As Quick Info of Guide 8.0 show the asteroid YE44 visible at magnitude of 9.6, I made a try last night (11 April 2002 1:00 UT) at the field where Guide indicate its position.
Definitively, there is no asteroid of such magnitude there...

Pierre Laporte
Observatoire POLARIS
Centre d'Observation Astronomique des Monts Notre-Dame


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