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Reports from Geisei Observatory <February 22, 2002>


• Observation data: C/2002 C1( Ikeya-Zhang )
Comet Ikeya-Zhang was observed under moonlight. The coma was very firm and the tail was 20' long in the east. The magnitude was 5.9, but if it was observed under dark conditions, it could be half a magnitude brighter. Two comparison stars were used for magnitude estimates.
    CK02C010   2002 02 22.41215 00 48 00.08 -05 09 46.4           5.9 T      372
    CK02C010   2002 02 22.41840 00 48 00.82 -05 09 30.5                      372
    CK02C010   2002 02 22.42465 00 48 01.49 -05 09 14.0                      372

T.Seki




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