Reports from Geisei Observatory <December 28, 2008>

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 33P/Daniel, 144P/Kushida, and P/2008 X1 (Hill)

The observations of the recent periodic comets.
144P/Kushida is bright enough to be observed visually with a 20cm telescope. 29P is well-known for its occasional outbursts. It appeared as a beautiful disk on December 23 from Geisei. Look for magnitude changes of this comet.

29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
10-minute exposure from 2:10 on December 24, 2008
70cm f/7 reflector TMY 400 film

    PK08X010   2008 12 19.38854 05 11 22.69 +04 36 29.8          17.9 T      372
    PK08X010   2008 12 23.68576 05 07 44.12 +05 07 33.7          17.8 T      372
    PK08X010   2008 12 25.48924 05 06 16.16 +05 21 38.1                      372
    PK08X010   2008 12 25.50191 05 06 15.54 +05 21 44.2          17.5 T      372
    PK08X010   2008 12 25.51389 05 06 14.88 +05 21 50.4                      372

0033P          2008 12 07.77049 11 18 26.64 +30 44 19.6          19.0 N      372

0144P          2008 11 24.64236 03 21 12.84 +19 43 15.8          14.5 T      372
0144P          2008 12 02.71354 03 18 32.12 +18 38 00.5          13.9 T      372
0144P          2008 12 15.45573 03 18 19.22 +17 04 16.7          13.1 T      372
0144P          2008 12 15.48403 03 18 19.51 +17 04 06.5                      372
0144P          2008 12 18.47892 03 19 14.96 +16 45 57.4          11.3 T      372
0144P          2008 12 19.45486 03 19 38.61 +16 40 26.1          12.4 T      372
0144P          2008 12 23.65868 03 21 50.82 +16 19 17.2          12.9 T      372

0029P          2008 12 07.72101 08 18 17.75 +23 00 46.5          16.1 T      372
0029P          2008 12 09.76250 08 17 45.02 +23 02 57.0          16.0 T      372
0029P          2008 12 23.72917 08 12 53.43 +23 12 06.9           9.4 T      372
0029P          2008 12 25.51997 08 12 08.41 +23 13 37.1          12.6 T      372

 70cm L. f/7 + Nikon D-200  T. Seki  K. Muraoka  S. Shimomoto