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Comet 24P/Schaumasse
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
|February 2026
Having reached perihelion on 8 January, comet 24P/ Schaumasse is now fading. Starting the month at a small-telescope-friendly mag. +10.5, it dims throughout February to below 12th magnitude.
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On the plus side, its monthly track is quite short - the comet travelling just 11.7° between 1 and 28 February - so if you can locate it in early February, familiarity with the field stars will mean it'll be fairly easy to keep track of.
This story is from the February 2026 edition of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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