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                                                  Circular No. 3157
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     Telex: 921428
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PERIODIC COMET SMIRNOVA-CHERNYKH (1975 VII)
     Extension of the ephemeris on IAUC 3010:
     1978 ET     R. A. (1950) Decl.     Delta     r      m2
     Feb. 21    19 57.79    -23 47.0    5.207   4.433   20.0
     Mar.  3    20 08.00    -23 26.6
          13    20 17.59    -23 06.7    5.021   4.453   20.0
          23    20 26.42    -22 48.3
     Apr.  2    20 34.42    -22 32.2    4.781   4.474   19.9
          12    20 41.47    -22 19.2
          22    20 47.44    -22 10.4    4.506   4.493   19.8
     May   2    20 52.24    -22 06.5
          12    20 55.73    -22 08.3    4.220   4.513   19.7
          22    20 57.82    -22 16.2
     June  1    20 58.44    -22 30.4    3.952   4.531   19.5
          11    20 57.52    -22 50.7
          21    20 55.10    -23 16.3    3.734   4.549   19.4
     July  1    20 51.29    -23 45.8
          11    20 46.30    -24 17.3    3.600   4.567   19.4
          21    20 40.46    -24 48.6
          31    20 34.18    -25 17.4    3.574   4.584   19.4
     Aug. 10    20 27.94    -25 41.8
          20    20 22.22    -26 00.4    3.665   4.600   19.4
          30    20 17.44    -26 12.5
     Sept. 9    20 13.91    -26 17.9    3.859   4.616   19.6
          19    20 11.86    -26 17.0
          29    20 11.36    -26 10.4    4.131   4.631   19.7
     OCt.  9    20 12.43    -25 58.6
          19    20 14.99    -25 42.2    4.445   4.645   19.9
          29    20 18.92    -25 21.6
     Nov.  8    20 24.10    -24 57.2    4.770   4.659   20.1
          18    20 30.36    -24 29.2
          28    20 37.55    -23 57.8    5.074   4.672   20.2
     Dec.  8    20 45.52    -23 23.2
          18    20 54.13    -22 45.7    5.334   4.684   20.3
COMET KOHLER (1977m)
     Further precise positions have been reported as follows:
     1977 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        Observer
     Oct. 17.78056    17 21 16.42   + 9 55 30.2    Maiwald
     Nov.  1.73879    18 26 25.90   - 1 42 12.6    Ferreri
           1.74294    18 26 27.02   - 1 42 26.6      "
           7.46493    18 54 56.89   - 6 45 54.0    K. Suzuki
           8.79396    19 01 49.49   - 7 57 39.3    Torras
           8.81479    19 01 56.07   - 7 58 44.9      "
           9.46076    19 05 18.78   - 8 33 39.6    K. Suzuki
           9.46215    19 05 19.13   - 8 33 44.8      "
           9.76613    19 06 54.99   - 8 50 06.2    Codina
           9.79287    19 07 03.13   - 8 51 36.1      "
          10.41840    19 10 21.60   - 9 25 24.9    Natori
          10.73333    19 12 01.94   - 9 42 25.9    Zappala
          10.77188    19 12 14.18   - 9 44 30.1      "
          10.80773    19 12 25.69   - 9 46 23.3    Torras
          10.82856    19 12 32.01   - 9 47 29.2      "
          11.45451    19 15 52.21   -10 21 18.0    K. Suzuki
          11.45590    19 15 52.78   -10 21 21.7      "
          12.75206    19 22 50.78   -11 30 59.4    Codina
          12.78366    19 23 01.19   -11 32 47.0      "
          15.72685    19 39 07.08   -14 08 48.5    Ferreri
          15.73031    19 39 08.27   -14 09 01.5      "
          16.72569    19 44 39.62   -15 00 53.9    Zappala
          16.73194    19 44 41.60   -15 01 12.6      "
          16.75181    19 44 48.29   -15 02 12.6    Codina
          16.78340    19 44 58.54   -15 03 58.4      "
          17.71806    19 50 12.08   -15 52 00.8    De Sanctis
          17.72292    19 50 13.69   -15 52 15.5      "
          19.72604    20 01 30.59   -17 33 16.7      "
          19.73507    20 01 33.62   -17 33 43.0      "
          21.40694    20 11 03.73   -18 55 26.0    Urata
          21.41111    20 11 05.23   -18 55 37.9      "
          22.37821    20 16 37.01   -19 41 42.0    Natori
          22.38186    20 16 38.25   -19 41 53.1      "
          27.39190    20 45 30.65   -23 23 59.7      "
          27.39282    20 45 31.03   -23 24 02.9      "
          27.70932    20 47 20.76   -23 37 04.1    Ferreri
          27.71278    20 47 22.18   -23 37 10.6      "
          28.70793    20 53 07.73   -24 17 10.9      "
          28.71139    20 53 09.03   -24 17 24.9      "
          30.37500    21 02 47.15   -25 21 23.0    Urata
          30.37778    21 02 48.10   -25 21 29.6      "
     Dec.  4.71048    21 27 46.98   -27 50 12.5    Ferreri
           4.71463    21 27 48.13   -27 50 19.7      "
D. Maiwald (Wilhelm Foerster Obs.)   Measurer: B. Wedel et al.
W. Ferreri, V. Zappala and G. De Sanctis (Pino Torinese Obs.).
N. Torras and J. M. Codina (Fabra Observatory, Barcelona).
K. Suzuki (JCPM Oi Station).  21-cm f/5 reflector.  Measurer: T.
   Urata.  From Nihondaira Obs. Circ. No. 922.
A. Natori, T. Suzuki and Urata (JCPM Yakiimo Station).  31-cm f/5.6
   reflector.  Measurer: Urata.  From ibid. Nos. 922 and 926.
1978 January 3                 (3157)              Brian G. Marsden
 
 
 
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