Circular No. 7972
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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COMET 2002 S1
     B. Skiff, Lowell Observatory, reports his discovery of a comet
on images taken by him in the course of the LONEOS program, with
the available observations given below.  The object has a
moderately condensed coma of diameter 10" and a tail 30" long in
p.a. 285 deg.  At Skiff's request, M. Hayes-Gehrke obtained a
confirming 5-min CCD R frame (also on Sept. 17, in twilight) with 
the Lowell Observatory's Perkins 1.8-m telescope, showing a 8" coma 
and a tail about 30" long in p.a. 280 or 285 deg.

     2002 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Sept.17.41755    7 02 13.22   +49 41 30.4   18.0
          17.43083    7 02 14.77   +49 41 35.0
          17.44419    7 02 16.21   +49 41 38.3
          17.45753    7 02 17.87   +49 41 43.0

                      (C) Copyright 2002 CBAT
2002 September 17              (7972)            Daniel W. E. Green