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Reports from Geisei Observatory <March 4, 2009>


29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, 33P/Daniel, 144P/Kushida, C/2009 B2 (LINEAR), and C/2007 N3 (Lulin)

    The following are the latest observations of comets at Geisei (372).
    The much talked-about comet Lulin has somewhat faded, but it is faintly visible to the naked-eye at 5th magnitude. 33P, which had brightened for a while, has become faint with the small coma diffused. 144P is still bright. The values given below are photographic magnitudes. Visual magnitude estimates will be 1 to 2 magnitudes brighter. 

0033P          2009 03 01.72743 11 21 47.33 +41 25 45.7          17.0 T      372

0029P          2009 03 01.61639 07 42 34.44 +23 40 52.7          14.2 T      372

0144P          2009 03 01.59427 05 40 38.66 +17 25 01.5          13.7 T      372

    CK09B020   2009 03 01.74462 13 31 50.31 -16 11 38.6          17.8 T      372
    CK09B020   2009 03 01.76076 13 31 46.23 -16 11 35.1                      372

    CK07N030   2009 02 25.65816 10 50 04.29 +07 23 16.5                      372
    CK07N030   2009 02 25.66667 10 49 54.23 +07 24 12.9                      372
    CK07N030   2009 03 01.57222 09 40 21.54 +13 37 37.2           6.5 T      372
    CK07N030   2009 03 01.62292 09 39 32.29 +13 41 31.2                      372
    CK07N030   2009 03 01.69739 09 38 20.17 +13 47 13.1           6.6 T      372
Copyright (C) 2009 Tsutomu Seki.