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IAUC 5933: 1994b; A0535+26; SU Tau

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                                                  Circular No. 5933
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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PERIODIC COMET WILD 3 (1994b)
     J. V. Scotti and T. Gehrels, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory,
report that they have recovered this comet with the 0.9-m Spacewatch
Telescope at Kitt Peak, as shown below.  On Feb. 10, there was a
coma 12" across and tail 0'.29 long in p.a. 292 deg (m2 = 22.3).
The indicated correction to the prediction on MPC 18258 (ephemeris
on MPC 23139) is Delta(T) = +0.03 day.

     1994 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Feb. 10.49233   15 11 48.72   - 4 00 10.9
          10.49730   15 11 48.96   - 4 00 12.0   20.7
          10.50515   15 11 49.55   - 4 00 12.7   21.2
          10.51078   15 11 49.78   - 4 00 13.7
          10.51564   15 11 50.14   - 4 00 15.0
          13.50508   15 14 53.30   - 4 09 03.6
          13.51935   15 14 54.25   - 4 09 04.7


A0535+26
     R. B. Wilson and B. A. Harmon, Marshall Space Flight Center,
NASA; and M. H. Finger, Computer Sciences Corporation, report for
the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory BATSE team:  "The outburst
reported on IAUC 5931 has continued and intensified through Feb. 8.
The daily phase-averaged pulsed intensity in the band 20-40 keV,
relative to the total Crab Nebula flux (pulsed + steady), was 0.2,
0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, and 1.1 on Feb. 3-8.  The daily total intensity
(also 20-40 keV), measured using Earth occultation, was 0.4, 0.9,
1.4, 1.9, 2.2, and 2.7 relative to the total Crab Nebula flux.  All
values stated above are accurate to +/- 5 percent.  The source is
detectable to at least 100 keV."


SU TAURI
     B. S. Carter, South African Astronomical Observatory, reports:
"Observation of SU Tau by F. Marang on Jan. 29.89 using the 0.75-m
telescope yields magnitudes J = 11.74, H = 9.22, K = 7.14, L =
4.59, which indicates that a dust shell has been ejected."


1994 February 14               (5933)            Daniel W. E. Green

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