Reports from Geisei Observatory <October 29, 2001>

• Observation data: C/2001 A2-b(LINEAR), P/2001 Q6(NEAT),
C/2000 WM1(LINEAR), P/2001 Q2(Petriew), P/2001 T3(NEAT)

P/2001 Q2(Petriew)has become too faint for the 20cm refractor. C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) now took over and is increasing its brightness and size day by day. It is predicted to become bright enough for binoculars late in November. Photographs of this comet will be presented in the next Comet Bulletin and on my web site.

C/2001 A2-b(Linear) R.A  (2000)   decl.      m1
Aug. 23.59358   20 07 53.77   +19 50 31.2   13.0   372
     26.64236   20 05 39.77   +19 26 09.2   13.7   372
     26.67378   20 05 38.57   +19 25 51.0          372

P/2001 Q6(NEAT)     R.A  (2000)   decl.      m1
Oct. 12.67118    3 17 53.16   +62 29 16.2   14.4   372
     13.75347    3 13 12.07   +64 11 23.2   14.9   372
     24.68899    1 14 06.49   +78 31 16.4   14.3   372
     29.76337   22 54 09.6    +80 59 35.9          372

C/2000 WM1(Linear)  R.A  (2000)   decl.      m1
Oct. 18.71111    4 53 37.24   +50 59 33.0   13.5   372
     29.77118    4 36 56.74   +49 45 07.7   11.4   372

P/2001 Q2(Petriew)  R.A  (2000)   decl.      m1
Oct. 18.84132    9 26 28.98   + 2 57 26.2   13.5   372
     29.79098    9 49 39.30   - 0 43 36.1   15.0   372

P/2001 T3(NEAT)     R.A  (2000)   decl.      m1
Oct. 23.64375    1 38 05.45   - 7 58 09.4   16.7   372
     24.63299    1 37 18.70   - 7 53 59.1   16.5   372

T.Seki