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IAUC 3259: 1978j; A0535+26; 1977g

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                                                  Circular No. 3259
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 HANEDA-CAMPOS (1978j)
     J. C. Bennett, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa,
reports the discovery of a comet by Jose da Silva Campos, as shown
below.  A message received subsequently from K. Hurukawa, Tokyo
Astronomical Observatory, reports that the comet was discovered
independently by Toshio Haneda.  Available observations follow:

     1978 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Sept. 1.51736    20 51         -29 27        10     Haneda
           1.88194    20 51         -29 40         9     Campos
           2.13728    20 51 51.42   -29 45 47.5    9     McCrosky
           2.19213    20 51 55.23   -29 47 35.4            "
           2.368      20 52.2       -29 49               Herald
           2.58333    20 53         -30           10     Haneda
           3.16514    20 53 18.73   -30 20 01.7    9     McCrosky

T. Haneda (Haranomachi, Fukushima).  8.5-cm refractor.
J. da S. Campos (Durban, South Africa).
R. E. McCrosky and G. Schwartz (Harvard College Observatory, Agassiz
   Station).  155-cm reflector and 41-cm astrograph.
D. Herald (Kambah, near Canberra).


A0535+26
     L. Kaluzienski and S. Holt, Goddard Space Flight Center, report
that a strong x-ray outburst from a position consistent with
that of the recurrent transient in Taurus, A0535+26, has been
detected with the Ariel 5 all-sky monitor.  Onset occurred some time
during Aug. 2-5, with fluxes (3-6 keV) <~ 0.2 and ~ 0.4 times the
Crab Nebula being measured on Aug. 1 and 6, respectively.  By Aug.
10 the flux had increased to ~ 0.7 times the Crab, and the source
was still bright on Aug. 17.


PERIODIC COMET ASHBROOK-JACKSON (1977g)
     Further total visual magnitude estimates by J. Bortle, Brooks
Observatory (32-cm reflector Aug. 11.34 UT, 12.0; 30.34, 11.6;
Sept. 2.31, 11.6.  On Aug. 30 the coma diameter was ~ 0'.9; there
was a strong condensation and a tail 3' long in p.a. 233o.


1978 September 5               (3259)              Brian G. Marsden

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