TA e-circular

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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 533      1991 June 20 19.16UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:  (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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COMET HELIN-ALU (1991r)
E. Helin reports selected positions (cf.E531):
     1991 UT             R.A. (1950) Decl.        m1
     June 13.34722   16 35 53.76   -22 25 43.3    16
          16.36701   16 34 20.73   -22 03 12.5
          18.29896   16 33 22.63   -21 48 55.3
Very preliminary parabolic orbital elements:
     T = 1991 Mar.  2.118 ET          Peri. = 348.796
                                      Node  = 252.742   1950.0
     q = 5.58729 AU                   Incl. =  57.060
     1991 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       m1
     June 18    16 33.53    -21 51.1
          23    16 31.13    -21 14.4    4.687    5.647    15.9
          28    16 28.91    -20 38.4
     July  3    16 26.91    -20 03.4    4.769    5.658    15.9
           8    16 25.14    -19 29.6
          13    16 23.64    -18 57.0    4.877    5.670    16.0
IAUC 5295

COMET LEVY (1991q)
Herman Mikuz, Yugoslavia, e-mails that he has seen this new comet
visually on 1991 June 20.05UT at m1=8.7 using 15x80B. The coma
diameter was estimated as 4', DC 3.

TAV 0559+06 (=Q1991/9)
Mike Collins, Sandy, reports his discovery of a new variable in
Orion on UK Nova/Supernova Patrol photographs of 1991 Jan 13. The
star is located at: RA 05h59.1m DEC +06 38'(1950) and has a range
of 10.5-11.6 based on an analysis of photos 1989 Nov 23 to date
(Kodak 2415 film). An e-chart follows:
\\\\\\   Q1991/9 0559+06 variable in Ori discovered by Mike Collins
S,120,20,S
P,05h 59.1m  +06 38'  (1950)
O,60,60,10.5,11.6
R,8.9,36,62,A
R,9.7,60,74,B,A
R,10.0,81,65,C
R,10.4,28,26,D,R
R,10.6,64,107,E,B
R,10.8,51,72,F,A
M,10,29,71,4,9,27,21,96,5
R,11.2,24,39,G
R,11.5,58,63,H,A
M,11,114,88,60,91,6,118,102,12,23,25
M,11,116,25,48,61,85,95,28,78
M,11,114,69,107,115,38,94,41,118
R,12.3,65,69,I,R
M,12,72,93,2,88,41,69,91,63,88,48,40,111,55,104
M,12,91,1,63,110,47,66,34,11,33,48,81,84
M,12,31,13,75,3,54,100,49,26,115,63,73,89,65,63
M,12,17,83,48,19,99,27,47,12,32,109,118,7,57,3
M,12,74,32,101,60,77,15,43,108,97,39,113,89,42,95
M,12,1,62,68,110,104,34,77,94,16,49,6,102,102,78
E,68
////// Chart automatically generated by GSC2FIND ver 1.0
Guy M Hurst
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