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Reports from Geisei Observatory <March 12, 2006>


P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill) and C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski)

    The following are the latest observations at Geisei Observatory:
    The tail of C/2006 A1(Pojmanski) has slightly faded, but still maintains the brightness of a binocular comet. I made these observations taking advantage of a limited amount of available time immediately after moonset.
P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill)
2006UT        RA(2000.0)    Decl.         m1
Feb.23.69063  10 15 56.27  +16 49 43.8   15.2   372
    27.65521  10 16 36.40  +18 13 23.2   15.3   372

C/2006 A1(Pojmanski)
2006UT        RA(2000.0)    Decl.         m1
Feb.27.85590  20 20 31.71  -12 08 34.2    4.7   372
Mar. 7.84757  20 42 57.14  +09 13 41.9    5.6   372
    10.83142  20 54 02.63  +16 41 44.6    6.0   372
    10.84878  20 54 06.68  +16 44 15.1    5.9   372
    10.85017  20 54 07.02  +16 44 27.6    6.1   372


C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski)
7-minute exposure from 05:05 on March 11, 2006 (J.S.T.)
60cm f/3.5 reflector, TM400 film


Copyright (C) 2006 Tsutomu Seki.