THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 744 1993 May 30 17.05UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke,
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AGM 1993
The provisional date and venue for the 1993 Annual General Meeting
of 'The Astronomer' is Saturday 1993 September 25 in Northampton.
COMET SHOEMAKER-LEVY (1993h)
Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David H. Levy report
their discovery of another comet. Positions follow:
1993 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1 Observer
May 23.20885 13 24.8 -34 00 16.5 Shoemaker
24.20572 13 24.0 -34 01 "
25.18776 13 23 14.45 -34 00 21.3 16.7 Scotti
25.20008 13 23 13.82 -34 00 21.8 "
25.21155 13 23 13.27 -34 00 22.0 16.4 "
25.39850 13 23 04.61 -34 00 31.0 McNaught
C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, and D. H. Levy (Palomar). 0.46-m
Schmidt telescope films. Comet moderately condensed; tail 15" long
IAUC 5803
PERIODIC COMET HOLMES (1993i)
S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan, reports the recovery of this comet by
T. Seki at Geisei, the positions being very close to the prediction
on MPC 16379 (ephemeris on MPC 21958). The comet is diffuse with
little central condensation, coma diameter 20".
1993 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1
May 24.77222 1 12 09.20 +17 34 18.7 18
25.77639 1 13 59.40 +17 51 18.8 18
IAUC 5804
PERIODIC COMET NEUJMIN 3 (1993j)
J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his recovery
of this comet with the 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak.
The comet is essentially of stellar appearance.
1993 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1
May 25.34975 15 03 29.83 -10 32 37.9 21.0
25.38166 15 03 28.38 -10 32 33.5 21.2
26.24980 15 02 52.45 -10 30 10.3 22.1
26.29348 15 02 50.59 -10 30 01.9 21.7
26.31215 15 02 49.77 -10 29 59.2 21.9
IAUC 5805
PERIODIC COMET SHAJN-SCHALDACH (1993k)
J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his recovery
of this comet with the 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak:
1993 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1
May 27.43324 23 33 53.03 - 1 10 35.0
27.44212 23 33 53.67 - 1 10 31.4 19.8
27.45291 23 33 54.57 - 1 10 26.3 20.0
28.43489 23 35 14.00 - 1 03 06.9
28.44249 23 35 14.74 - 1 03 03.7 19.6
28.45151 23 35 15.41 - 1 02 58.9 19.5
On May 27 there was a coma 10" across and a tail extending 0'.55 in
p.a. 257 deg.
IAUC 5807
YY HERCULIS
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, reports that this Z-And-type variable is
brightening:
1993 Apr 23.996UT, 13.3; May 3.979, 13.1; 6.995, 13.0; 15.978,
12.8; 28.952, 12.3
This appears to the brightest recorded since mid-1981.