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IAUC 3301: 1978f; 1978m
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Circular No. 3301
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 MEIER (1978f)
Precise position obtained by D. Herald, Kambah, near Canberra:
1978 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1
Nov. 4.74439 13 37 09.42 -26 46 27.9 6
Orbital elements by the undersigned from 108 observations Apr.
28 to Nov. 4, perturbations by all nine planets taken into account:
Epoch = 1978 Nov. 28.0 ET
T = 1978 Nov. 11.3974 ET Peri. = 231.3959
e = 1.000974 Node = 348.6458 1950.0
q = 1.136592 AU Incl. = 43.7548
1978 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r Elong. m1
Nov. 3 13 30.81 -25 32.8
8 13 49.52 -29 03.7 2.030 1.138 18.8 5.6
13 14 09.81 -32 28.7
18 14 31.82 -35 43.7 2.007 1.142 21.1 5.6
23 14 55.66 -38 44.6
28 15 21.35 -41 27.1 2.011 1.168 23.0 5.7
m1 = 3.5 + 5 log Delta + 10 log r
COMET SEARGENT (1978m)
Extension of the ephemeris on IAUC 3291:
1978 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1
Nov. 3 1 43.1 -78 34.5
8 0 59.16 -69 01.4 0.806 1.304 9.2
13 0 44.92 -60 11.8
18 0 38.91 -52 26.7 0.951 1.480 10.1
23 0 36.40 -45 46.4
28 0 35.79 -40 04.3 1.152 1.650 11.0
Dec. 3 0 36.36 -35 11.7
8 0 37.74 -31 00.2 1.389 1.814 11.8
13 0 39.71 -27 22.3
18 0 42.13 -24 12.0 1.649 1.973 12.5
23 0 44.90 -21 24.1
28 0 47.96 -18 54.6 1.923 2.127 13.2
1978 November 6 (3301) Brian G. Marsden
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