[AZ-Observing] Comet C/2002 V1(NEAT)
- From: "Mike Mello" <mmello@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:11:36 -0700
Has anyone else been observing comet C/2002 V1(NEAT)? I have observed it
over the course of the past several nights at Vekol Ranch. This comet is
currently in Pisces and very easy to locate high in the evening sky. This is
a nice comet and well worth a look.
Object coordinates at this moment are:
RA: 01h 05m 26.5s Dec: +12°58'38"
RA: 01h 05m 17.0s Dec: +12°57'40" (Epoch 2000)
"The Sky" program lists it at mag 12.4 (as of this evening) but this is
clearly inaccurate as it appears more like a magnitude 8+ object.. The comet
sports a relatively bright coma of 10'-15' or so in diameter. There are many
observations of this comet posted at
http://encke.jpl.nasa.gov/RecentObs.html#02V1 several of which mention the
presence of a tail. I have not detected a tail and would be curious to know
if anyone else on this list has...
-Mike
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