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Comet C/2009 S3 (LEMMON)

Discovery: ( IAUC 9076)

A 21st magnitude object found during the Mt Lemmon survey with the 1.5-m reflector on September 24.16, was posted on the NEOCP and found to be diffuse during follow up observations. The comet is a distant one, and reached perihelion at 6.5 AU at the end of 2011.

Brian Marsden notes on MPEC 2009-W94 [2009 November 24] that further astrometric observations of this comet are desirable.