THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 350 1989 Oct 05 20.00UT Microlink: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: 94082518 Answerback: TAGUY ------------------------------------------------------------------- Q1989/72 Brian Manning, Stakenbridge, reports his discovery of a probable new asteroid as follows: 1989 Oct 4.90406 RA 23h39m03.43s DEC +06 18'43.5"(1950) mag 17 4.92475 23 39 02.59 +06 18 31.9 0.25-m refl. Station Code 494. Q1989/73 Brian Manning reports a second probable new asteroid: 1989 Oct 4.90406 RA 23 37 03.63 DEC +06 30 41.3 (1950) mag 16 4.92475 23 37 02.98 +06 30 34.5 COMET HELIN-ROMAN-ALU (1989v) Elements: T=1989 Dec 15.987ET Peri=67.679 Node= 7.767 (1950) q=1.05564 AU Incl=46.615 Ephemeris Oct 1 00h16.40m DEC -06 58.9 Earth 0.616 Sun 1.611 m1=13.0 6 23 54.77 -03 30.4 11 23 30.45 +00 38.4 0.532 1.500 12.4 16 23 04.22 +05 18.8 21 22 37.17 +10 14.8 0.501 1.395 11.9 26 22 10.55 +15 07.4 31 21 45.39 +19 41.1 0.518 1.298 11.7 Visual estimate by Hale, USA:Oct 3.22UT,12.7 IAUC 4870 Guy M Hurst