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IAUC 4681: 1988o
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Circular No. 4681
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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MARSDEN or GREEN@CFA.BITNET MARSDEN or GREEN@CFAPS2.SPAN
PERIODIC COMET GE-WANG (1988o)
The following precise positions have been reported:
1988 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer
Nov. 3.54097 2 51 28.68 + 3 52 09.2 17 Kojima
3.58056 2 51 27.22 + 3 51 55.2 "
19.70527 2 42 09.18 + 2 35 55.3 17 McNaught
T. Kojima (YGCO Chiyoda Station). Prediscovery images.
R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Observatory). Uppsala Southern Schmidt.
Orbital elements from the eight available observations:
T = 1988 May 23.706 ET Peri. = 176.023
e = 0.50292 Node = 179.841 1950.0
q = 2.51613 AU Incl. = 11.673
a = 5.06181 AU n = 0.086546 P = 11.39 years
1988/89 R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1
Aug. 7 2 39.69 +11 15.9 2.319 2.581 16.9
17 2 49.46 +11 07.4
27 2 57.30 +10 44.9 2.121 2.619 16.8
Sept. 6 3 02.98 +10 08.7
16 3 06.27 + 9 19.4 1.951 2.665 16.7
26 3 07.08 + 8 18.9
Oct. 6 3 05.50 + 7 10.2 1.836 2.717 16.7
16 3 01.81 + 5 57.6
26 2 56.58 + 4 46.8 1.807 2.776 16.7
Nov. 5 2 50.59 + 3 43.7
15 2 44.67 + 2 53.7 1.882 2.841 16.9
25 2 39.65 + 2 20.5
Dec. 5 2 36.13 + 2 05.5 2.063 2.910 17.2
15 2 34.47 + 2 08.1
25 2 34.83 + 2 26.4 2.327 2.983 17.6
Jan. 4 2 37.17 + 2 57.8
14 2 41.37 + 3 39.3 2.647 3.060 18.0
24 2 47.23 + 4 28.4
Feb. 3 2 54.55 + 5 22.5 2.995 3.140 18.4
1988 November 29 (4681) Brian G. Marsden
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