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COMET C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2024 R4 (Sarneczky) (astro.vanbuitenen.nl)

Discovery:  [ CBET 5450:  COMET C/2024 R4 ]

          R. Weryk, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, reports the discovery of another comet in images obtained on Sept. 11 UT with the Pan-STARRS1 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien reflector at Haleakala (discovery observations tabulated below).  Four 45-s w-band survey images taken in 1".2 seeing show a very condensed head of size 1".3 (full-with-at-half-maximum) with no tail.

Additional reports of cometary features areas follows:

OC   Date        Reporter           Coma    Tail    PA          Exposures

F52  2024-09-13  R. Weryk           0".2                           2x60s

X07  2024-09-14  H. Sato            4"                            28x60s

MPEC 2024-S12: COMET C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)