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IAUC 3036: 1977a; 1976c; 1976g; P/WHIPPLE
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Circular No. 3036
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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PERIODIC COMET TAYLOR (1977a)
T. Seki, Kochi Observatory, Geisei Station, provides the
following precise positions:
1977 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1
Jan. 14.60660 6 29 15.72 +21 10 18.2 15
14.62257 6 29 15.18 +21 10 40.8
COMET SCHUSTER (1976c)
The following precise positions were obtained by C. Torres and
E. Costa at the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Station. On
June 2 there was a narrow, faint tail extending 1' east-northeast.
1976 UT R. A. (1950) Decl.
Mar. 25.10704 10 30 31.34 -42 13 50.6
June 2.10165 9 51 28.37 -36 57 01.0
COMET HARLAN (1976g)
The following elliptical orbital elements, by the undersigned,
are from 41 observations 1976 Apr. 27 to Oct. 25. Perturbations by
all nine planets were taken into account.
Epoch = 1976 Oct. 29.0 ET
T = 1976 Nov. 3.1501 ET Peri. = 193.2540
e = 0.999695 Node = 80.7206 1950.0
q = 1.568877 AU Incl. = 38.8059
1977 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m2
Apr. 7 0 47.00 -26 22.8 3.333 2.554 18.7
17 1 06.06 -24 52.2
27 1 23.78 -23 32.2 3.449 2.745 19.1
May 7 1 40.24 -22 23.8
17 1 55.49 -21 27.6 3.531 2.938 19.4
27 2 09.57 -20 44.4
June 6 2 22.44 -20 14.3 3.574 3.132 19.7
16 2 34.10 -19 57.4
26 2 44.48 -19 53.8 3.580 3.326 20.0
July 6 2 53.51 -20 03.2
16 3 01.09 -20 25.1 3.554 3.519 20.2
26 3 07.09 -20 58.6
Aug. 5 3 11.41 -21 42.3 3.512 3.712 20.4
15 3 13.93 -22 34.5
25 3 14.55 -23 32.5 3.474 3.903 20.6
Sept. 4 3 13.22 -24 33.0
14 3 09.98 -25 32.1 3.469 4.092 20.8
24 3 04.96 -26 25.2
Oct. 4 2 58.44 -27 07.7 3.526 4.280 21.1
14 2 50.82 -27 35.6
24 2 42.62 -27 45.8 3.669 4.467 21.3
PERIODIC COMET WHIPPLE
The following ephemeris, by the undersigned, is from the
orbital elements in Astron. J. (1969) 74, 720.
1977/78 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m2
Apr. 7 20 38.57 - 8 57.1 3.502 3.250 20.3
17 20 48.86 - 7 58.4
27 20 58.21 - 6 59.4 3.175 3.184 20.0
May 7 21 06.48 - 6 01.5
17 21 13.53 - 5 06.1 2.842 3.119 19.7
27 21 19.16 - 4 15.2
June 6 21 23.20 - 3 30.7 2.522 3.054 19.4
16 21 25.49 - 2 54.8
26 21 25.87 - 2 30.1 2.237 2.991 19.0
July 6 21 24.30 - 2 18.8
16 21 20.83 - 2 22.9 2.012 2.929 18.7
26 21 15.74 - 2 43.5
Aug. 5 21 09.50 - 3 20.1 1.875 2.869 18.4
15 21 02.79 - 4 10.5
25 20 56.43 - 5 10.8 1.840 2.812 18.3
Sept. 4 20 51.21 - 6 15.6
14 20 47.78 - 7 19.9 1.905 2.757 18.3
24 20 46.61 - 8 18.9
Oct. 4 20 47.89 - 9 09.2 2.048 2.706 18.4
14 20 51.62 - 9 48.5
24 20 57.70 -10 15.2 2.240 2.658 18.5
Nov. 3 21 05.89 -10 28.8
13 21 15.95 -10 29.2 2.454 2.615 18.6
23 21 27.63 -10 16.6
Dec. 3 21 40.66 - 9 51.5 2.670 2.576 18.7
13 21 54.84 - 9 14.6
23 22 09.95 - 8 26.5 2.873 2.543 18.8
Jan. 2 22 25.82 - 7 28.5
12 22 42.31 - 6 21.4 3.054 2.515 18.9
22 22 59.31 - 5 06.5
Feb. 1 23 16.70 - 3 45.1 3.206 2.494 19.0
1977 February 8 (3036) Brian G. Marsden
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