2000 OF₈

_{We observed 2000 OF8 using the ESO/MPI 2.2m telescope on La Silla.
On a series of R and V exposures, the object appears as slightly
diffuse (1.7" FWHM, compared to 1.3 for the field stars), with a 3-4" coma
pointing toward the N-E direction, indicating a cometary nature. The elongated
coma is detected on the individual exposures, and is clearly visible on
a 30min stack. A radial profile of the N-E quadrant reveals a light excess
with respect to the PSF on the 0.5-4" radius range.}

_{C.Delahodde and O.Hainaut, 2000-aug-29.}

_{Figure 1: a 30min composite of 3 frames centered on 2000
OF8. North is up, East is left. The field is 50" across. The greyscale
is logarithmic.}
2000OF8

_{Figure 2: radial profile of the object. The triangles correspond
to the average profile in the NE quadrant, where the coma is most visible;
the squares are from the SW quadrant. The dots correspond to the profile
of a field star. X scale is in log(arcsec), Y in arbitrary magnitudes/pix2.}
profiles

_{CON O. Hainaut, ESO/Chile, Casilla 19001, Santiago, Chile}
_{CON [ohainaut@eso.org]}
_{OBS C. E. Delahodde, O. R. Hainaut}
_{MEA O. R. Hainaut}
_{TEL 2.2-m f/8 reflector + CCD}
_{NET USNO-A1}
_{ACK ESO-B08}
_{K00O08F C2000 08 29.00296 20 04 23.84 +12 50 49.5          18.5 R      809}
_{K00O08F C2000 00 00.01387 20 04 22.93 -12 50 55.6                      809}
_{K00O08F C2000 00 00.05878 20 04 19.04 -12 51 21.5                      809}