Comet West–Hartley is a periodic comet roughly 4 km in diameter with a 7.67-years orbit. The current orbit does not bring it closer than about 1.2 AU (180 million km) to the Earth. Opposition will be on 1. May 2027 and the next perihelion is on 22. May 2034.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/123P/West%E2%80%93Hartley

Discovered 11. May 1989 by Richard M. West and Malcolm Hartley at the European Southern Observatory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Hartley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Martin_West

Sun distance (au): 2.19 Perihel : 2026 Sept.22 Sun distance : 2,16

Time: 04:47UT 2026-11-05 Exp.44 x 60sec. IR Pass (685 nm) Filter
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +0°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint