THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 655   1992 August 1  19.00 UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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1992 NA
 R. H. McNaught reports his discovery of a fast-moving asteroidal
object on exposures by M.Hartley with the 1.2-m U.K. Schmidt
telescope on July 1 and 3. Orbital elements by B.G. Marsden:

    T = 1992 Sept.15.796 TT          Peri. =  13.782
    e = 0.49603                      Node  = 345.666    2000.0
    q = 1.02521 AU                   Incl. =   9.320
      a =  2.03425 AU     n = 0.339700     P =   2.90 years

1992 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.  Delta     r    Elong. Phase    V
Aug.  1    22 54.12   -48 08.3  0.177   1.157  140.2   34.2   14.5
      6    23 20.52   -46 37.5  0.150   1.132  139.0   36.0   14.1
     11    23 52.47   -43 33.3  0.125   1.109  137.7   38.0   13.7
     16     0 30.58   -37 54.3  0.102   1.088  135.8   40.5   13.3
     21     1 14.33   -28 10.3  0.084   1.070  132.4   44.3   13.0
     26     2 01.57   -13 10.1  0.073   1.055  125.8   51.0   12.8
     31     2 48.82   + 5 17.7  0.071   1.042  116.1   60.4   13.0
Sept. 5     3 32.70   +22 01.1  0.079   1.033  106.6   69.3   13.5
IAUC 5556

SUPERNOVA 1992al IN ESO 234-G69
R. H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports his discovery
of a supernova (mag 16,type Ia) in ESO 234-G69 on an R plate taken
by Q. A. Parker with the U.K. Schmidt Telescope on July 27.6 UT.
The supernova is situated at R.A. = 20h42m19s.37, Decl. =
-51 34'38".0 (equinox 1950.0, uncertainty 0".5 in R.A., 0".3 in
Decl.) with offsets from the galaxy's center being 18" east, 12" south.
IAUC 5569

SUPERNOVA 1992am IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
M. Phillips, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory; and J.Maza
University of Chile, report the discovery by R. Antezana
(University of Chile) of a supernova located about 19".3 west and
1".4 south of the nucleus of a spiral galaxy at R.A. = 1h22m32s,
Decl. = -4 54'.6 (equinox 1950.0). The supernova is of mpg 18.5.
IAUC 5570

SUPERNOVA 1992an IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
J. Maza, University of Chile; and M. Hamuy, Cerro Tololo Inter-
american Observatory, report the discovery by R. Antezana (Uni-
versity of Chile) of a supernova (mpg about 18) located about 6".5
east and 5".5 north of the nucleus of a spiral galaxy at R.A. =
13h34m59s, Decl. = -30 26'.2 (equinox 1950.0). Both Supernovae (92am
and 92an) were discovered with the CTIO Curtis Schmidt telescope.
IAUC 5571

PERIODIC COMET SCHUSTER (1992n)
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the recovery of this comet by
T. Seki at Geisei.  The comet is mag 18, small and diffuse without
nucleus;there was a faint tail in pa 245 deg on July 29.The indicated
correction to the elements on MPC 14594 (ephemeris on MPC 19707)
is Delta(T) = +0.04 day.
IAUC 5570

Martin Mobberley (Assistant Editor)