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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 988       1995 Aug 20 15.20UT
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 C/1995 Q1 (BRADFIELD)
Brian Marsden, Central Bureau, has computed the following
preliminary orbital elements:

T  1995 Aug  31.3560 TT      w 331.06800 )
e  1.00000000                O 178.16500 ) 2000.0
q  0.4387300 A.U.            i 147.28300 )
Source: IAUC 6208    Positions are geocentric

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

m =  8.0 + 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 Aug
  20.00  11  7.11  -11 24.4   1.024   0.526   29.9   5.3   170   27
  21.00  11  9.07  -10 24.6   1.055   0.513   28.6   5.2   163   25
  22.00  11 10.79   -9 26.0   1.086   0.500   27.3   5.2   157   22
  23.00  11 12.28   -8 28.2   1.116   0.489   26.0   5.1   153   20
  24.00  11 13.56   -7 31.1   1.147   0.478   24.6   5.1   149   17
  25.00  11 14.63   -6 34.7   1.176   0.468   23.2   5.1   145   15
  26.00  11 15.53   -5 38.8   1.205   0.460   21.8   5.0   143   12
  27.00  11 16.25   -4 43.4   1.233   0.453   20.3   5.0   140   10
  28.00  11 16.81   -3 48.3   1.261   0.447   18.9   5.0   138    8
  29.00  11 17.23   -2 53.7   1.287   0.443   17.4   5.0   137    6
  30.00  11 17.51   -1 59.4   1.313   0.440   15.9   5.0   136    4
  31.00  11 17.68   -1  5.5   1.337   0.439   14.5   5.1   134    2

Recent observations:
Aug. 18.39UT, 5.5 (K.Thalassoudis, South Australia, 10x70B);
19.35, 5.4 (David Seargent, NSW, 25x100B); 19.40, 5.5 (A.Beresford,
South Australia, 7x50B).

Guy M Hurst