THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 111 1988 Jan 12 20.56UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET LILLER (1988a) William Liller, Vina del Mar, Chile, reports his discovery of a comet: 1988 UT RA(1950) DEC(1950) m1 Observer Jan 11.0646 23h50.9m -28 18' 13 Liller 12.444 23 50.9 -27 20 Cragg 12.477 23 50.9 -27 19 10.2 McNaught W.Liller 0.2-m Schmidt. 2x30min exposures, K2415, taken during the PROBLICOM Survey. IAUC 4527 R.McNaught e-mails the following observation with 20x120B: Jan 12.457UT, mag 10.2, coma dia 6', DC 3.(AC seq) CY URSAE MAJORIS This star, now on the revised UK Nova Patrol Recurrent Objects Programme for 1988, has been seen in outburst by Japanese observers. The star is located at: RA 10h54m02s DEC +49 57.2(1950). On Jan 6.66UT the star was recorded at mv=12.3by T.Kato, Kyoto. IAUC 4526 Further photography of the fade is most important. A preliminary chart is available on e-mail request. Guy M Hurst