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IAUC 3158: SN IN Anon GALAXY; 1977p; 1977 VA; Occns BY MINOR PLANETS

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                                                  Circular No. 3158
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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SUPERNOVA IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
     B. Szeidl, Konkoly Observatory, cables that M. Lovas has discovered
a supernova 2" west and 3" north of the nucleus of an anonymous
galaxy located at R.A. = 7h43m.0, Decl. = +85o50' (equinox 1950.0).
On 1977 Dec. 18 the photographic magnitude was 15.0.


PERIODIC COMET SANGUIN (1977p)
     The following precise positions have been reported:

     1977 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Oct. 31.52292    22 49 16.34   -10 04 44.8          Candy
     Nov.  9.50642    23 02 37.34   -10 50 18.8   16     Furuta
           9.51782    23 02 38.35   -10 50 20.6            "
          14.08371    23 09 48.74   -11 01 52.2          Torres
          15.12051    23 11 28.20   -11 03 29.5            "
          16.09550    23 13 02.39   -11 04 43.4            "
          17.09966    23 14 40.22   -11 05 40.6            "
     Dec. 14.54583     0 01 41.28   - 9 47 56.2          Candy

M. P. Candy (Perth Observatory, Bickley).  33-cm astrograph.
T. Furuta (Tokai).  From Orient. Astron. Assoc. Comet Bull. No. 156.
C. Torres (University of Chile, Cerro El Roble Station).  Measurer:
   M. Wishnjewsky.  Broad, faint tail 10" long to northeast.


1977 VA
     The following precise positions have been measured by E. Helin
from exposures by P. Young with the 46-cm Schmidt at Palomar:

     1977 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.
     Nov. 16.26319     2 48 15.12   +13 02 40.8
          17.35208     2 51 25.52   +12 55 14.6


OCCULTATIONS BY MINOR PLANETS
     In addition to the events mentioned on IAUC 3144, 3149, 3152
and in Handb. Br. Astron. Assoc. for 1978, G. E. Taylor, H.M. Nautical
Almanac Office, lists occultations by the larger minor planets
(52) on Feb. 16 (Australasia), (65) on Aug. 1 (Canada), (10) on Nov.
4 (Africa), (10) on Nov. 17 (Alaska), (511) on Nov. 21 (west U.S.).


1978 January 3                 (3158)              Brian G. Marsden

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