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COMET C/2002 V1 (NEAT)

Steve Pravdo, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, reports the NEAT discovery, on CCD images taken with the 1.2-m reflector at Haleakala on November 6.60, of a mag 17.3 comet with a tail about 10" long in p.a. 225 deg. Following posting on the NEO Confirmation Page, other CCD observers have confirmed the cometary nature: P. Pravec and L. Sarounova (Ondrejov, 0.65-m reflector), coma diameter 0'.4, faint tail 0'.4 long in p.a. 250 deg; M. Lehky (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 0.40-m f/5 reflector), slightly diffuse coma of diameter about 5"; M. Blasco and S. Sanchez (Mallorca, 0.40-m Schmidt telescope), coma diameter 15". [IAUC 8010, 2002 November 6]

Kronk’s website comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT)