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Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Comet 46P/Wirtanen

46P/Wirtanen

R.A: 17h 42m 18s Dec: -26° 50’ 43”
Observed Magnitude N.A. (COBS)
Estimated Magnitude 22.6 (JPL) fading

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