Rob has made his 43rd discovery!
R. H. McNaught reports his discovery of a new comet on Jul. 28, 2008, in the course of the
Siding Spring Survey. After posting on the NEO Confirmation Page A. Boattini (Mt. Lemmon), G. Muler (Lanzarate), R. Holmes (Charleston), N. Teamo (Punaauia), P. Birtwhistle (Great Shefford), L. Buzzi (Varese) and J. M. Aymami (Tiana) were able to confirm the cometary nature of the 17.5m object. The first and preliminary orbit for comet
C/2008 O2 (McNaught) indicates perihelion on Nov. 13, 2009, at about 1.3 AU. It is likely that the comet is of short period with q between 3 and 4 AU. This is the 50th comet for the Siding Spring Survey and the 43rd for McNaught. (
IAUC 8963, subscription required,
MPEC 2008-P04)
Good onya Rob! 
