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IAUC 4077: 1985f; SNe; H0139-68; TT Ari

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                                                  Circular No. 4077
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 HARTLEY (1985f)
     Malcolm Hartley, U.K. Schmidt Telescope Unit, reports his
discovery of a comet on a pair of plates with the 1.2-m Schmidt as
follows.  There is a prominent tail extending > 1' southeastward.

         1985 UT             R.A. (1950.0) Decl.      m1

         June 13.38141     11 45 26      + 4 37.5     16
              13.47911     11 45 33      + 4 34.3


SUPERNOVAE
     E. P. Aksenov, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, communicates
a report from Yu. V. Terebizh, Crimean Southern Station, that N.
Metlova has discovered supernova 1985L 68" west and 51" north of
the nucleus of NGC 5033 (R.A. = 13h11m2, Decl. = +36deg52', equinox 1950.0).
On June 13.90 UT the object was at mpg = 12.5.

     B. Leibundgut and T. Albert report the discovery of a faint
supernova 1985M with the Las Campanas 1-m telescope on June 16.4
UT (and confirmed on June 17.3).  The object lies 1" west and 8"
south of the nucleus of an anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 22h05m18s, Decl. =
-48deg45'0 (equinox 1950.0).


H0139-68
     M. Cropper, University of Cape Town, reports that polarimetric
observations on June 17 and 18 with the 1.9-m telescope at the
South African Astronomical Observatory show that H0139-68 has
returned to a high state (V ~ 15.3-16.5), after two years in a low
state.  The object is again strongly linearly and circularly
polarized (0 to 13 and -6 to 18 percent, respectively).


TT ARIETIS
     Visual magnitude estimates: Jan. 9.00 UT, [14 (J. Bortle,
Stormville, NY); 16.98, 13.5 (Bortle); 20.82 UT, 13.3 (M. Verdenet,
Bourbon-Lancy, France); 24.88, 13.0 (Verdenet); 27.02, 13.2 (
Bortle); 30.05, 12.9 (Bortle); Feb. 3.7, 13.4 (Verdenet); 7.7, 13.2
(Verdenet); 10.7, 12.3 (Verdenet); 16.02, 12.8 (Bortle); 20.03,
12.6 (Bortle); 24.00, 12.4 (Bortle); 28.03, 12.1 (Bortle); Mar.
7.02, 12.0 (Bortle); 11.06, 11.7 (Bortle); 22.02, 11.6 (Bortle).


1985 June 20                   (4077)              Brian G. Marsden

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