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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1386      1999 Feb 26 21.11UT
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 C/1999 D1 (HERMANN)
The LONEOS program reports the discovery of an apparent comet.
Selected observations:
     1999 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Feb. 20.40541   12 15 00.34   + 3 20 24.3   18.4   Hermann
          20.42580   12 14 59.55   + 3 19 50.7            "
          20.44621   12 14 58.73   + 3 19 16.0            "
          20.94853   12 14 40.52   + 3 05 28.0          Pravec
          20.96249   12 14 39.90   + 3 05 04.8            "
S. M. Hermann (Lowell Observatory).  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
  telescope + CCD.  Measurer B. W. Koehn.
IAUC 7111 (extract)

Orbital elements:
T  1999 Feb  18.0590 TT      w 173.49700 )
e  1.00000000                O 350.54900 ) 2000.0
q  1.8133700 A.U.            i  25.77200 )
Source: IAUC 7112    Positions are geocentric

Ephemeris by G.Hurst using EPH.EXE by Nick James:
m = 15.0 + 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.
1999 Feb
  27.00  12 10.19   +0 17.6   0.868   1.817  155.7  17.3    77  204
  28.00  12  9.34   -0 10.5   0.865   1.818  156.7  17.3    77  205
1999 Mar
   1.00  12  8.45   -0 38.6   0.863   1.819  157.8  17.3    78  206
   2.00  12  7.54   -1  6.7   0.860   1.820  158.8  17.3    78  206
   3.00  12  6.59   -1 34.8   0.858   1.821  159.8  17.3    79  207
   4.00  12  5.63   -2  2.9   0.856   1.822  160.8  17.3    79  208
   5.00  12  4.64   -2 30.9   0.855   1.823  161.8  17.3    79  208
   6.00  12  3.62   -2 58.9   0.853   1.825  162.8  17.3    80  209
   7.00  12  2.59   -3 26.8   0.852   1.826  163.8  17.3    80  209
   8.00  12  1.53   -3 54.6   0.852   1.828  164.7  17.3    80  210
   9.00  12  0.46   -4 22.2   0.851   1.829  165.6  17.3    80  210
  10.00  11 59.37   -4 49.8   0.851   1.831  166.4  17.3    80  211
  11.00  11 58.27   -5 17.1   0.851   1.833  167.3  17.3    80  211
  12.00  11 57.15   -5 44.3   0.851   1.835  168.0  17.3    80  212
  13.00  11 56.03   -6 11.2   0.852   1.837  168.7  17.3    79  212
  14.00  11 54.90   -6 38.0   0.853   1.839  169.3  17.3    79  212
  15.00  11 53.76   -7  4.5   0.854   1.841  169.7  17.3    78  213

GK PERSEI
This old nova is in minor outburst:
Feb 16.927UT, 13.1 (Gary Poyner, Birmingham); 17.042, 12.9 (John
Bortle, USA); 20.788, 12.5 E.Muyllaert, Belgium); 22.073, 12.5
(R.Berg, USA); 22.420, 11.8 (Sakuma).
The last outburst started in 1996 Feb 24.

U SCORPII
This old nova is also in outburst:
Feb 25.194UT, 9.5 (Patrick Schmeer, Germany); 25.563, 7.6 (L.Shaw).

Guy M Hurst