Electronic Telegram No. 32
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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COMET 2003 O1
     An apparently asteroidal object reported by LINEAR (discovery
observation below), and posted on the NEO Confirmation Page,
has been found to have cometary appearance on CCD images taken by
P. Kusnirak (Ondrejov; 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector; well condensed
condensation and a faint 20" tail toward the southeast) and by P.
Birthwhistle (Great Shefford, U.K.; nuclear condensation of diameter
about 6" with a faint, short, broad tail about 15" long in p.a. 139
deg; mag 17.3-18.2).

     2003 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m2    Observer
     July 19.26109   19 34 24.63   +38 36 12.4   18.4   LINEAR
          19.92362   19 33 39.66   +38 36 39.6          Kusnirak
          19.94601   19 33 38.10   +38 36 40.4          Birtwhistle


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2003 July 20                      (CBET 32)               Daniel W. E. Green