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Table 1

Log of Observations performed at the ESO and Lulin observatories.

Date rH Δ PsAng α Pixel scale Observatory
(AU) (AU) (deg) (deg) (km)

2004
May 1 2.53 2.04 259.3 22.3 464.6 ESO
June 16 2.81 1.85 255.3 8.4 421.3 ESO

2010
January 14 1.64 1.10 292.7 35.5 410.8 Lulin
January 15 1.64 1.09 292.6 35.4 407.1 Lulin
January 16 1.64 1.08 292.5 35.4 404.0 Lulin
January 17 1.64 1.07 292.5 35.4 399.7 Lulin
January 18 1.64 1.06 292.4 35.3 384.7 Lulin
February 26 1.60 0.78 286.8 28.7 291.3 Lulin
April 7 1.66 0.67 264.8 10.3 250.3 Lulin
April 24 1.71 0.70 180.5 4.8 264.2 Lulin
May 4 1.74 0.75 139.2 8.7 281.0 Lulin
May 20 1.81 0.86 122.2 16.1 322.0 Lulin
May 31 1.86 0.96 117.8 20.1 358.9 Lulin
August 1 2.19 1.80 106.6 27.3 672.7 Lulin

Notes. rh and Δ are the geocentric and heliocentric distances in AU. PsAng is the position of the extended Sun-comet vector, measured from north toward east. α is the phase angle Sun-comet-observer.

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