------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1040 1996 Jan 31 21.40UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET C/1995 Y1 (HYAKUTAKE) Updated elements by Brian Marsden, Central Bureau: T 1996 Feb 24.2949 TT w 46.35949 ) e 1.00000000 O 195.75906 ) 2000.0 q 1.0545070 A.U. i 54.46844 ) Source: MPEC 1996-B06 Positions are geocentric m = 7.5 + 5.0 log R + 10.0 log r 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. 1996 Jan 31.00 16 55.81 -10 57.7 1.300 1.129 57.3 8.6 208 62 1996 Feb 1.00 17 0.80 -10 18.1 1.292 1.124 57.2 8.6 210 62 2.00 17 5.81 -9 37.8 1.285 1.118 57.2 8.5 212 61 3.00 17 10.84 -8 56.7 1.278 1.113 57.1 8.5 213 61 4.00 17 15.88 -8 14.9 1.272 1.108 57.1 8.5 215 61 5.00 17 20.94 -7 32.4 1.267 1.103 57.0 8.4 217 60 6.00 17 26.01 -6 49.3 1.261 1.098 56.9 8.4 218 60 7.00 17 31.10 -6 5.6 1.257 1.093 56.8 8.4 219 60 8.00 17 36.20 -5 21.3 1.252 1.089 56.7 8.4 221 60 9.00 17 41.30 -4 36.6 1.249 1.085 56.6 8.3 222 60 10.00 17 46.41 -3 51.4 1.246 1.081 56.5 8.3 222 59 11.00 17 51.53 -3 5.9 1.243 1.078 56.4 8.3 223 59 12.00 17 56.65 -2 20.0 1.241 1.074 56.3 8.3 224 59 13.00 18 1.77 -1 33.9 1.239 1.071 56.2 8.3 224 59 14.00 18 6.89 -0 47.6 1.238 1.069 56.0 8.3 224 59 15.00 18 12.00 -0 1.2 1.237 1.066 55.9 8.2 224 59 16.00 18 17.11 +0 45.3 1.237 1.064 55.8 8.2 224 59 17.00 18 22.21 +1 31.9 1.237 1.062 55.6 8.2 224 59 18.00 18 27.30 +2 18.4 1.238 1.060 55.5 8.2 223 59 19.00 18 32.38 +3 4.7 1.239 1.058 55.4 8.2 223 59 20.00 18 37.45 +3 50.9 1.241 1.057 55.2 8.2 222 59 21.00 18 42.50 +4 36.9 1.243 1.056 55.1 8.2 221 59 22.00 18 47.53 +5 22.6 1.246 1.055 54.9 8.2 219 59 23.00 18 52.55 +6 8.0 1.249 1.055 54.7 8.2 218 59 24.00 18 57.54 +6 52.9 1.253 1.055 54.6 8.2 217 59 25.00 19 2.51 +7 37.5 1.257 1.055 54.4 8.2 215 59 26.00 19 7.45 +8 21.5 1.262 1.055 54.3 8.2 213 59 27.00 19 12.37 +9 5.0 1.267 1.055 54.1 8.2 211 59 28.00 19 17.26 +9 48.0 1.272 1.056 53.9 8.3 209 59 29.00 19 22.12 +10 30.4 1.278 1.057 53.8 8.3 207 60 Guy M Hurst