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COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

S. H. Pravdo, E. F. Helin, and K. J. Lawrence, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, report the discovery of a 20th mag comet on CCD images taken on August 24.40 with the 1.2-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar in the course of the NEAT program; their images on Aug. 24, 26, and 27 show a spherically symmetrical nebulosity with diameter about 8". CCD total magnitude estimates: Aug. 27.08 UT, 17.8 (J. Ticha, M. Tichy, and P. Jelinek, Klet Observatory, 0.57-m reflector); Aug. 27.47, 17.3 (P. J. Shelus, McDonald Observatory, 0.76-m reflector). [IAUC 7695, 2001 August 28] The comet was discovered when still over 10 AU from the Sun.

Kronk’s website comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)