THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 822       1994 Mar 20 17.44UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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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

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