Reports from Geisei Observatory <June 1, 2001>

• Observation data: C/2001 K3(Skiff)

2001 UT       R.A   (2000)  Decl.          m1
May 31.72465  20 58 32.80  -3o 38' 58" 5  17.5  372
    31.73924  20 58 32.59  -3  38  42. 2        372

The comet seems to be slightly deviating from the original orbit. It is 4' off it now.
Is it a type of asteroid or in a typical ellipse? It looks much fainter than it actually is at magnitude 16, because of poor summer-time transparency.

• C/2001 K5(LINEAR) was missed this month because of moonlight and its low altitude.
• C/1999 T1(McNaught-Hartley) has become very faint.