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IAUC 4107: 1985l; 1985k
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Circular No. 4107
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-GOOD (1985l)
M. Hartley, U.K. Schmidt Telescope Unit, reports that he and
Good have discovered a comet on a single objective-prism plate
obtained with the 1.2-m Schmidt telescope:
1985 UT R.A. (1950.0) Decl. m1
Sept.11.69045 1 11 54 -27 30.2 12
The daily motion is ~ 48' east-west or west-east, and the image
has an obvious tail.
PERIODIC COMET MAURY (1985k)
Further precise positions have been reported as follows:
1985 UT R.A. (1950.0) Decl. Observer
Sept. 7.21417 21 42 33.24 - 4 57 29.5 Gibson
7.39583 21 42 30.59 - 4 59 14.3 "
8.12854 21 42 22.88 - 5 06 04.0 "
8.20062 21 42 21.94 - 5 06 44.2 "
12.08596 21 41 48.83 - 5 42 00.6 Schwartz
12.16787 21 41 48.22 - 5 42 42.7 Shao
J. Gibson (Palomar). 1.5-m reflector and CCD.
G. Schwartz and C.-Y. Shao (Oak Ridge). Measurer: Shao.
Improved orbital elements from observations Aug. 16-Sept. 12:
T = 1985 June 8.5692 ET
Peri. = 114.2212 e = 0.528851
Node = 183.0602 1950.0 a = 4.273624 AU
Incl. = 9.4263 n = 0.1115603
q = 2.013514 AU P = 8.835 years
1985 ET R.A. (1950.0) Decl. p r m1
Sept.22 21 41.93 - 7 03.0
Oct. 2 21 44.42 - 8 07.8 1.409 2.248 16.8
12 21 49.23 - 8 53.2
22 21 56.19 - 9 18.8 1.664 2.326 17.3
Nov. 1 22 04.97 - 9 25.6
11 22 15.26 - 9 15.5 1.967 2.411 17.8
21 22 26.78 - 8 50.4
Dec. 1 22 39.23 - 8 12.2 2.299 2.502 18.3
1985 September 13 (4107) Brian G. Marsden
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