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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 918       1995 Jan 27 20.44UT
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 P/1995 A1 (JEDICKE)
Further precise positions have been reported as follows:
     1995 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Jan. 22.45209    7 48 05.12   +21 20 27.8          Gehrels
          22.46042    7 48 04.84   +21 20 29.5            "
          23.15918    7 47 41.00   +21 23 22.5   19.5     "
          23.45618    7 47 30.53   +21 24 36.3   18.6     "
          24.31400    7 47 01.52   +21 28 08.0          Balam
          24.32691    7 47 01.15   +21 28 10.6            "
T. Gehrels (Kitt Peak).  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.  Measurer J. V.
Scotti.  On Jan. 23.46, m2 = 21.4, tail extending 2'.98 in p.a. 258
deg from 12" coma.
D. D. Balam (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria).  1.82-m
Plaskett telescope + CCD.

T  1993 Mar  20.1600 TT      w 276.18900 )
e  0.35018000                O 115.99100 ) 2000.0
q  3.8424600 A.U.            i  23.28300 )
Source: IAUC 6127    Positions are geocentric

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

  Date    R.A. (2000) Dec.     R       r     Elong  Mag.    Motion
          h  m       o  '     (AU)    (AU)     o          "/hr P.A.
1995 Jan
  23.00   7 47.77  +21 22.7   4.037   5.014  172.4  18.5    22  297
  28.00   7 44.96  +21 43.0   4.064   5.027  166.6  18.6    22  297
1995 Feb
   2.00   7 42.29  +22  2.6   4.099   5.040  160.8  18.6    20  298
   7.00   7 39.80  +22 21.2   4.142   5.053  155.1  18.6    19  299
  12.00   7 37.54  +22 38.7   4.191   5.067  149.5  18.7    17  300
  17.00   7 35.54  +22 55.0   4.247   5.080  144.0  18.7    15  302
  22.00   7 33.84  +23 10.2   4.310   5.093  138.5  18.7    13  304
  27.00   7 32.47  +23 24.2   4.378   5.106  133.1  18.8    11  309
1995 Mar
   4.00   7 31.43  +23 36.8   4.451   5.119  127.8  18.8     8  316
   9.00   7 30.75  +23 48.3   4.529   5.133  122.6  18.9     6  327
  14.00   7 30.43  +23 58.5   4.610   5.146  117.5  18.9     5  348
  19.00   7 30.47  +24  7.5   4.695   5.159  112.6  19.0     4   19
  24.00   7 30.85  +24 15.4   4.782   5.172  107.7  19.0     5   46
  29.00   7 31.59  +24 22.2   4.871   5.185  102.9  19.1     7   63

CHRISTMAS QUIZ
The winner of this quiz was Brian Marsden whose all correct entry
was the first to our mailbox. Thanks to all who participated.

The correct answers were:
1. 1964, 'The Casual Astronomer'; 2. United Nations;
3. Brian Manning; 4. Quadrantids; 5. 1995 Oct 24; 6. Dactyl;
7. Leo; 8. Vulpecula; 9. Philippines; 10. Comet Panther (1980u)

EF PEGASI
Patrick Schmeer provides further estimates (cf E915):
1995 Jan 12.732UT, 11.3; 13.720, 11.3; 13.744, 11.3

Guy M Hurst