Reports from Geisei Observatory<April 15, 1999>

• Further observation of C/1999 G1(LINEAR)

1999UT            RA          Decl.      m1
Apr.14.67708  13 29 26.36  -03 02 39.0  17.1 372

The image is very diffuse and there is an error of ±2". In two of tonight's photographs elongation of the coma is seen indicating perhaps the presence of a tail.

• C/1999D1 is now fainter than magnitude 18.

• C/1998P1(Williams)has been rapidly fading.