THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 102 1987 Dec 23 19.10UT.
Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074
Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line.
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CRITICAL LIST OF MINOR PLANETS
The latest list appeared on MPC 12 493:
Asteroids observed at one opposition:
719 Albert; 724 Hapag; 878 Mildred.
At two oppositions and below no.3500:
No Name Opp 1988 Opp Mag
2608 Seneca Nov 15 22.6
3270 Dudley - -
3271 1982RB Jun 1 18.6
3352 McAuliffe - -
3360 1981VA Feb 1 22.3
COMET MCNAUGHT (1987b1)
Revised elements:
T =1987 Dec 11.92037ET
Peri= 17.3584 )
Node=260.64188) 1950.0
Incl= 97.11511)
q = .8420474 AU
Ephemeris(replacing that on TA 24,151:
1987/88 RA (1950) DEC Earth Sun Elong m1
Dec 21 17h32.6m -07 44 1.757 0.858 16.4 7.5
26 17 43.3 -03 33 1.724 0.882 21.3 7.6
31 17 54.5 +00 48 1.689 0.913 26.1 7.7
Jan 5 18 06.2 +05 19 1.653 0.952 30.9 7.8
10 18 18.7 +09 59 1.619 0.998 35.6 8.0
15 18 32.0 +14 50 1.589 1.048 40.1 8.2
20 18 46.4 +19 49 1.565 1.103 44.5 8.4
25 19 02.0 +24 54 1.549 1.161 48.6 8.6
30 19 19.0 +30 02 1.542 1.221 52.4 8.8
Guy M Hurst