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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2147      2005 Aug 28 20.00UT
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/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Several observers have reported on IAUC 8587 the appearance of a 
possible comet in ultraviolet SWAN website images taken with the SOHO 
spacecraft. Following requests for confirmation by the
Central Bureau, A. Hale (Cloudcroft, NM) reported a visual observation 
of the object on Aug. 25.142 UT with a 0.41-m reflector, which had a 
moderately condensed 3' coma and a guessed total mag of roughly 9.5.

      2005 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
      Aug.  4         11 12.2       +15 20               SWAN
            7         11 16.1       +18 31                 "
            9         11 20.9       +21 08                 "
           14         11 30.3       +28 07                 "
           16         11 31.8       +30 11                 "
           18         11 33.3       +32 34                 "
           21         11 33.7       +35 22                 "
           24.83145   11 33 54.79   +37 38 23.5   11.8   Sanchez
           24.84571   11 33 53.86   +37 38 57.1            "
           24.87452   11 33 53.77   +37 40 21.0            "
           25.142     11 33 50      +37 52.0             Hale

Orbital elements and ephemeris:
      T = 2005 Aug.  9.638 TT          Peri. =  30.616
                                       Node  = 245.145   2000.0
      q = 0.51554 AU                   Incl. =  89.482

2005 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong. Phase   Mag.
Aug  27    11 33.41   +39 20.4   1.199   0.656   33.2   57.4   10.0
      29    11 32.71   +40 47.6   1.215   0.685   34.3   56.2   10.2
      31    11 31.82   +42 09.1   1.230   0.715   35.5   55.2   10.4
Sept. 2    11 30.79   +43 25.6   1.243   0.746   36.9   54.3   10.5
       4    11 29.65   +44 38.0   1.254   0.777   38.3   53.5   10.7
       6    11 28.43   +45 46.8   1.264   0.810   39.8   52.8   10.8
       8    11 27.13   +46 52.8   1.272   0.842   41.4   52.2   11.0
      10    11 25.78   +47 56.5   1.279   0.876   43.0   51.7   11.1
      12    11 24.37   +48 58.4   1.285   0.909   44.7   51.2   11.2

SUPERNOVA 2005dl IN NGC 2276
Discovery by CROSS program of a possible supernova (IAUC 8588):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005dl  Aug. 25.1   07 27 31.75  +85 45 15.0  17.1   18"E,  1"S

ES AQUILAE
Gary Poyner, Birmingham, England, reports that ES Aquilae of the RCB 
type is fading as follows:

Aug 4.01    12.0  Seq.  AAVSO 020301
     6.92    12.1
     7.94    12.4
     8.97    12.3
    10.96    12.3
    12.93    12.4
    16.95    12.9
20.92   13.4

Guy M Hurst