TA e-circular

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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 809       1994 Jan 13 21.20UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
TELEX: 9312111261 Answerback: TA G      TELECOM GOLD: 10074:MIK2885
GMH at UK.AC.RUTHERFORD.STARLINK.ASTROPHYSICS  STARLINK: RLSAC::GMH
GMH at UK.AC.CAM.ASTRONOMY.STARLINK            STARLINK: CAVAD::GMH
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COMET KUSHIDA (1994a)
Additional observations communicated by S. Nakano, Sumoto, Japan:
     1994 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Jan.  9.55382    9 46 20.05   + 3 03 08.3   12.5   Urata
           9.70764    9 46 24.54   + 3 01 34.1   12.5   Sugie
           9.70903    9 46 24.41   + 3 01 31.4   13     Koishikawa
           9.72500    9 46 25.02   + 3 01 23.6          Sugie
           9.73090    9 46 25.07   + 3 01 18.8          Koishikawa
          10.80243    9 46 58.85   + 2 50 39.1   12.0   Kushida
          10.81632    9 46 59.18   + 2 50 28.7            "
          11.65964    9 47 24.36   + 2 42 30.2   13.2   Kawanishi
          11.66211    9 47 24.42   + 2 42 29.6            "
          11.70772    9 47 25.33   + 2 42 03.9   12.5   Urata
          11.71091    9 47 25.38   + 2 42 02.0            "
          11.71253    9 47 25.42   + 2 42 01.1            "
          11.71410    9 47 25.43   + 2 42 00.2            "
T. Urata (Nihondaira Obs.).  Remeasured observation (cf. E808).
A. Sugie (Dynic Astronomical Observatory).  0.25-m f/3.4 Schmidt.
M. Koishikawa (Sendai Obs., Ayashi Station).  0.30-m f/3.8
reflector.
Y. Kushida (Yatsugatake South Base Observatory).  0.25-m f/3.4
  reflector.
K. Kawanishi (Akou).  0.33-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
     Nakano provides the following preliminary parabolic orbital
elements from 25 observations, Jan. 9-11; this may be a short-
period comet.

T  1993 Dec   5.3270 TT      w 198.97900 )
e  1.00000000                O 254.33500 ) 2000.0
q  1.3608700 A.U.            i   4.96800 )
Source: IAUC 5919    Positions are geocentric

Ephemeris by G.Hurst using EPH.EXE by N.James:

m = 10.5 + 5.0 log R + 10.0 log r

  Date    R.A. (2000) Dec.     R       r     Elong  Mag.    Motion
          h  m       o  '     (AU)    (AU)     o          "/hr P.A.
1994 Jan
  13.00   9 47.98   +2 30.7   0.564   1.474  143.1  10.9    26  145
  18.00   9 49.38   +1 54.2   0.578   1.503  147.3  11.1    17  156
  23.00   9 49.81   +1 30.0   0.596   1.535  151.7  11.2     9  179
  28.00   9 49.47   +1 16.9   0.617   1.569  156.1  11.4     6  230
1994 Feb
   2.00   9 48.60   +1 13.7   0.643   1.606  160.5  11.6     8  274
   7.00   9 47.39   +1 18.9   0.672   1.644  164.6  11.8    11  294
  12.00   9 46.08   +1 30.8   0.707   1.684  167.7  12.0    12  307
  17.00   9 44.87   +1 47.5   0.746   1.726  168.9  12.2    12  318
  22.00   9 43.92   +2  7.1   0.790   1.769  167.7  12.5    12  330
  27.00   9 43.35   +2 28.2   0.840   1.814  164.8  12.7    11  346
1994 Mar
   4.00   9 43.23   +2 49.4   0.894   1.860  160.9  13.0    10    5
   9.00   9 43.61   +3  9.6   0.954   1.906  156.7  13.2    11   26
  14.00   9 44.51   +3 28.1   1.018   1.954  152.3  13.4    12   45
  19.00   9 45.95   +3 44.2   1.087   2.002  148.0  13.7    15   60
  24.00   9 47.89   +3 57.4   1.161   2.051  143.7  13.9    17   70
  29.00   9 50.32   +4  7.5   1.239   2.101  139.4  14.2    20   78

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