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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1460      1999 Oct 25 19.14UT
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 T1 (MCNAUGHT-HARTLEY)
The following elements have been published for the comet reported
on E1459:
T  2000 Dec   9.6340 TT      w 345.17300 )
e  1.00000000                O 181.73500 ) 2000.0
q  1.1538000 A.U.            i  79.09400 )
Source: IAUC 7273    Positions are geocentric

Ephemeris by Guy Hurst using EPH.EXE by Nick James:
m =  5.0 + 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 Oct
   9.00   2  3.48  -39 20.5   4.608   5.329  132.1  15.6    31  224
  14.00   1 59.62  -40  3.8   4.575   5.283  130.9  15.5    31  228
  19.00   1 55.53  -40 43.1   4.548   5.236  129.3  15.5    30  232
  24.00   1 51.27  -41 17.9   4.527   5.189  127.2  15.4    29  236
  29.00   1 46.91  -41 47.9   4.511   5.142  124.7  15.4    28  241
1999 Nov
   3.00   1 42.51  -42 12.8   4.501   5.094  121.9  15.3    27  245
   8.00   1 38.15  -42 32.5   4.495   5.047  118.8  15.3    25  250
  13.00   1 33.90  -42 46.8   4.493   4.999  115.5  15.3    24  256
  18.00   1 29.82  -42 56.0   4.496   4.951  112.0  15.2    22  261
  23.00   1 25.99  -43  0.0   4.501   4.904  108.4  15.2    20  268
  28.00   1 22.46  -42 59.3   4.510   4.855  104.7  15.1    19  275

SUPERNOVA 1999ef IN UGC 607
Jean Mueller reports her discovery of a supernova (mag about
17.5) on a red plate taken by K. Rykoski and herself on Oct. 9 UT
with the 1.2-m Oschin Schmidt Telescope in the course of the
Palomar Outer Solar System Ecliptic (POSSE) Survey.  SN 1999ef is
located at R.A. = 0h58m46s.2, Decl. = +12o44'45" (equinox 2000.0),
which is 20" east and 10" south of the nucleus of UGC 607.  There
is no object at this position on the Digitized Sky Survey or on
second Palomar Sky Survey plates.  SN 1999ef also appears on a
POSSE plate taken on Oct. 10.
IAUC 7275 (extract)

COMET 1999 T2
F. Shelly reports the discovery by LINEAR of a comet.
Additional observations have been reported following posting on the
NEO Confirmation Page:
     1999 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Oct. 14.15995   22 58 44.30   +29 22 01.4   17.7   LINEAR
          14.17563   22 58 43.11   +29 21 56.7   17.7     "
          14.19123   22 58 41.85   +29 21 52.8   17.7     "
          14.22238   22 58 39.35   +29 21 45.2   18.2     "
LINEAR (Lincoln Laboratory ETS, Socorro).  Observers M. Bezpalko,
M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Elowitz, and R. Huber.  Measurers
J.Stuart, H. Viggh, and R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J. Ticha and M. Tichy (Klet).  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.  Tail
>20" long in p.a. 98 deg.
IAUC 7280

Guy M Hurst