[AZ-Observing] Re: Likely comet

  • From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:03:03 -0400

---- Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>      Looking at the Minro Planet Center's "NEO confirmation page",
> there is a new object listed rather low in the southwest at
> the moment.  The near-Sun location and brightness (mag 12)
> suggest this is almost certainly an amateur comet discovery.


It's Terry Lovejoy's second comet discovery.  His first discovery was made two 
months ago.

I'm pretty sure this message is available without logging into the Yahoogroup.  
  The comet will remain poorly placed near the sun for the rest of the year.  
It is already past perihelion.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/comets-ml/message/12290

Tom
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