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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1111      1996 Aug 12 20.30UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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COMET 1996 P2
R. H. McNaught, Anglo-Australian Observatory, reports the
discovery by Kenneth S. Russell of a new comet on U.K. Schmidt
plates taken by Fred G. Watson.  The comet has a strong condensation
(m2 about 17) within a 20" coma, and a 20' tail in p.a. 240 deg.
The following positions were measured by McNaught:

     1996 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Aug. 10.74014    1 40 24.85   -29 51 58.8
          10.80264    1 40 25.78   -29 52 32.6
          11.75125    1 40 39.80   -30 02 11.9    13
          11.79292    1 40 40.36   -30 02 35.5

IAUC 6448 (Extract)

Martin Mobberley