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COMET C/2023 R2 (PANSTARRS)

R. Weryk reports cometary acvitivy of an asteroidal NEOCP candidate
(initially reported by Pan-STARRS 2 - F52 on Sep. 10 UT) in three 60-second
follow-up images taken by CFHT (T14) on Sep. 11 UT, noting a very condensed
0".7 coma and a broad 4" tail at position angle 230-300 deg. H. Sato reported
a very condensed 8" coma and a straight 5" tail at position angle 150 deg
in 8-stacked 120-sec exposures obtained at iTelescope Observatory (Q62) on
Sep. 13 UT.