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IAUC 3706: 1982g; 1982 DV
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Circular No. 3706
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 AUSTIN (1982g)
The following precise positions have been reported:
1982 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer
June 21.81030 4 08 43.45 -39 25 31.7 10.2 Herald
22.77616 4 10 02.45 -39 12 53.7 "
23.67916 4 11 17.27 -39 00 51.5 Gilmore
23.71179 4 11 19.90 -39 00 28.3 "
23.75823 4 11 23.39 -38 59 50.4 Herald
D. Herald (Kambah, near Canberra). Round image, diameter ~ 2',
diffuse with slight condensation.
A. C. Gilmore (Mt. John University Observatory). Comet diffuse
with condensation, m2 = 14. Communicated by P. M. Kilmartin.
The following parabolic orbital elements, by the undersigned,
Indicate that the comet will become a moderately bright object (m1
~ 4) well north of the sun in mid-August:
T = 1982 Aug. 24.06 ET Peri. = 33.43
Node = 324.75 1950.0
q = 0.6509 AU Incl. = 84.58
1982 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1
June 20 4 06.29 -39 49.0 1.441 1.415 10.3
25 4 13.14 -38 43.3
30 4 20.55 -37 32.9 1.218 1.264 9.4
July 5 4 28.78 -36 14.0
10 4 38.26 -34 39.8 0.977 1.114 8.4
15 4 49.69 -32 39.4
20 5 04.25 -29 52.6 0.723 0.969 7.2
1982 DV
Ephemeris continuation (cf. IAUC 3686) from MPC 6837:
1982 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r Mag.
June 30 18 01.96 - 4 51.8
July 10 18 00.06 - 6 05.7 0.446 1.435 15.9
20 18 01.03 - 7 32.2
30 18 04.98 - 9 00.7 0.623 1.557 17.0
1982 June 24 (3706) Brian G. Marsden
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