[AZ-Observing] New comet
- From: "Joseph R. Goss" <apachejo@xxxxxxx>
- To: "EVAC" <evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"az-observing" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:16:39 -0700
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OK - for you early risers - Here's something to look at as you get ready =
for
work - Look at Hercules near M13 - New Comet
Using giant 20 x 120 binoculars, Japanese amateur Tetuo Kudo
> has discovered a comet of 9th (or perhaps) 8th magnitude,
> moving east-southeast through Hercules. He made the find
> early on the morning of December 14th (local time).
> According to the announcement on IAU Circular 8032,
> confirming CCD images by Ken-ichi Kadota (Saitama, Japan)
> revealed a short tail about 1/3 degree in length, pointing
> away from the Sun.
Comet C/2002 X5
>
> Date R.A. Dec. Delta r Elong. Mag. Const.
> (0h UT) h m o ' a.u. a.u. o
>
> Dec 15 15 54.3 +44 48 1.085 1.210 71.4 7.5 Her
> Dec 16 16 02.6 +44 13 1.069 1.189 70.6 7.4 Her
> Dec 17 16 11.0 +43 35 1.054 1.167 69.8 7.3 Her
> Dec 18 16 19.5 +42 54 1.039 1.146 68.9 7.2 Her
> Dec 19 16 27.9 +42 09 1.025 1.124 68.0 7.1 Her
> Dec 20 16 36.4 +41 22 1.012 1.102 67.0 6.9 Her
> Dec 21 16 44.9 +40 31 0.999 1.080 66.0 6.8 Her
> Dec 22 16 53.4 +39 36 0.987 1.058 64.9 6.7 Her
> Dec 23 17 01.8 +38 38 0.976 1.035 63.8 6.6 Her
> Dec 24 17 10.2 +37 37 0.966 1.012 62.6 6.5 Her
> Dec 25 17 18.5 +36 32 0.957 0.989 61.3 6.4 Her
> Dec 26 17 26.7 +35 24 0.948 0.966 60.0 6.2 Her
> Dec 27 17 34.9 +34 13 0.941 0.943 58.6 6.1 Her
> Dec 28 17 42.9 +32 59 0.934 0.919 57.2 6.0 Her
> Dec 29 17 50.8 +31 41 0.928 0.895 55.7 5.9 Her
> Dec 30 17 58.6 +30 20 0.923 0.871 54.2 5.7 Her
> Dec 31 18 06.2 +28 57 0.919 0.846 52.7 5.6 Her
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