THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 822 1994 Mar 20 17.44UT 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 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at AST-STAR.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET MUELLER (1994c) Jean Mueller, Palomar Mountain Observatory, reports her discovery of a comet in the course of the second Palomar Sky Survey. Confirmation has been made on films taken by K. Lawrence for E. Helin in the course of the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey. 1994 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1 Observer Mar. 10.46528 15 51 06.02 + 2 28 41.6 17 Mueller 10.50347 15 50 59.06 + 2 29 08.4 " 11.45538 15 47 57.71 + 2 39 32.7 17.0 Lawrence 11.48090 15 47 52.20 + 2 39 52.2 " J. Mueller (Palomar). 1.2-m Oschin Schmidt. Faint, diffuse nucleus with a large, diffuse coma and no visible tail. IAUC 5948 Elements: T 1993 Dec 3.9900 TT w 102.51200 ) e 1.00000000 O 4.93300 ) 2000.0 q 1.8111800 A.U. i 145.45400 ) Source: IAUC 5954 Positions are geocentric Ephemeris by G.Hurst using EPH.EXE by N.James: m = 12.0 + 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 Mar 9.00 15 55.61 +2 13.0 1.613 2.169 110.4 16.4 115 283 14.00 15 39.41 +3 8.4 1.542 2.204 119.0 16.4 133 282 19.00 15 20.81 +4 7.9 1.482 2.239 128.1 16.4 151 282 24.00 14 59.95 +5 9.2 1.437 2.275 137.5 16.4 166 281 29.00 14 37.20 +6 9.3 1.410 2.311 146.9 16.4 178 279 1994 Apr 3.00 14 13.20 +7 4.7 1.402 2.349 155.5 16.4 183 278 8.00 13 48.80 +7 51.8 1.416 2.387 161.7 16.5 182 277 13.00 13 24.94 +8 28.2 1.451 2.426 162.6 16.7 174 275 18.00 13 2.46 +8 52.7 1.506 2.466 157.9 16.8 160 273 23.00 12 41.98 +9 5.8 1.580 2.506 150.7 17.0 144 272 28.00 12 23.82 +9 9.0 1.671 2.547 142.9 17.2 126 270 SUPERNOVA 1994E IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, reports his discovery of a supernova (mpg = 19-20) located at R.A. = 11h29m20s.83, Decl. = +55o38'08".3 (equinox 1950.0), which is 0".3 west and 3".6 south of the center of a spiral galaxy of mpg about 18. A nearby star (mpg about 15.5) is at (end figures) 22s.89, 37'29".2. SN 1994E was detected on two technical pan films taken on Mar. 5.04 and 6.03UT, while nothing is visible on a pair of similar films taken in early 1992; both pairs of films reach stellar mag 22. IAUC 5952 CAVAD This mailbox, with the Internet address: GMH at AST-STAR.CAM.AC.UK, will be closed at the end of March. New arrangements are in course regarding a replacement box but in the meantime please send messages to the new box at Rutherford (GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK) only.