Comet P/2002 T5 = P/2020 Q3 = 402P/LINEAR (Taras Prystavski)

Comet P/2002 T5 = P/2020 Q3 = 402P/LINEAR

Precovery image of comet 402P/LINEAR (discovered on October 5, 2002). Found in NEAT images archive.
Comet is fainter than expected. I did not see clear signs of coma, but probably a small tail in PA 252 deg.

MPEC 2020-U270

MPCReport_sm_neat_10386_1.txt

Comet P/2002 T5 = P/2020 Q3 = 402P/LINEAR
2001 Nov. 22.14 UT m2=19.7:
1.2-m Schmidt + CCD Exposure = 3*20 sec 1.01"/px
© R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten,
T.Prystavski
Palomar Mountain (NEAT), MPC 644

Під час огляду старих фотографій Паломарської обсерваторії (проект відслідковування
навколоземних об'єктів NEAT) за 22 листопада 2001 року знайшов фотографії комети 402P/LINEAR.
Комета була відкрита 5 жовтня 2002 року, тобто це ще за рік до її відкриття.
Центр малих планет опублікував циркуляр MPEC 2020-U270 з моєю астрометрією.
На фотографії у комети немає чітко видимої коми, але можливо є короткий хвостик в напрямку 252 град.
Дуже складно визначати блиск таких слабких об'єктів. Думаю, комета слабша за 19.5 зоряну
величину, тобто комета в 400 тис. разів слабша за ті об'єкти, які людина ще може побачити
неозброєним оком.

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