* * * * * P/2001 OG108 (LONEOS) * * * * *

Year Mn Day MM Mag Ref Scope Pwr coma DC tail p.a. Obs Site 2002 5 17.86 S 12.4 AC 41.0L 121 1.2 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 16.86 S 12.6 AC 41.0L 121 1.0 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 9.88 S 11.9 AC 41.0L 72 1.1 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 7.91 S 11.7 AC 41.0L 72 1.5 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 6.85 S 11.7 AC 41.0L 121 1.0 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 5.93 S 11.5 AC 41.0L 121 1.2 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 3.87 S 11.2 AC 41.0L 121 1.2 2 RES Szamotuly 2002 5 2.937 S 11.4 TK 25.4J 72 2.0 1 BOU Sint Annen 2002 5 2.88 S 11.0 AC 41.0L 121 1.2 3 RES Szamotuly 2002 4 30.98 S 10.8 AC 41.0L 121 1.2 3 RES Szamotuly 2002 4 29.94 S 10.7 AC 41.0L 121 1.5 3/ RES Szamotuly (Moonrise. Excellent conditions.) 2002 4 22.92 S 10.4 AC 41.0L 72 1.8 4 RES Szamotuly (Moonlight.) 2002 4 13.92 S 10.6 TK 25.6L 42 2.5 2 BIV Longuesse (With 25.6-cmL at 169x central condensation at m=14.8.) 2002 4 10.093 S 10.0 TK 25.4J 58 3.7 2 BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 8.13 S 9.9 TK 20.3L 48 2.0 2 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 4 8.117 S 10.2 TK 25.4J 72 3.0 2/ DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 8.115 S 9.9 TK 25.4J 72 3.4 3 BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 7.851 S 9.5 AA 12.0B 20 2.5 3 LOO Grand Bois (Oval shaped coma. Onset of tail visible.) 2002 4 7.84 S 9.9 AC 41.0L 72 2.5 3/ RES Szamotuly 2002 4 6.848 S 10.5:TK 30.5T 56 1 COM Roden (Comet very close to or partially on star of magn. 4.7.) 2002 4 6.795 S 10.0 AA 25.0L 53 3 2 LOO Genk 2002 4 6.113 S 9.9 TK 25.4J 58 2.7 3 DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 6.112 S 9.9 TK 25.4J 58 3.2 3 BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 6.06 S 10.2 TK 25.6L 42 3.0 2 BIV Ablis (With 25.6-cmL at 169x central condensation at m=14.2.) 2002 4 5.871 S 10.3 TK 30.5T 56 &2.5 2 COM Roden 2002 4 5.792 S 9.8 AA 25.0L 53 3 LOO Grand Bois (Comet slightly condensed. Oval shaped coma of 5 x 7'.) 2002 4 5.09 S 9.7 AC 41.0L 72 2.0 3/ RES Szamotuly 2002 4 4.88 S 10.6 TK 20.3L 48 2.0 2 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 4 4.853 S 9.8 TK 25.4J 58 2.9 2/ DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 4.846 S 9.7 TK 25.4J 58 3.5 3 BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 4.13 S 10.7 TK 20.3L 48 2.0 3 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 4 3.88 S 10.8 TK 20.3L 48 2.0 3 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 4 3.855 S 9.9 TK 25.4J 58 3.1 2/ DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 3.851 S 9.8 TK 25.4J 58 3.5 3 BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 3.81 S 9.5 AC 41.0L 72 2.0 3 RES Szamotuly 2002 4 2.878 S 10.4 TK 30.5T 116 &1.5 2/ COM Roden 2002 4 2.848 S 10.1 TK 25.4J 58 3.0 2/ DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 2.846 S 9.8 TK 25.4J 58 3.5 2/ BOU Sint Annen 2002 4 1.841 S 10.0 TK 25.4J 58 2.4 2/ DIJ Sint Annen 2002 4 1.838 S 10.0 TK 25.4J 58 3.6 2 BOU Sint Annen (Comet becoming rather diffuse. Some interference from 5th magn. 16 Cep only 11' away.) 2002 3 30.10 S 9.5 AC 41.0L 72 2 3/ RES Szamotuly (Moonlight.) 2002 3 24.16 S 10.7 TK 20.3L 48 1.7 4 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 3 23.15 S 10.5 TK 20.3L 48 2.0 4 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 3 23.134 S 9.9 TK 25.4J 58 1.8 4 BOU Sint Annen (Some interference from bright mu Cep, only 10' away...) 2002 3 23.125 S 9.8 TK 30.5T 56 & 2 4 COM Roden 2002 3 23.07 S 9.7 AC 41.0L 72 1.8 4 RES Szamotuly 2002 3 21.12 S 10.5 TK 20.3T 100 2.2 3 GRA Fjellhamar (Comet appeared more diffuse than previously. Bortle class 6 sky.) 2002 3 21.05 S 9.7 TT 41.0L 72 2.2 4 RES Szamotuly 2002 3 14.17 S 10.4 TK 20.3L 48 1.4 3 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee 2002 3 14.16 M 10.4 TK 25.4L 76 1.8 4/ GRA Hågår Obs., Eina (Observed in astronomical twilight.) 2002 3 13.815 S 10.1 TK 25.4J 58 1.5 0/ DIJ Bedum 2002 3 13.810 S 10.2 TK 25.4J 58 2.1 3 BOU Bedum 2002 3 10.18 S 10.7 TK 25.6L 42 1.3 4 BIV (With 25.6-cmL at 169x central condensation at m=13.8.) 2002 3 8.19 S 10.5 TK 20.3L 48 1.5 5 BIV Noordwijk aan Zee (With 20.3-cmL at 95x central condensation at m=14.2.) 2002 3 8.17 M 10.3 TK 20.3T 100 1.8 4 GRA Fjellhamar (Easier to see than on Mar. 7.81. A brighter sky [Bortle class 6] was more than offset by a larger instrument.) 2002 3 7.80 S 10.3 TK 7.0R 24 1.7 GRA Movatn, Oslo (Barely visible, but detected at the correct location. Slightly easier with 69x. Located near variable W Cyg. Altitude 20 deg. Bortle class 5 sky [NEL 5.5-6.0 near comet].) 2002 3 7.797 S 10.0 TK 25.4J 72 2.1 4 BOU Bedum 2002 3 5.11 M 10.3 TK 20.3T 100 1.6 5 GRA Fjellhamar (Within 1-deg from dwarf nova SS Cyg. Bortle class 6 sky. Magnitude reference for this and subsequent observations is Tycho-2 VT using comparison stars with B-V < +1.0.) 2002 3 1.791 M 10.3 TK 25.4J 72 1.6 4/ BOU Bedum 2002 2 21.17 S 10.6 AC 20.3T 100 1.6 4 GRA Fjellhamar (Diffuse coma. Visible without difficulty in a Bortle scale 5 sky.) 2002 2 15.771 M 11.3 TK 25.4J 88 1.2 5 BOU Bedum (Near stellar central condensation of magn. ~12.5, asymmetrically placed in faint coma. Central condensation offset to the northern edge of the coma.) 2002 2 14.772 M 11.4 TK 25.4J 88 1.2 5 BOU Bedum 2002 2 13.778 S 11.4 TK 25.4J 88 1.2 4/ BOU Bedum (Small, rather condensed object. Some interference from nearby star of magn. 7.5.)