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IAUC 3824: 1983h; 1983e
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Circular No. 3824
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM Telephone 617-864-5758
PERIODIC COMET JOHNSON (1983h)
This comet has been recovered by A. C. Gilmore and P. M.
Kilmartin at Mount John University Observatory, as follows:
1983 UT R.A. (1950.0) Decl. m2
June 7.60917 18 43 50.02 -13 35 11.2 19
7.65211 18 43 48.67 -13 35 19.9
The object is of stellar appearance, and the indicated correction
to the ephemeris on MPC 7376 (elements MPC 7022) is Delta-T = +0.02
day.
COMET SUGANO-SAIGUSA-FUJIKAWA (1983e)
The following precise positions have been reported:
1983 UT R.A. (1950.0) Decl. Observer
June 5.46321 23 55 11.17 +39 05 46.4 Schweizer
6.32510 23 45 09.0 +38 29 35 Schwartz
8.03507 23 17 12.4 +36 27 07 Geffert
8.05023 23 16 54.4 +36 25 49 "
F. Schweizer (Palomar Observatory). Measurer: J. Gibson.
G. Schwartz (Oak Ridge Observatory). Measurer: R. E. McCrosky.
M. Geffert (Hoher List Observatory). 0.3-m astrograph.
Continuation to the ephemeris on IAUC 3820:
1983 ET R.A. (1950.0) Decl. p r m1
June 17 15 37.24 -37 41.4 0.140 1.140 7.3
18 15 15.18 -39 06.1
19 14 58.94 -39 56.8 0.195 1.175 8.2
20 14 46.64 -40 28.8
21 14 37.11 -40 50.0 0.253 1.209 8.8
22 14 29.55 -41 04.7
23 14 23.46 -41 15.2 0.311 1.244 9.4
24 14 18.49 -41 22.8
25 14 14.38 -41 28.7 0.370 1.278 9.9
July 5 13 56.52 -41 52.2 0.669 1.447 11.7
15 13 54.87 -42 07.0
25 13 58.83 -42 27.1 1.271 1.769 14.0
Aug. 4 14 05.61 -42 53.4
14 14 14.18 -43 25.5 1.866 2.074 15.5
1983 June 8 (3824) Brian G. Marsden
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