* * * * * C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) * * * * *

Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2001 7 22.66 S[13.7 20.0L 160 MAT Wallaroo, SA (Transparency very good, USNO comparisons 13.7, 13.7, contrast reduced by SMC.) 2001 6 14.833 S 14.5 40.6L 122 0.6 3/ BOU Spreeufontein, Western Cape, RSA 2001 6 13.876 S 14.4 40.6L 147 0.5 3 BOU Spreeufontein, Western Cape, RSA 2001 6 12.836 S 14.5 40.6L 183 0.6 2 BOU Spreeufontein, Western Cape, RSA 2001 6 11.828 S 14.2 40.6L 147 0.8 2/ BOU Spreeufontein, Western Cape, RSA 2001 6 10.804 S 14.1: 40.6L 147 0.6 BOU Spreeufontein, Western Cape, RSA (Comet close to star of 15th magnitude. Comparison stars on all dates selected from nearby field of NGC 121, with V(J) magnitudes as given in Skiff's LONEOS-file.)