Wallpaper author:
James Fordice
16 Jun 2025
Comet 144P
Comet 144P is a short period comet discovered in January 1994. It was discovered by Yushio Kushida in Japan. The comet’s last perihelion was on 25 January 2024 when it brightened to magnitude 10. Its orbital period is 7.366 years.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Comet 144P
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Comet
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 60.20341 Dec 15.46194
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Jan 2024 - 29 Jan 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 30 | 4m | 8 |
| Red | 30 | 4m | 8 |
| Green | 30 | 4m | 8 |
| Blue | 30 | 4m | 8 |