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IAUC 4279: 1986p

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                                                  Circular No. 4279
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 LOVAS (1986p)
     The following precise positions have been reported:

   1986 UT            R.A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
   Dec.  2.16564    1 49 05.48   +13 49 49.0   16     Schwartz
         2.19899    1 49 07.31   +13 49 43.8          Scotti
         2.20789    1 49 07.67   +13 49 44.8            "
         2.22567    1 49 08.32   +13 49 45.2            "
         3.58472    1 50 05.99   +13 51 38.0   16     Seki
         3.59514    1 50 06.32   +13 51 40.2            "
         4.08229    1 50 28.30   +13 52 23.5   14.5   Skiff
         4.12302    1 50 30.26   +13 52 23.8            "
         4.14331    1 50 31.19   +13 52 35.2            "
         4.22360    1 50 34.19   +13 52 39.4            "
         4.26881    1 50 35.90   +13 52 45.4   15     Scotti
         4.27226    1 50 35.98   +13 52 45.4            "
         4.28859    1 50 36.77   +13 52 46.4            "
         5.01847    1 51 10.07   +13 53 55.3          Shao

G. Schwartz and C.-Y. Shao (Oak Ridge).  Measurer: Shao.  Dec. 2:
   very poor sky.  Dec. 5: weak image with loose condensation.
J. V. Scotti (Kitt Peak).  SPACEWATCH camera 0.91-m telescope.
T. Seki (Geisei).  Communicated by H. Kosai.
B. A. Skiff (Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station).  Measurer:
   E. Bowell.  First R.A. uncertain; second Decl. uncertain:
   fourth R. A. and Decl. uncertain.  Comet rather diffuse.

    The following parabolic elements are from 11 of the above
positions. A short-period elliptical solution is not improbable.

           T = 1986 Nov. 9.21 ET     W = 129.41
                                     O = 267.45   1950.0
           q =   1.9901 AU           i =   2.18

     1986 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.P    Delta      r       m1
     Nov. 26     1 45.32    +13 44.1    1.103    2.001    15.2
     Dec.  1     1 48.31    +13 48.3
           6     1 51.92    +13 55.7    1.175    2.017    15.4
          11     1 56.14    +14 06.4
          16     2 00.93    +14 20.3    1.264    2.040    15.6
          21     2 06.26    +14 37.0
          26     2 12.10    +14 56.3    1.368    2.070    15.8


1986 December 5                (4279)              Brian G. Marsden

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