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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 917       1995 Jan 20 07.31UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK  or    GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK
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COMET C/1995 A1 (JEDICKE)
The following precise positions have been reported:
     1995 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Jan.  9.19482    7 55 45.75   +20 24 13.8   19.1   Jedicke
           9.20357    7 55 45.44   +20 24 15.9            "
           9.21167    7 55 45.08   +20 24 17.9            "
          10.56418    7 54 58.44   +20 30 06.6   18.3   Kojima
          10.59659    7 54 57.39   +20 30 15.3            "
R. Jedicke (Kitt Peak).  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
T. Kojima (Chiyoda).  0.25-m f/6 reflector.  Communicated by S.
Nakano.
Brian Marsden comments that the parabolic orbital elements below
are extremely indeterminate. It is rather probable that the comet
is of short period.

T  1994 Apr  13.9100 TT      w 294.14000 )
e  1.00000000                O 116.07000 ) 2000.0
q  2.7624000 A.U.            i  12.38000 )
Source: IAUC 6125    Positions are geocentric

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

m = 11.0 + 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.
1995 Jan
  18.00   7 50.65  +21  1.5   2.941   3.924  178.2  19.3    22  297
  23.00   7 47.85  +21 21.7   2.980   3.958  172.4  19.3    22  297
  28.00   7 45.20  +21 41.0   3.027   3.991  166.7  19.4    20  298
1995 Feb
   2.00   7 42.75  +21 59.1   3.081   4.025  161.0  19.5    18  298
   7.00   7 40.58  +22 15.8   3.142   4.059  155.3  19.6    16  300
  12.00   7 38.72  +22 31.1   3.210   4.093  149.8  19.7    14  302
  17.00   7 37.22  +22 44.9   3.284   4.128  144.4  19.7    11  306
  22.00   7 36.10  +22 57.2   3.364   4.162  139.0  19.8     9  312
  27.00   7 35.37  +23  8.0   3.450   4.197  133.8  19.9     6  324

Guy M Hurst