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IAUC 2208: 1970a; 1969g; Corrs
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Circular No. 2208
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Cable Address: SATELLITES, NEWYORK
Western Union: RAPID SATELLITE CAMBMASS
COMET DAIDO-FUJIKAWA (1970a)
The following precise positions have been reported:
1970 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. Mag. Observer
Jan. 31.85451 19 18 01.22 + 2 44 32.3 7.7 Seki
31.87876 19 18 09.04 + 2 43 18.8 "
Feb. 1.87454 19 23 33.99 + 1 49 18.0 "
1.87807 19 23 35.19 + 1 49 06.7 "
1.88148 19 23 36.27 + 1 48 56.6 "
4.21563 19 37 35.84 - 0 31 55.3 Milet
4.84940 19 41 45.83 - 1 13 57.4 5 Kosai
6.85788 19 56 14.82 - 3 39 59.5 5 Tomita
7.84830 20 04 15.09 - 4 59 44.1 4 "
7.85166 20 04 16.73 - 5 00 05.9 "
T. Seki (Kochi Observatory).
B. Milet (Nice Observatory).
H. Kosai and K. Tomita (Tokyo Astronomical Observatory).
Communicated by H. Hirose. Diffuse with condensation, tail > 1o.
Mr. T. Seki provides the following parabolic elements, derived
from his observations on Jan. 28.86, Jan. 31.88 and Feb. 1.88:
T = 1970 Feb. 15.847 ET Peri. = 267.128
Node = 31.462 1950.0
q = 0.065016 AU Incl. = 99.403
COMET TAGO-SATO-KOSAKA (1969g)
Further precise positions have been reported as follows:
1969/70 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. Observer
Oct. 20.49410 16 28 09.45 - 7 16 03.0 Amdruszkiw
20.50417 16 28 10.10 - 7 16 26.1 "
21.48299 16 29 04.48 - 7 46 11.2 Harris
29.50000 16 37 17.31 -11 55 03.4 Candy
Nov. 7.49132 16 48 13.74 -16 48 54.1 Nikoloff
Dec. 29.51806 19 24 58.43 -53 11 08.5 Candy
29.52083 19 24 59.87 -53 11 11.0 "
29.52257 19 25 00.88 -53 11 14.0 "
29.53061 19 25 04.91 -53 11 23.8 "
29.53276 19 25 06.04 -53 11 27.3 "
30.51875 19 33 49.05 -53 32 02.7 Harris
30.52083 19 33 50.35 -53 32 05.3 "
Jan. 1.52222 19 53 27.93 -53 59 06.5 Candy
1.52431 19 53 29.24 -53 59 07.6 "
3.51979 20 15 49.87 -54 01 45.2 Gans
3.52153 20 15 51.13 -54 01 44.6 "
8.51875 21 23 39.95 -51 30 29.7 Candy
8.52083 21 23 41.84 -51 30 21.7 "
10.52361 21 54 25.37 -48 59 07.6 Gans
10.52569 21 54 27.38 -48 58 56.1 "
11.54028 22 10 20.57 -47 16 34.4 Harwood
11.54306 22 10 23.21 -47 16 15.5 "
12.52917 22 25 51.08 -45 18 32.6 Andruszkiw
12.53333 22 25 55.08 -45 17 59.4 "
17.51875 23 39 53.48 -30 34 04.1 Gans
17.52101 23 39 55.30 -30 33 34.4 "
18.51806 23 53 10.78 -26 45 50.3 Harwood
18.52049 23 53 12.58 -26 45 15.9 "
24.38887 0 58 18.66 - 3 01 46.1 Seki
24.41892 0 58 35.69 - 2 54 51.9 "
25.43004 1 07 40.52 + 0 49 16.8 "
25.43484 1 07 43.04 + 0 50 18.3 "
26.40842 1 15 57.37 + 4 13 30.5 "
26.47512 1 16 30.02 + 4 27 01.8 "
27.40150 1 23 52.75 + 7 27 20.4 "
28.48554 1 32 00.16 +10 42 55.7 "
31.75704 1 53 44.25 +18 57 31.6 Milet
31.75980 1 53 45.15 +18 57 50.3 "
Feb. 3.75992 2 10 38.37 +24 43 28.9 "
3.76407 2 10 39.70 +24 43 57.2 "
3.76927 2 10 41.50 +24 44 34.7 "
I. Andruszkiw, B. J. Harris, M. P. Candy, I. Nikoloff, D. Gans and
D. Harwood (Perth Observatory, Bickley). 33-cm f/10 astrograph.
Most of the plates were measured by Andruszkiw or Gans.
T. Seki (Kochi Observatory).
B. Milet (Nice Observatory).
CORRIGENDA
IAUC 2201: (1566) Icarus. R.A. for the first observation should read
14 09 56.21.
IAUC 2203: Comet Bennett (1969i). The magnitude formula should
read 5.0 + 5 log Delta + 10 log r.
1970 February 10 (2208) Brian G. Marsden
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