THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 396 1990 Mar 20 22.32UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1990 EH (Q1990/28) Brian Manning, Stakenbridge, reports his discovery of a new asteroid on photographs with the 0.26-m reflector: 1990 Mar 15.90733UT RA 11h10m12.94s DEC +09 41'03.2"(1950) mag 17 18.01704 11 09 06.21 +09 52 43.5 Ephemeris by Marsden: 1990 Mar 21 RA 11h07.66m DEC +10 07.9' (1950) 22 11 07.21 +10 12.5 23 11 06.78 +10 16.9 24 11 06.37 +10 21.0 25 11 05.99 +10 24.9 Follow-up photographic observations are urgently required. Please e-mail the Editor if you can assist. COMET AUSTIN (1989c1) Further magnitude estimates by Andrew Pearce, Australia, using 20x80B: Mar 18.49UT, 5.9; 20.49, 5.8 Guy M Hurst