C/2003 H1 (LINEAR)
This comet was, as with most
of the LINEAR comets, first reported as an asteroid by the LINEAR team on April 24th
2003. The comet was
magnitude 17. As on many previous occasions observers found the
object to be cometary. This is a comet was discovered nearly a year before
perihelion, which will be reached at 2.24AU on February 22nd 2004.
This comet is slightly fainter than average, but may reach magnitude 10 around
perihelion.
The light curve
There is considerable
scatter in the light curve, which should be brightening quite rapidly at the
moment.
CCD observation in a 10 arcsecond aperture by:
- Isidro Almendros – MPC 212
- Ramón Naves & Montse
Campàs - MPC 213
- Esteban Reina – MPC 232
- Albert Sánchez – MPC 442
- Julio Castellano – MPC 939
- José Ramón Vidal – MPC 945
- Francesc Baldrís – MPC A01
- Juan Lacruz – MPC
J87
Última actualización 12/06/2003
Por M.R.Kidger