THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 147 1988 Apr 26  20.09UT.
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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PERIODIC COMET FINLAY (1988f)
A.C.Gilmore and P.M.Kilmartin, Mount John Observatory, report that
they have recovered this comet:
1988 UT      RA (1950)   DEC (1950)   m2
Apr 21.72515 23 26m21.61 -06 21'31.6" 17
    22.74066 23 30 10.83 -05 56 35.8  17
The object is diffuse without condensation and close to
predictions on MPC 12 812.                       IAUC 4586

NOVA OPHIUCHI 1988
Rob McNaught e-mails further observations:
Apr 22.49UT, 10.0 (Seargent); 22.53, 10.1(McN); 23.49, 10.0
(Seargent); 23.51, 10.0 (McN); 24.64, 9.8 (McN); 25.77, 9.8 (McN).
P.Schmeer, Germany, e-mails a further result:
Apr 24.078UT, 10.1.
Prediscovery result from McNaught:
Mar 24.63, 11.9:
P.M.Kilmartin,Mount John Observatory, reports that a blue
objective-prism spectrogram obtained by A.C.Gilmore on Apr24.47UT
showed strong hydrogen emission lines on a weak continuum.
                                                 IAUC 4586
NOVA VULPECULAE 1987
This object is brightening after a very deep minimum:
Apr23.03UT, 14.4 (S.Korth, Germany); 24.086, 14.3 (Korth); 24.106,
14.3 (P.Schmeer, Germany); 24.134, 14.5 (S.Lubbock, Bridgend).

FSV 113211
Alan Young, Burwash, reports the following precise position for