THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 759      1993 July 25 12.10UT
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PERIODIC COMET WEST-KOHOUTEK-IKEMURA (1993o)
J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his recovery
of this comet with the Spacewatch telescope on Kitt Peak.
On July 20 the observations through three airmasses and in twilight
showed a coma of diameter 8".  The indicated correction to the
prediction on MPC 16381 is Delta(T) = +0.04 day.

     1993 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     July 20.47149    3 09 56.15   -14 05 40.3   20.1
          20.47495    3 09 56.57   -14 05 38.2   20.1
          21.46759    3 11 45.98   -14 02 36.0   20.1
          21.47095    3 11 46.18   -14 02 34.5
          21.47414    3 11 46.58   -14 02 34.7
IAUC 5832

V1830 SGR
Paul Camilleri reports, via Taichi Kato, Japan that Peter Williams,
Australia has detected an outburst of V1830 Sgr, a suspected SU UMa
star located at:
RA 18h10m42.34s DEC -27 43'18.9"(1950).
Available observations:
1993 July 17.44UT, 13.3; 20.45, 11.7.

VZ SGR
Paul Camilleri also reports that Peter Williams has observed a
fading of VZ Sgr (R-CrB type variable) located at:
RA 18h11m57s DEC -29 43.4' (1950)
Available observations:
1993 June 25.80UT, 10.6; July 17.41, 11.6; 20.45, 12.4.
The catalogued range of this variable is: 10.8-15.0V