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IAUC 3295: 1978 SB

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Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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1978 SB
     Further precise positions have been reported as follows:

     1978 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Oct.  7.88385    23 59 51.94   -13 57 06.8   12.5   Vavrova
           7.89913    23 59 48.81   -13 56 45.0            "
           8.93003    23 57 10.96   -13 37 56.1   12.8     "
           8.94497    23 57 08.69   -13 37 39.6            "
           9.79201    23 55 09.04   -13 22 44.6   14.5   Schalling
           9.92669    23 54 50.58   -13 20 28.6   13.0   Mrkos
           9.94122    23 54 48.39   -13 20 13.0            "
          10.28403    23 54 02.51   -13 14 15.3          Helin
          10.32500    23 53 56.95   -13 13 38.3          Giclas

Z. Vavrova and A. Mrkos (Klet Observatory).
P. Schalling (Skalnate Pleso Observatory).  Measurer: L. Kresak.
E. Helin (Palomar Mountain Observatory).  46-cm Schmidt telescope.
H. L. Giclas (Lowell Observatory).  Measurer: M. L. Kantz.

     The following orbital elements, by G. R. Kastel', Institute
for Theoretical Astronomy, Leningrad, satisfy more than three observations
covering an arc of more than 10 days within 1"-5":

       T = 1978 July 26.202 ET
   Peri. = 208.28                     e =   0.8413
   Node  =  27.74     1950.0          a =   2.2300 AU
   Inc.  =  12.11                     n =   0.29597
       q =   0.3539 AU                P =   3.33 years

     1978 ET     R. A. (1950) Decl.     Delta     r      B
     Oct. 29    23 33.56    - 9 05.2    0.876   1.729   16.7
     Nov.  3    23 32.49    - 8 13.1
           8    23 32.53    - 7 23.9    1.082   1.846   17.3
          13    23 33.47    - 6 36.8
          18    23 35.13    - 5 51.3    1.300   1.958   17.8
          23    23 37.39    - 5 07.0
          28    23 40.16    - 4 23.5    1.525   2.065   18.3
     Dec.  3    23 43.35    - 3 40.5
           8    23 46.92    - 2 57.8    1.756   2.167   18.7
          13    23 50.81    - 2 15.4
          18    23 54.95    - 1 33.2    1.990   2.264   19.1


1978 October 24                (3295)              Brian G. Marsden

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