[vsnet-chat 1819] 1999 H3 - correction

[Maciej Reszelski <macres@friko.onet.pl>]

Dear Colleagues,

It seems the CBAT have mixed up some brightness parameters. 
The object is the following: (excerpt IAUC 7151):

"COMET 1999 H3
     An apparently asteroidal object discovered by LINEAR, and noted
on The NEO Confirmation Page, has been reported as cometary by Klet
and Ondrejov observers.  The following observations are available:

     1999 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Apr. 22.30901   19 17 19.76   +44 09 48.1   16.8   Shelly
          22.32527   19 17 18.66   +44 10 09.3   17.1     "
          22.33342   19 17 18.04   +44 10 20.0   17.0     "
          22.34245   19 17 17.36   +44 10 33.7   16.8     "
          23.87372   19 15 28.48   +44 44 32.2   15.5   Ticha
          23.87542   19 15 28.31   +44 44 34.2            "
          23.87583   19 15 28.26   +44 44 33.8          Sarounova
          23.87650   19 15 28.25   +44 44 35.6          Ticha
          23.87781   19 15 28.13   +44 44 36.5          Sarounova

F. Shelly, M. Blythe, M. Bezpalko, and M. Elowitz (LINEAR).
  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, and R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15
  reflector + CCD.
J. Ticha and M. Tichy (Klet).  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.  Coma
  diameter >/= 15", wide tail >/= 13" in p.a. 166 deg.
L. Sarounova (Ondrejov).  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.  Coma
  diameter > 20"; poor observing conditions."

Just as I look again at the NEO Page, I see they have fixed the mistake:

"Follow-up on the following new comet discovery is also desired (the
rough positions are for the time this page was last updated): 

    Comet 1999 H3 [R.A. = 19 15, Decl. = +44.9, m1 = 15.6] "


Cheers, Maciej

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