C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) 2001-Apr-30 Carl Hergenrother

Observation of the double nucleus of Comet 2001 A2 (LINEAR) taken on April 30.12 UT by C. W. Hergenrother, M. Chamberlin and Y. Chamberlain of the Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona with the Steward Observatory 1.54-m in the Catalina Mountains northeast of Tucson. The two nuclei were 3.5 arcsec apart and are nearly equal in brightness. Field directions are north is up and east is left.

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