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COMET P/2018 HT3 (NEOWISE)

R. Matson reported a discovery of a comet in ultraviolet SWAN images
during Apr. 5-16 UT, noting a diffuse 15" coma. M. Mattiazzo confirmed the
activity from roving position (E114.01, S21.88) observed on Apr. 18, noting
a tail at position angle 150 deg. Subsequently, the object was linked to
2018 HT3 by H. Sato, who noted a very condensed 30" coma and a broad 84" tail
at position angle 90-130 deg observed at iTelescope Deep Sky Chile (X07).