Table 2: Mean observation parameters: MPIfR comet observation campaign 2001-2004.
Comet $\Delta t~$ a Elevation RA_(J2000)_Dec $\Delta$ r $\angle$SEC b $\angle$SCE c d d $\Delta \theta$ e   d
  date (min) ($\circ$) (h mn) ($\circ$ $\prime$) (AU) (AU) ($\circ$) ($\circ$) (103 km) (103 km) $\Delta \theta$ e
C/2001 A2-B (LINEAR) in 2001          
  07.22 Jul. 70 43 23 31 05 37 0.262 1.130 109 58 9.7 7.9 1.22
153P/Ikeya-Zhang in 2002          
  25.42 Apr. 53 57 20 50 61 29 0.409 0.974 74 83 9.5 12.3 0.77
  04.40 May 83 58 18 19 55 30 0.410 1.124 95 63 11.8 12.3 0.96
  06.38 May 17 51 17 55 52 38 0.416 1.157 100 59 12.3 12.5 0.98
  07.41 May 45 54 17 43 51 14 0.421 1.174 102 57 12.6 12.7 0.99
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) in 2004                  
  08.73 May 47 29 07 44 -07 53 0.327 0.970 74 87 9.3 9.9 0.94
  13.69 May 90 53 08 23 +13 54 0.390 0.963 72 86 9.1 11.7 0.78
  17.65 May 82 65 08 47 +25 42 0.473 0.962 70 82 9.1 14.3 0.64
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) in 2004                  
  08.40 May 35 35 00 41 -4 06 0.534 0.699 41 109 5.4 16.1 0.34
  13.44 May 63 28 01 43 -10 06 0.364 0.755 38 125 6.0 11.0 0.55
a Integration time on comet.
b Sun-Earth-Comet, solar elongation angle.
c Sun-Comet-Earth, phase angle.
d Estimated NH3 coma diameter.
e MPIfR beam diameter (3 dB) at comet.

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