Dear colleagues, I searched pre-discovery rendezvous of C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ). The comet has been bright enough since January. Many rendezvous with frequently observed variable stars have occured. I wonder how the comet escaped variable star observers' views. I believe some of you have observed some of the following variable stars just on the day when the comet was near by. Please see the web pages for more information: http://vsnet.aerith.net/comet/rendezvous/current.html Best regards, 2002 Mar. 11 5h UT 1.400 deg ( 84.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h54m.8 -01o10' 10.2 mag VX Aql (M:) 19h00m.2 -01o35' 12.2-<16.0 mag 2002 Mar. 10 17h UT 0.572 deg ( 34.3 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h54m.2 -01o39' 10.2 mag CI Aql (N:) 18h52m.1 -01o29' 11.0-15.5 mag 2002 Mar. 8 9h UT 1.213 deg ( 72.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h51m.6 -03o51' 10.2 mag EU Sct (NA) 18h56m.2 -04o13' 8.0-17.0 mag 2002 Mar. 7 8h UT 2.208 deg (132.5 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h50m.3 -04o48' 10.2 mag RU Sct (DCEP) 18h41m.9 -04o07' 8.8-10.0 mag 2002 Mar. 7 7h UT 2.062 deg (123.7 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h50m.3 -04o51' 10.2 mag FS Sct (N) 18h58m.3 -05o24' 10.1-16.6 mag 2002 Mar. 6 23h UT 0.787 deg ( 47.2 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h49m.9 -05o09' 10.2 mag NSV 24587 (N:) 18h46m.9 -04o57' 8.0-<22.0 mag 2002 Mar. 6 5h UT 0.401 deg ( 24.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h49m.0 -05o49' 10.2 mag R Sct (RVA) 18h47m.5 -05o42' 4.2-8.6 mag 2002 Mar. 4 4h UT 0.975 deg ( 58.5 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h46m.6 -07o36' 10.3 mag S Sct (SRB) 18h50m.3 -07o54' 9.6-<10.9 mag 2002 Mar. 3 19h UT 0.922 deg ( 55.3 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h46m.1 -07o56' 10.3 mag NSV 11235 (RV:) 18h42m.6 -07o38' 10.0-10.5 mag 2002 Mar. 2 3h UT 0.296 deg ( 17.7 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h44m.1 -09o20' 10.3 mag FH Sct (RCB) 18h45m.2 -09o26' 13.4-16.8 mag 2002 Feb. 28 6h UT 2.497 deg (149.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h41m.8 -10o52' 10.3 mag VW Sct (M) 18h32m.4 -09o55' 10.6-18.0 mag 2002 Feb. 18 17h UT 1.702 deg (102.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h29m.4 -17o56' 10.5 mag V3645 Sgr (NB) 18h35m.8 -18o42' 8.0-18.0 mag 2002 Feb. 10 4h UT 1.793 deg (107.6 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h17m.5 -23o22' 10.7 mag GU Sgr (RCB) 18h24m.3 -24o15' 11.3-15.0 mag 2002 Feb. 9 23h UT 2.443 deg (146.6 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h17m.2 -23o29' 10.7 mag VX Sgr (SRC) 18h08m.1 -22o13' 6.5-14.0 mag 2002 Feb. 9 19h UT 0.107 deg ( 6.4 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h16m.9 -23o35' 10.7 mag FM Sgr (NA) 18h17m.3 -23o38' 8.2-16.5 mag 2002 Feb. 9 0h UT 1.480 deg ( 88.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h15m.8 -24o03' 10.7 mag V1860 Sgr (RCB:) 18h21m.5 -24o45' 13.5-15.5 mag 2002 Feb. 8 6h UT 1.394 deg ( 83.6 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h14m.7 -24o29' 10.7 mag V1016 Sgr (NA) 18h20m.0 -25o11' 7.0-15.0 mag 2002 Feb. 8 6h UT 1.966 deg (118.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h14m.7 -24o29' 10.7 mag V441 Sgr (NA) 18h22m.1 -25o29' 8.7-16.5 mag 2002 Feb. 7 21h UT 1.384 deg ( 83.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h14m.1 -24o41' 10.7 mag V4641 Sgr (XN) 18h19m.4 -25o24' 9.0-13.8 mag 2002 Feb. 6 7h UT 0.413 deg ( 24.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h11m.8 -25o35' 10.8 mag V3795 Sgr (RCB) 18h13m.4 -25o47' 11.5-<15.5 mag 2002 Feb. 3 23h UT 2.019 deg (121.2 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h08m.3 -26o51' 10.8 mag V2323 Sgr (UG:) 18h15m.9 -27o57' 13.1-16.5 mag 2002 Feb. 3 20h UT 1.501 deg ( 90.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h08m.1 -26o55' 10.8 mag V1830 Sgr (UG) 18h13m.8 -27o42' 11.5-17.5 mag 2002 Feb. 3 20h UT 2.397 deg (143.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h08m.1 -26o55' 10.8 mag V2905 Sgr (ZAND) 18h17m.3 -28o10' 10.0-14.6 mag 2002 Feb. 1 10h UT 1.143 deg ( 68.6 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h04m.4 -28o12' 10.9 mag V999 Sgr (NB) 18h00m.1 -27o33' 7.5-16.6 mag 2002 Jan. 30 17h UT 0.883 deg ( 53.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h01m.7 -29o04' 10.9 mag W Sgr (DCEP) 18h05m.0 -29o35' 4.3-5.1 mag 2002 Jan. 30 2h UT 0.379 deg ( 22.8 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h00m.7 -29o23' 10.9 mag V4338 Sgr (UG) 17h59m.3 -29o10' 8.0-<14.0 mag 2002 Jan. 29 16h UT 0.054 deg ( 3.3 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 18h00m.1 -29o35' 10.9 mag V735 Sgr 17h59m.9 -29o34' 0.0 mag 2002 Jan. 25 23h UT 0.235 deg ( 14.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h54m.1 -31o23' 11.0 mag V744 Sco (N:) 17h53m.3 -31o14' 13.3-<15.6 mag 2002 Jan. 25 6h UT 1.103 deg ( 66.2 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h53m.0 -31o43' 11.0 mag V1178 Sco (?) 17h57m.1 -32o23' 10.2-<14.6 mag 2002 Jan. 23 16h UT 1.322 deg ( 79.3 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h50m.4 -32o27' 11.1 mag V745 Sco (NA) 17h55m.4 -33o15' 11.0-<14.9 mag 2002 Jan. 23 3h UT 1.816 deg (109.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h49m.5 -32o41' 11.1 mag AI Sco (RVB) 17h56m.3 -33o49' 9.3-12.9 mag 2002 Jan. 21 21h UT 1.700 deg (102.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h47m.4 -33o15' 11.1 mag BM Sco (SRD) 17h41m.0 -32o13' 6.8-8.7 mag 2002 Jan. 21 21h UT 0.990 deg ( 59.4 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h47m.4 -33o15' 11.1 mag V1086 Sco (LB) 17h43m.6 -32o40' 6.4-6.7 mag 2002 Jan. 19 11h UT 1.768 deg (106.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h43m.3 -34o19' 11.2 mag V723 Sco (NA) 17h50m.1 -35o24' 9.0-22.2 mag 2002 Jan. 13 10h UT 1.866 deg (112.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h32m.6 -36o50' 11.3 mag V478 Sco (UG) 17h26m.0 -35o33' 14.0-16.7 mag 2001 Dec. 29 6h UT 1.056 deg ( 63.4 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 17h03m.3 -42o29' 11.7 mag V992 Sco (NA) 17h07m.3 -43o15' 7.3-18.0 mag 2001 Nov. 25 12h UT 0.403 deg ( 24.2 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 15h40m.8 -52o40' 12.5 mag IM Nor (NB) 15h39m.4 -52o19' 9.0-<20.0 mag 2001 Oct. 16 5h UT 0.261 deg ( 15.7 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 13h14m.9 -61o08' 13.3 mag NN Cen (UGSS) 13h14m.3 -60o53' 13.2-17.5 mag 2001 Oct. 5 13h UT 0.434 deg ( 26.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 12h26m.0 -62o21' 13.5 mag BP Cru (ELL+XPNG:) 12h26m.6 -62o46' 10.8-10.9 mag 2001 Oct. 4 22h UT 0.249 deg ( 14.9 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 12h23m.0 -62o24' 13.5 mag BI Cru (ZAND) 12h23m.4 -62o38' 11.0-14.0 mag 2001 Sept.16 16h UT 0.910 deg ( 54.6 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 10h53m.9 -62o57' 13.9 mag BZ Car (SRC) 10h54m.1 -62o03' 8.9-10.8 mag 2001 Sept. 7 5h UT 0.968 deg ( 58.1 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 10h08m.1 -62o30' 14.0 mag S Car (M) 10h09m.4 -61o33' 4.5-9.9 mag 2001 Sept. 2 10h UT 0.399 deg ( 23.9 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 09h45m.7 -62o07' 14.1 mag l Car (DCEP) 09h45m.2 -62o30' 3.3-4.2 mag 2001 Aug. 30 20h UT 0.951 deg ( 57.0 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 09h34m.0 -61o52' 14.2 mag R Car (M) 09h32m.2 -62o47' 3.9-10.5 mag 2001 Aug. 7 4h UT 0.508 deg ( 30.5 arcmin) C/2002 E2 ( Snyder-Murakami ) 07h58m.0 -58o38' 14.7 mag V341 Car (L) 07h56m.8 -59o08' 6.2-7.1 mag -- Seiichi Yoshida comet@aerith.net http://vsnet.aerith.net/