THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 239 1989 Jan 08  16.58UT.
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 BRADFIELD (1989c)
D. Herald, Kambah, near Canberra, provides the following precise
positions:
     1989 UT             R.A. (1950) Decl.       m1
     Jan.  7.45612   21 20 11.60   -55 56 21.1   11
           7.46557   21 20 18.13   -55 55 58.3
           7.47259   21 20 22.68   -55 55 50.6
This was the fourteenth comet to be found by Bill Bradfield.
                                                 IAUC 4704
COMET HELIN-ROMAN-CROCKETT (1989b)
The following parabolic orbital elements satisfy four accurate
positions Jan. 3-6 but are extremely uncertain.  It is at least
equally likely that the object is a distant short-period comet with
very low e.
     T = 1988 June 24.31 ET           Peri. = 327.91
                                      Node  =  86.52    1950.0
     q = 2.2137 AU                    Incl. =   3.58
     1988/89      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       m1
     Dec. 25     8 41.62    +20 53.0    2.161    3.023    15.5
     Jan.  4     8 36.62    +21 25.2
          14     8 30.37    +21 58.7    2.201    3.171    15.7
          24     8 23.69    +22 29.8
     Feb.  3     8 17.39    +22 55.5    2.354    3.323    16.1
                                                 IAUC 4704
Guy M Hurst