New comet C/2021 A7 NEOWISE

CBET 4917 & MPEC 2021-A211, issued on 2021, January 15, announce the discovery of a new comet has been designated C/2021 A7 NEOWISE.

A. Valvasori and E. Guido, performed follow-up measurements of this object while it was still on the PCCP webpage.

Stacking of 24 unfiltered exposure, 60 seconds each, obtained remotely on 2021, January 12.7 from Q62 (iTelescope, SSO Australia) through a 0.431 m f/6.8 Reflector + CCD, show that this object is a comet with a diffuse coma about 11" in diameter.

            e (eccentricity)                    : 1.0000000

            q (perihelion distance)        : 1.9669950

            i (inclination)                      : 78.14270