Reports from Geisei Observatory <March 30, 2006>

C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski)

    The following are the observations of C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski), which is at the moment shining in the dawn sky.
    Although the comet is clearly visible in the 8cm finderscope, it has faded so much. The coma is 2.5' across and a 5'-long faint tail is seen at PA310 degrees.
    The visual magnitudes provided below were obtained by the 20cm refractor at 60x.

2006UT        RA (2000.0)   Decl.           m1
Mar.29.76865  22 20 33.38  +47 09 51.5     8.7 V   372
    29.77326  22 20 34.75  +47 10 08.0             372
    29.77594  22 20 35.45  +47 10 16.2             372
Mar.30.77313  22 25 22.18  +48 05 11.4     8.8 V   372
    30.77951  22 25 24.06  +48 05 32.2             372
    30.78146  22 25 24.63  +48 05 37.7             372