[AZ-Observing] Comet 2002 E2

[Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     Congrats to Doug Snyder on the idscovery of his first(!) comet.
From IAU Circular 7850:


D. Snyder (Palominas, AZ).  0.50-m f/5 reflector.  Coma diameter
  about 4', diffuse with little central condensation.  Motion about
  5' toward northwest during Mar. 11.469-11.514 UT.  Observed again
  Mar. 12.46-12.50.
S. Murakami (Matsunoyama, Niigata, Japan).  0.46-m f/4.5 reflector
  (68x).  Coma diameter 3'.  Slight motion toward northeast in 30
  min.
P. Pravec and P. Kusnirak (Ondrejov).  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
  Coma diameter 1'.1, well condensed; dense starfield.
M. Tichy and J. Ticha (Klet).  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.  Coma
  diameter > 30".
A. Hale (Cloudcroft, NM).  0.20-m reflector + CCD.  With a 0.41-m
  reflector visually at Mar. 12.46, m_1 = 10.4, coma diameter 3'.

                      (C) Copyright 2002 CBAT
2002 March 12                  (7850)            Daniel W. E. Green

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