THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 338 1989 Aug 30 20.59UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 JANET:GMH at UK.AC.RO-GREENWICH.STARLINK 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 OKAZAKI-LEVY-RUDENKO (1989r) An independent discovery has also been reported by Kiyomi Okazaki. The following preliminary parabolic orbital elements by Dan Green, Central Bureau, are from 15 observations, Aug. 24-30: T = 1989 Nov. 11.892 ET Peri. = 150.626 Node = 274.784 1950.0 q = 0.64156 AU Incl. = 90.113 Ephemeris: 1989 ET R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1 Aug. 22 15 33.51 +34 32.1 1.565 1.668 10.2 27 15 24.17 +34 06.0 Sept. 1 15 15.88 +33 37.4 1.572 1.519 9.8 6 15 08.52 +33 07.8 11 15 01.94 +32 38.2 1.565 1.368 9.3 16 14 56.00 +32 09.3 21 14 50.51 +31 41.3 1.534 1.216 8.8 26 14 45.32 +31 14.1 Oct. 1 14 40.25 +30 47.3 1.473 1.065 8.1 Guy M Hurst