THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 560 1991 Sept 8 17.00UT
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TA AGM 1991
This year's meeting, which will again be held at St.Mary's Church
Hall, Basingstoke, will take place on Saturday November 16th. The
cost per person will be held at the same level as the 1990 meeting:
Admission for the day (to also include coffee [am] and tea [pm])
#5.00.
(However a discounted price of #3.50 is again offered providing a
booking and remittance are received by October 15th).
Three course cooked luncheon (optional) #6.00.
(Anne Hurst has again kindly agreed to provide refreshments and
lunch which is very much appreciated).
As usual there will be an exhibition at the meeting of photographs,
drawings and equipment. Those attending will be asked to give brief
details of the exhibits they will bring with the booking but
this year we extend a special invitation to any reader abroad who
is unable to attend. Please submit photographs or drawings to the
Editor together with suitable caption material to arrive by Oct 31
at the latest. Such items will be eligible for entry in respect of
the special meeting award.
SUPERNOVA 1991ar IN IC 49
R. H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports his discovery
of a supernova, designated 1991ar, of mag about 17 on a J plate
taken by K. S. Russell with the U.K. Schmidt Telescope on Sept.2.64
UT. The supernova is situated in a knot on the edge of a spiral arm
of IC 49 and has coordinates R.A. = 0h41m22s.58, Decl.= +1 34'48".6
(equinox 1950.0, uncertainty 0".4 in each coordinate), or 8".5 east
and 12".5 north of the nucleus. No star appears in this position
on a U.K. Schmidt J plate taken on 1984 Nov. 14. A nearby star of
mag about 16, situated on the edge of the galaxy, has end figures
23s.93, 26".9.
IAUC 5334
COMET McNAUGHT-RUSSELL (1991w)
R. H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports his discovery
of another comet, this time on an R plate taken by K. S.Russell
with the U.K. Schmidt on Sept. 3:
1991 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer
Sept. 3.53137 21 55 29.34 - 1 52 47.2 18.0 Russell
3.57650 21 55 28.04 - 1 53 05.8 "
4.60417 21 54 55.06 - 2 01 42.6 17.5 McNaught
4.65301 21 54 53.47 - 2 02 03.5 "
IAUC 5335
NOVA SCUTI 1991
Further estimates (cf E558):
Sept. 2.838UT, 12.0 (P.Schmeer, Germany); 3.850, 12.1 (Schmeer);
3.879, 12.3 (S.Korth, Germany); 4.858, 12.2 (Schmeer); 4.878, 12.7
(Korth); 5.883, 12.3 (Schmeer); 6.961, 12.5 (G.Poyner, Birmingham);
7.84, 12.6pv (M.Mobberley, T-Max 400); 7.871, 12.3 (Poyner).
Guy M Hurst