[net.astro.expert] IRAS discovers a new comet in its last gasp

tom@pegasus.UUCP (12/02/83)

I just talked to a friend of mine in Tuscon who made an
independant co-discovery of a 12th mag. comet.

The comet was discovered a bit earlier by IRAS just as it's temperature
sensors were heating. 

IRAS...good to the last drop.