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IAUC 2724: 1974h; 1974a
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Circular No. 2724
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
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COMET BENNETT (1974h)
Further precise positions have been reported as follows:
1974 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer
Nov. 15.83958 11 17 29.33 -35 51 10.4 9 Seki
18.85000 11 18 48.86 -38 33 25.2 12 "
19.50764 11 19 12.28 -39 14 30.6 Hestir
19.51944 11 19 12.41 -39 15 14.7 "
19.84549 11 19 25.8 -39 36 27 13 Seki
T. Seki (Kochi Observatory, Geisei Station). Comet with condensation
on Nov. 15 and 18, without on Nov. 19. Communicated by K.
Osawa.
K. Hestir (Joint Observatory for Cometary Research). Measurer:
E. F. Tedesco. Coma diameter 30".
Further sets of parabolic elements, together with increments
to be applied to the ephemeris on IAUC 2721, are as follows:
M. P. Candy B. G. Marsden
(3 obs. Nov. 14-19) (7 obs. Nov. 14-19)
T = 1974 Nov 27.997 1974 Dec. 1.123 ET
Peri. = 323.64 324.830
Node = 52.78 50.906 1950.0
Incl. = 133.97 134.731
q = 0.8633 0.86457 AU
1974 ET dR.A. dDecl. dR.A. dDecl.
Nov. 19 - 0m02 + 0'4 + 0m01 - 0'1
29 + 1.90 - 42.3 - 0.67 + 11.3
Dec. 9 +12.72 +358.2 - 3.54 - 96.7
PERIODIC COMET FORBES (1974a)
The following precise positions, by T. Seki, Geisei Station,
are from Orient. Astron. Assoc. Comet Bull. Nos. 92 and 93:
1974 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1
Sept.15.69444 23 27 03.1 - 9 31 29 15
Oct. 8.47934 23 12 57.5 - 9 04 39 16
13.61319 23 11 41.4 - 8 48 43 16.5
1974 November 25 (2724) Brian G. Marsden
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