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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 965      1995 June 12 20.00UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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COMET 6P/D'ARREST
Herman Mikuz reports that he has 'recovered' this comet using a
0.36-m f6.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with CCD and V filter.
Magnitude estimates:
950528.07 V  17.2
950530.01 V  17.5
950608.06 V  16.9
He has also transferred the images to the Editor to enable material
to appear promptly on this month's cover of TA together with more
detailed information and analysis of these observations.

Ephemeris:

T  1995 July 27.3620 TT      w 178.03880 )
e  0.61404000                O 138.29980 ) 1950.0
q  1.3458690 A.U.            i  19.52850 )
Source: MPC 20122    Positions are geocentric

The following magnitude formula is from the 1995 Comet Handbook:

m =  7.5 + 5.0 log R + 40.0 log r

  Date    R.A. (2000) Dec.     R       r     Elong  Mag.    Motion
          h  m       o  '     (AU)    (AU)     o          "/hr P.A.
1995 June
  12.00  21 12.20   +9 43.9   0.690   1.444  114.3  13.1    96   88
  17.00  21 25.33   +9 44.6   0.650   1.424  115.8  12.7    98   92
  22.00  21 38.82   +9 31.1   0.611   1.406  117.4  12.4   102   96
  27.00  21 52.66   +9  1.0   0.576   1.391  119.1  12.0   106  101
1995 July
   2.00  22  6.82   +8 11.8   0.543   1.378  121.1  11.7   110  106
   7.00  22 21.25   +7  0.9   0.513   1.366  123.2  11.5   116  111
  12.00  22 35.90   +5 26.4   0.486   1.358  125.5  11.2   122  116
  17.00  22 50.63   +3 27.0   0.463   1.351  128.0  11.1   128  121
  22.00  23  5.29   +1  2.3   0.443   1.347  130.7  10.9   134  126
  27.00  23 19.65   -1 46.6   0.427   1.346  133.5  10.8   139  130

Guy M Hurst