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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 378 1990 Jan 14 19.01UT
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
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SUPERNOVA 1989W IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, reports his discovery
on plates taken by A. Maury and himself of a possible SN 4"E
and 8" north of the nucleus of an anonymous galaxy at
R.A. =13h42m46.3, Decl. = +30d02'53" (equinox 1950.0).  The object
was at R =18 on 1989 Dec. 30.24 and 1990 Jan. 3.22 UT.
                                                         IAUC 4940
 
COMET AARSETH-BREWINGTON (1989a1)
Improved parabolic orbital elements from MPC 15672:
     T = 1989 Dec. 27.890 ET          Peri. = 205.261
                                      Node  = 345.226   1950.0
     q = 0.30071 AU                   Incl. =  88.380
     1990 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       m1
     Jan. 13    20 35.54    -44 24.6    1.239    0.558     5.9
          15    20 53.69    -43 25.6
          17    21 09.54    -42 18.6    1.347    0.646     6.8
          19    21 23.41    -41 07.4
          21    21 35.61    -39 54.7    1.458    0.734     7.5
          23    21 46.40    -38 42.0
          25    21 56.02    -37 30.4    1.569    0.821     8.1
          27    22 04.66    -36 20.7
          29    22 12.46    -35 13.1    1.678    0.905     8.7
          31    22 19.55    -34 08.0
     Feb.  2    22 26.05    -33 05.3    1.785    0.988     9.2
           4    22 32.02    -32 05.2
           6    22 37.56    -31 07.4    1.889    1.069     9.7
           8    22 42.71    -30 12.0
                                                         IAUC 4940
COMET AUSTIN (1989c1)
Improved parabolic orbital elements from MPC 15672:
     T = 1990 Apr. 9.847 ET           Peri. =  61.504
                                      Node  =  75.409   1950.0
     q = 0.34963 AU                   Incl. =  58.911
     1990 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       m1
     Jan. 19     0 32.50    -44 00.6    2.043    1.773     8.5
          24     0 35.26    -41 22.6
          29     0 38.69    -38 37.8    1.960    1.607     8.0
     Feb.  3     0 42.71    -35 45.8
           8     0 47.26    -32 45.8    1.869    1.434     7.4
          13     0 52.28    -29 36.6
          18     0 57.72    -26 17.1    1.769    1.253     6.7
          23     1 03.54    -22 45.6
          28     1 09.68    -19 00.2    1.661    1.064     5.9
     Mar.  5     1 16.09    -14 58.3
          10     1 22.67    -10 37.0    1.542    0.867     4.8
          15     1 29.28    - 5 52.4
          20     1 35.69    - 0 39.7    1.409    0.662     3.5
                                                          IAUC 4941
Guy M Hurst
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