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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 985       1995 Aug 18 18.51UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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COMET 1995 Q1
A new comet, his seventeenth, has been discovered by William A.
Bradfield, Dernancourt, near Adelaide.

Available observations:

     1995 UT           R.A. (2000) Decl.         m1     Observer
     Aug. 17.410     11 00.6       -14 08        6      Bradfield
          17.99      11 01.5       -13 27        5.5    Pizarro
          18.28      11 03.5       -13 12        5      Drummond

W. Bradfield (Dernancourt). Tail > 1 deg.  Communicated by
A. Beresford.
G. Pizarro (European Southern Observatory).  1.0-m Schmidt.  Rough
position by Richard West.  7' coma, two wavy tails in p.a. 145 deg,
length 3 deg.  P. Bouchet, S. Benetti and others confirmed the
comet, which was visible with the naked eye; 2 deg tail.
J. Drummond (Gisborne, New Zealand).  Communicated by W. Orchiston.
IAUC 6206

EDITORS RETURN
The Editor has now returned from Canada and all messages should
once again be sent to the Demon box. My thanks to Martin for
holding the fort whilst I was away.

Guy M Hurst