Reports from Geisei Observatory <May 3, 2001>

• Comet C/2001 A2(LINEAR)
This comet brightened to the 8th magnitude and moved to the low southwestern sky. I wonder if I can find it on the next dark night. The following observation data have not been sent to IAU yet. You will be the first to read them.

2001UT         R.A  (2000)    Decl.        m1 
Apr. 3.44479   6 01 52.05   - 7 24 03.8          372 
     3.45226   6 01 51.84   - 7 24 10.3   11.0   372 
    10.44340   5 59 01.18   - 9 23 17.3   12.1   372 
    10.46771   5 59 00.65   - 9 23 42.0          372 
    16.46962   5 57 18.80   -11 13 32.3    7.7   372 
    16.47361   5 57 18.73   -11 13 37.8          372 
    19.45885   5 56 35.56   -12 11 21.9          372 
    27.44618   5 54 30.61   -14 57 14.9    8.2   372 

T.Seki