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[AZ-Observing] New bright comet
- From: Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 01:13:15 -0700 (MST)
IAU Circular 8032 contains the announcement of a visual discovery of a
new fairly bright comet. Another "big binos" discovery at low solar
elongation where the big surveys do not go.
\Brian
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COMET 2002 X5
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the visual discovery of a
comet by Tetuo Kudo. The following observations have been
forwarded by Nakano:
2002 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1 Observer
Dec. 13.833 15 44 +45 30 9.5 Kudo
14.783 15 52 +44 57 9.5 "
14.86146 15 53 07.63 +44 52 43.3 9.6 Kadota
14.86205 15 53 07.94 +44 52 42.3 "
14.86278 15 53 08.31 +44 52 40.9 "
14.86302 15 53 08.48 +44 52 39.9 7.5 Kushida
14.86338 15 53 08.59 +44 52 40.1 Kadota
14.86410 15 53 08.93 +44 52 38.3 "
14.86458 15 53 09.18 +44 52 36.0 Kushida
14.86473 15 53 09.25 +44 52 37.3 Kadota
14.86597 15 53 09.87 +44 52 35.0 Kushida
14.86806 15 53 10.60 +44 52 31.1 "
T. Kudo (Nishi Goshi-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto-ken, Japan).
Nikon 20x120 binoculars. Coma diameter 2'; central condensation
visible, but no tail detected.
K. Kadota (Ageo, Saitama, Japan). 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
Coma diameter 5'.5; tail at least 18' long in p.a. 331 deg.
R. and Y. Kushida (Yatsugatake South Base Observatory). 0.40-m
f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector + CCD. Coma diameter 4'; tail
at least 15' in p.a. 330 deg.
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