Reports from Geisei Observatory<July 27, 2001>

• C/2001 N2(LINEAR)
The following measurement has not been reported to IAU yet.

C/2001N2      R.A  (2000)   Decl.        m1 
July 24.63889  22 47 00.48  +40 13 34.8          372

• C/2000 WM1(LINEAR)
This comet is predicted to become a binocular object at the end of the year. A photo taken on July 24 shows brightening and a short tail in the west.

C/2000WM1       R.A  (2000)  Decl.        m1
July 14.69922   3 33 17.56  +47 41 11.8  17.0   372 
     19.74757   3 40 10.05  +47 57 04.0  17.1   372 
     24.75989   3 48 56.56  +48 12 45.4  16.8   372


C/2000 WM1(LINEAR) 3.08 am on July 25, 2001 12-minute exposure 60cm f/3.5 reflector Tsutomu Seki at Geisei	An enlarged photo of the comet