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Reports from Geisei Observatory<October 15, 2002>


• 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT, C/2002 R3(LONEOS)
P/2002 T4 is Comet de Vico-Swift (54P/de Vico-Swift). It is now renamed 54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT. This comet was a naked-eye object seen in Rome 150 years ago with a blue tail. It has degenerated and only the world's largest telescopes can capture it now Geisei's 21cm f/3 telescope continues to track this comet. This faint comet was captured with a 30-minute exposure.
P/2002 T4(NEAT)
2002           R.A.  (2000)  Decl.         m1
Oct.13.64271   2 02 47.79   +18 09 52.3   17.5
    13.66667   2 02 46.80   +18 09 52.2
    15.70521   2 01 14.97   +18 10 15.7   17.7

C/2002 R3(LONEOS)
Oct.13.70417   3 42 12.94   +21 27 02.5   16.5
    14.72708   3 40 32.21   +21 25 32.2
    15.73333   3 38 51.52   +21 23 56.0   17.0






Copyright (C) 2002 Tsutomu Seki.