August 18, 2009 at 7:59pm
A comet activity of the 9P1083D object was observed and reported to CBAT. According to the preliminary orbit the new comet C/2009 P2 (Boattini), which was discovered on Aug. 15, 2009 in the course of the Catalina Sky Survey, will reach perihelion on July 24, 2010, at about 6.1 AU. This is the 74th comet discovery for Catalina and the 9th for Boattini. (IAUC 9063, subscription required, MPEC 2009-Q14).
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