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COMET P/2021 R6 (GROELLER)

Photometric data obtained from FOCAS-II software

CATALOG: Gaia DR2 - BAND: G

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COMET         UTC                    +/-    +/-    +/-    +/-    +/-    +/-     N  FWHM  CAT

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                                                                     AFRHO         LOG

COMET         UTC                   DELTA    r    BOX "   MAG   RSR    CM    +/-  AFRHO  OBS

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Af(rho) data according the CARA-approach is available via request to CARA-coordinator

http://cara.uai.it

Comet P/2021 R6 (GROELLER) (astro.vanbuitenen.nl)

Discovery:

MPEC S113: COMET P/2021 R6 (Groeller)

     H. Groeller reports the discovery of a comet in four co-added 30 second survey images taken on 2021 Sep. 12 UT by Mt. Lemmon Survey (G96), noting a condensed 4" coma and a broad 4" tail at position angle 240-270 deg.

Prediscovery positions were reported back to Aug. 2021.  Additional reports of cometary features are as follows:

OC   Date        Reporter           Coma    Tail    PA          Exposures

G96  2021-09-13  H. Groeller        4"       4"    250-290        4x120s

G96  2021-09-14  H. Groeller        5"       3"    260-280        4x120s

H06  2021-09-17  H. Sato            6"       6"    290           20x60s