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IAUC 2997: N Vul 1976; N Sgr 1975 No. 2; 1976j

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                                                  Circular No. 2997
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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NOVA VULPECULAE 1976
     S. W. Milbourn, British Astronomical Association, reports that
G. E. D. Alcock, Peterborough, has discovered a nova as follows:

     1976 UT          R. A. (1950) Decl.      mv
     Oct. 21.764     19 27.1     +20 21       6.5

A spectrogram obtained by E. A. Harlan and M. Phillips, Lick
Observatory, on Oct. 22.2 shows that the nova is near maximum.


NOVA SAGITTARII 1975 No. 2
     I. Lundstrom and B. Stenholm, Lund Observatory, write that
they have observed on a plate taken at Mount Stromlo Observatory on
1975 June 8 a spectrum that obviously refers to a declining nova.
The position is R.A. = 17h46m.2, Decl. = -17o22'.2 (equinox 1950.0).  The
visual magnitude on the plate is about 9, and the spectral appearance
indicates that the nova was about 3 magnitudes below maximum.


PERIODIC COMET KLEMOLA (1976j)
     Further precise positions have been reported as follows:

     1976 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Sept. 13.84815   23 03 36.50   - 0 19 47.6   13.6   Vavrova
           15.65920   23 03 46.32   - 0 44 44.6          Jekabsons
           20.96821   23 04 25.34   - 1 57 16.2   13.8   Mrkos
           23.91537   23 04 55.53   - 2 35 40.7   14.0   Vavrova
           25.85575   23 05 19.19   - 3 00 00.2   12     Chernykh
           27.27153   23 05 38.77   - 3 17 17.7          Helin
           27.28889   23 05 39.06   - 3 17 29.1            "
           27.84199   23 05 47,75   - 3 24 08.9   14.4   Mrkos
           27.85628   23 05 47.77   - 3 24 19.0            "
           28.78258   23 06 02.25   - 3 35 07.9   12     Chernykh
           29.83992   23 06 20.00   - 3 47 23.3   12       "

Vavrova and A. Mrkos (Klet Observatory).
P. Jekabsons (Perth Observatory, Bickley).  33-cm astrograph.
N. S. Chernykh (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory).  Object diffuse,
   with condensation, tail < 1o,  Communicated by G. R. Kastel'.
E. Helin (Palomar Mountain Observatory),  Measurer: S. J. Bus.


1976 October 22                (2997)              Brian G. Marsden

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