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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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