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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1208      1997 Jul 04 06.46UT
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 1997 N1
Vello Tabur reports his visual discovery of a comet, for which the
following observations are available:

     1997 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     July  2.7986     4 48.3       -26 58         10    Tabur
           2.8257     4 48.5       -26 58                 "
           3.79386    4 55 30.93   -26 40 16.4          Garradd
           3.79570    4 55 31.73   -26 40 14.3            "
           3.79820    4 55 32.81   -26 40 11.6            "
           3.80794    4 55 37.09   -26 40 00.4            "
           3.81361    4 55 39.57   -26 39 53.8            "
           3.82903    4 55 46.41   -26 39 35.3          Child
           3.83319    4 55 48.17   -26 39 30.2            "
           3.83633    4 55 49.47   -26 39 27.8            "
           3.84062    4 55 51.28   -26 39 23.3            "
           3.84645    4 55 53.93   -26 39 16.4            "

V. Tabur (Wanniassa, A.C.T.).  0.20-m f/4.7 reflector.
Rather uncondensed circular coma about 1'.5 across, no tail.

G. J. Garradd (Loomberah).  0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
A 60-s 2 x 2 binned exposure shows a 2'.5 tail in p.a. 210 deg.
J. B. Child (Macquarie).  0.32-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.  3' tail.
IAUC 6692

Guy M Hurst