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IAUC 2955: 1975j

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                                                  Circular No. 2955
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 MORI-SATO-FUJIKAWA (1975j)
     Further precise positions have been reported as follows:

     1975/76 UT          R. A. (1950) Decl.        Observer
     Dec. 30.13526     4 33 34.34   -81 00 27.0    Barros
          31.19152     4 10 48.84   -81 09 04.6      "
     Feb. 27.39830    23 35 56.40   -61 53 19.1    Gilmore
     Mar.  6.43655    23 35 53.77   -60 31 14.5      "

S. Barros (University of Chile, Cerro El Roble Station).  Dec. 30:
   coma 4' diameter and faint, narrow tail 2o long.
A. C. Gilmore (Carter Observatory).  Feb. 27: 10-cm f/10 astrograph;
   Mar. 6: 41-cm f/13.5 reflector.  Measurer: P. M. Kilmartin.

     The following elliptical elements, by B. G. Marsden, are from
133 observations 1975 Oct. 6 to 1976 Mar. 6, perturbations included:

                      Epoch = 1975 Dec. 14.0 ET
       T = 1975 Dec. 25.8829 ET     Peri. = 246.2503
       e =   0.997269               Node  = 277.9789   1950.0
       q =   1.603893 AU            Incl. =  91.6057

     1976 ET     R. A. (1950) Decl.     Delta     r      m2
     June 11    21 14.12    -69 26.4    2.004   2.685   15.8
          21    20 09.52    -69 31.1
     July  1    19 07.42    -67 41.3    2.061   2.874   16.2
          11    18 19.80    -64 19.8
          21    17 48.24    -60 12.7    2.270   3.065   16.6
          31    17 29.06    -55 58.0
     Aug. 10    17 18.45    -51 58.2    2.621   3.257   17.2
          20    17 13.61    -48 23.9
          30    17 12.73    -45 17.4    3.069   3.448   17.8
     Sept. 9    17 14.63    -42 37.5
          19    17 18.52    -40 21.1    3.566   3.639   18.4
          29    17 23.88    -38 24.5
     Oct.  9    17 30.30    -36 44.3    4.070   3.829   18.9
          19    17 37.51    -35 17.3
          29    17 45.28    -34 00.8    4.546   4.017   19.3
     Nov.  8    17 53.44    -32 52.6
          18    18 01.83    -31 50.7    4.965   4.204   19.7

              m2 = 10.0 + 5 log Delta + 10 log r


1976 May 24                    (2955)              Brian G. Marsden

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