June 16, 1997

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As reported on IAUC 6653 (May 10, 1997), comet C/1996 J1 has split in two fragments. This CCD image was obtained on 1997 June 16.054UT with  36-cm, f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and V filter. Exposure time was 2 minutes. Copyright © 1997 by H. Mikuz.