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IAUC 1686: 1959d; 1959e; INTERNATIONAL TIME SIGNALS

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                                                  Circular No. 1686
BUREAU CENTRAL DES TELEGRAMMES ASTRONOMIQUES
   UNION ASTRONOMIQUE INTERNATIONALE
Adresse postale: Bureau Central des telegrammes astronomiques,
   Observatory, Ostervold 3, Copenhagen K, Denmark
   Adresse telegraphique: Observatory Copenhagen


COMET BESTER-HOFFMEISTER (1959d)
     Astronomisches Recheninstitut, Heidelberg, has transmitted
the following 5 observations, obtained by Bester and Hoffmeister:

1959    U.T.     R.A. (1950.0) Decl.
July 26 20h26m1   19 37.9  -38 50'
     28 18 14.0   19 49.9  -40 11
     29 21 35.1   19 56.1  -40 48
     30 18 16.2   20  1.7  -41 26
     31 19 23.7   20  7.7  -41 56
Aug.  8 20  3.6   20 51.8  -44 31

Magnitude: 10m at most.

     Dr J. Schubart, Sonneberg, has computed the following
parabolic orbit and ephemeris:

               Elements:
               T = 1959 July 15.77 U.T.
           Peri. = 184.1
           Node  = 105.7    1950.0
           Incl. =  13.1
               q = 1.243

               Ephemeris:

  1959      R.A. (1950.0) Decl.
  Aug.  25   21 53.8  -44 11
        30   22  6.3  -43 16
  Sept.  4      16.7  -42 10
         9      25.3  -40 56
        14   22 32.7  -39 36


COMET ALCOCK (1959e)
     Mr. Candy, B.A.A., announces that Alcock has found
a comet in the following position:

1959    U.T.     R.A. (1959.0) Decl.  Mag.
Aug. 25 21h 0m0   15 54.2  +34 25      10m

Comet diffuse with condensation, nothing reported about tail.
Daily motion: +4m 36s, -0o56'.

     From Mrs. Mrkos, director of the Skalnate Pleso Observatory,
the following two observations were received:

1959    U.T.        R.A. (1950.0) Decl.
Aug. 27 20h34m5   16  3 45.6  +32 41 32
     27 21 17.5   16  3 54.4  +32 39 50

Comet diffuse with condensation, nothing reported about tail.
Observer: M. Antal; reduction by A. Visnovcova.


INTERNATIONAL TIME SIGNALS
     The Astronomer Royal, Dr. R. v. d. R. Woolley, communicates:
From 1959 September 1 to 1959 October 31 inclusive, the
International Time Signals of the Royal Greenwich Observatory
will be radiated from the following transmitters:

   1000 G.M.T. and 1800 G.M.T.
   Rugby GBR          16 kc/s
   Rugby GIC33    13 555 kc/s
   Rugby GUC37    17 685 kc/s


1959 August 28                 (1686)              Julie M. Vinter Hansen

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