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IAUC 3016: 1976k; N Vul 1976

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                                                  Circular No. 3016
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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COMET LOVAS (1976k)
       The following precise positions have been reported:

     1976 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        m2    Observer
     Nov. 26.84722     9 15 57.2    +72 25 21            Seki
          29.75486     9 11 26.01   +72 36 42.3            "
          30.37244     9 10 24.45   +72 39 06.5   19     Shao

T. Seki (Kochi Observatory, Geisei Station).
C. Y. Shao and G. Schwartz (Harvard College Observatory, Agassiz
   Station).  Measurer: Shao.  Comet diffuse with weak condensation.

     The following parabolic elements, necessarily very uncertain,
were determined by the undersigned from accurate positions Nov. 22-30,
the approximate Oct. 27 position being included with low weight:

       T = 1976 May 8.95 ET      Peri. = 112.67
                                 Node  = 285.95   1950.0
       q = 5.7292 AU             Incl. =  86.01

     1976/77 ET  R. A. (1950) Decl.     Delta     r      m2
     Nov. 28     9 14.2     +72 29.8
     Dec.  8     8 56.1     +73 04.9    5.371   5.929   18.9
          18     8 32.9     +73 26.2
          28     8 06.2     +73 26.0    5.311   5.967   18.9
     Jan.  7     7 38.3     +72 58.7
          17     7 12.2     +72 03.2    5.347   6.009   18.9
          27     6 50.1     +70 42.8
     Feb.  6     6 33.04    +69 03.4    5.486   6.053   19.0

              m2 = 7.5 + 5 log Delta + 10 log r


NOVA VULPECULAE 1976
     The following selected visual magnitude estimates have been
reported: Nov. 13.03 UT, 7.6 (C. Sherrod, North Little Rock, Arkansas);
16.05, 7.9 (D. Costanzo, Arlington, Virginia); 19.03, 8.2 (W.
Nissen, Arlington, Virginia); 21.08, 7.9 (D. Wallentine, Albuquerque,
New Mexico); 23.11, 8.3 (Wallentine); 25.02, 8.3 (Sherrod);
27.01, 8.5 (Sherrod); Dec. 1.00, 8.6 (J. Bortle, Brooks Observatory);
4.01, 8.4 (Bortle); 6.02, 8.5 (Bortle).


1976 December 9                (3016)              Brian G. Marsden

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