THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 140 1988 Apr 02 14.08UT.
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.
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COMET LEVY (1988e)
Parabolic elements for the comet announced on E136:
T =1987 Nov 30.34 ET Peri= 325.97)
Node= 287.93) 1950.0
q = 1.1598 AU Incl= 62.76)
Ephemeris:
1988 ET RA(1950) DEC Earth Sun m1
Mar 30 21h46.25m +21 29.3' 2.735 2.136 11.5
Apr 4 21 52.40 +23 48.0
9 21 58.25 +26 05.5 2.773 2.249 11.7
14 22 03.79 +28 21.8
19 22 09.01 +30 36.9 2.810 2.362 12.0 IAUC 4572
W MENSAE
I.S.Glass, South African Astronomical Observatory, telexes that
this R CrB-type star in the LMC is now faint. The position is:
RA 05h27m05s DEC -71 13.6'(1950) IAUC 4572
NOVA VULPECULAE 1987
R.M.Wagner, Ohio State University reports that photometry from the
spectrum on Mar 13 shows V about 17.
Photovisual estimate by R.Royer, Wrightwood, CA:
Mar 24.51UT, 15.5 IAUC 4573
NOVA IN LMC
Rob McNaught e-mails the following magnitude estimates:
T=Tregaskis; G=Garradd; M=McNaught; W=P.Williams, NSW; S=Seargent
Mar 23.46, 11.0 (T); 23.49, 11.3 (T); 23.54, 11.0 (T); 24.44, 11.4
(G); 24.46, 11.3 (T); 25.40, 11.3 (M); 25.43, 11.4 (G); 25.43, 11.5
(W); 25.50, 11.5 (M); 25.76, 11.5 (M); 26.39, 11.5 (M); 26.39, 11.6
(G); 27.39, 11.7(M); 27.42, 11.6 (W); 28.42, 11.5 (W); 28.46, 11.2
(S); 28.72, 11.4(M); 29.44, 11.6 (W).
1988 DQ
Rob McNaught e-mails preliminary elements for an asteroid
discovered by him and which is currently mag about 15.5:
Epoch= 1988 Feb 29.0
M = 68.645
Peri = 125.842
Node = 312.002
Incl = 15.040
e = 0.10089
a = 2.55664
H=12.5; arc 20 days; 10 observations mean residual 1.2".
If anyone would like to assist with astrometry please e-mail him on
07:GED001 for further details.
Guy M Hurst