, 2010-01-05 B/W a disturbing star close to the comet was erased
100 min. exposure,
2010-01-05 UT 04:28, 12" SCT
f-6.5 + CCD ST10XME
17.74 mag, coma: 9", tail: 55" in PA 283�