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IAUC 4549: 1988c; 1988B; 1988C; AX Per

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                                                  Circular No. 4549
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 MAURY-PHINNEY (1988c)
     Alain Maury and Jeff Phinney report their discovery of a comet
on a IIIa-J plate taken during the course of the Palomar Sky Survey
II.  The following semiaccurate positions are available:

   1988 UT            R. A.  (1950)  Decl.      m1    Observer
   Feb. 15.31944    10 34 21.5    +34 13 40     18    Maury
        15.37153    10 34 13.9    +34 16 52             "
        16.34167    10 31 35.9    +35 23 39     17    Shoemaker
        16.37292    10 31 30.6    +35 25 45               "
        17.34149    10 28 51.7    +36 31 04               "
        17.39062    10 28 43.4    +36 34 24               "

A. Maury and J. Phinney (Palomar).  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt telescope.
E. Shoemaker, C. Shoemaker, and H. Holt (Palomar).  0.46-m Schmidt.
   Measured by A. Maury.  Possible short tail to the south.


SUPERNOVA 1988B IN NGC 3191
     E. Cappellaro and M. Turatto, Asiago Astrophysical Observatory,
report:  "Two low signal-to-noise spectra of SN 1988B have been
obtained at the Asiago 1.82-m telescope (+ CCD) on Jan. 23 and 24.
Both spectra show a prominent, narrow H-alpha emission of an underlying
galaxy knot corresponding to a heliocentric recession velocity of
9180 km/s.  After subtraction of the galaxy contribution, both
spectra show a broad absorption feature at 635.0 nm, corresponding
to the typical 615.0-nm rest-wavelength absorption feature of type-
Ia supernovae, and no sign of broad H-alpha emission."


SUPERNOVA 1988C IN UGC 3933
     The discovery announcement on IAUC 4534 lacked the time of the
discovery plate:  Jan. 21.978 UT.


AX PERSEI
     Visual magnitude estimates (cf. IAUC 4544):  Feb. 9.038 UT,
10.0 (P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, West Germany); 11.1, 10.3 (J. E.
Bortle, Stormville, NY); 13.855, 10.0 (R. Monella, Covo, Italy);
13.957, 9.9 (Schmeer); 14.866, 9.9 (Monella); 15.847, 10.1
(Monella); 16.858, 10.2 (Monella).


1988 February 18               (4549)            Daniel W. E. Green

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