Reports from Geisei Observatory <February 2, 2006>

73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill), and P/2005 R2 (Van Ness)

    I felt spring in the air. With the arrival of spring, rainy days will increase and clear days will become more and more precious. The following are observations by the 60cm reflector at Geisei:
    Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 should be brightening visually by now. I wonder what it is like. I will check it soon and provide photographs.

73P/S-W3(C)
2006UT        RA(2000.0)    Decl.         m1
Feb.04.71944  13 24 51.28  +10 43 54.8   14.6     372

P/2005 XA54
Jan.27.58368  10 09 44.80  +07 44 15.4            372
    28.63611  10 10 09.30  +08 01 33.9   15.4     372
Feb.17.53750  10 15 00.17  +14 36 25.7            372

P/2005 R2
Feb.17.42986  02 19 26.08  +23 52 37.0   15.0     372
    17.44514  02 19 27.28  +23 52 38.8   15.1     372