La Cañada Observatory, is an initiative by Juan Lacruz, the observatory started astrometric operations in the summer of 2002, it is registered as station J87 in the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union.
This nearly parabolic comet was posted on the Neo Confirmation Page (NEOCP) when observed with the telescope at La Cañada controlled remotely from Madrid. IAUC 08831 (subscribers).