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2010-02-03 New 29P Outburst
Faustino García (MPC J38, Valdes, Asturias, Spain) reports
the detection of an exceptional outburst of Comet 29p/Schwassmann-
The outburst has been confirmed by Josep-Maria Bosch (MPC B74, Santa Maria de
Montmagastrell, Catalonia, Spain) 2010 Feb 3, 01h32m56s UT magnitude 11.55
+/-0.01 In both cases the reference catalogue is CMC-14. The amplitude of the
outburst appears to be the second largest observed since 2001, with the
brightest maxima observed since then being:
2008 Sept 21 11.4
2008 Jan 12 11.7
2002 Aug 05 11.9
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2010-02-03 New 29P Outburst
Faustino García (MPC J38, Valdes, Asturias, Spain) reporta la
detección de un excepcional estallido de actividad en el cometa 29p/Schwassmann-
2008 Sept 21 11.4
2008 Jan 12 11.7
2002 Aug 05 11.9