RE: [APML] get ready, giant comet coming

[Christopher Go <christone@pacific.net.ph>]

Is this the comet?

New Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) may become a binocular object (or brighter) in 2004
IAU Circular 7711 (September 10, 2001) announced that a comet discovered by 
the NEAT automated search program at Palomar on August 24, may become an 
easy binocular (or perhaps even a naked-eye) object in May-June 2004. This 
is based on an improved orbit that places the perihelion distance at 1.0 AU 
in the last part of May 2004. It should be noted that the date of 
perihelion is still uncertain by several weeks. The comet is currently 
about 10 AU from the Sun and m1~17th magnitude. More on this as details 
become available.


Regards,

Chris

At 03:21 PM 12/15/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>It is Minor Planet Electronic Circular
>M.P.E.C. 2001-X71 Issued 2001 Dec. 15, 16:27 UT
>which I receive from IAUC on subscription and they go nuts if I redistribute
>this copyrighted material or I would post it all here. Should be available
>soon on their web page.
>I didn't make it up :)
>Dale
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> > Behalf Of Anthony Ayiomamitis
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 3:06 PM
> > To: astro-photo@seds.org
> > Subject: Re: [APML] get ready, giant comet coming
> >
> >
> > Dale,
> >
> >        Would you have a link which provides more info?
> >
> > Anthony.
> >
> > Dale Ireland wrote:
> >
> > > IAU just announced a new comet discovered that will pass within
> > 30 million
> > > miles of earth and be mag 0 in may 2004. I am sure that
> > executives at tasco
> > > are falling to their knees with tears of joy streaming down their faces,
> > > Dale
> > >
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