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IAUC 6298: C/1996 B1

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                                                  Circular No. 6298
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 C/1996 B1 (SZCZEPANSKI)
     Further precise CCD positions have been reported as follows:

     1996 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Jan. 29.66427   14 00 37.63   +53 28 27.7   11.5   Ikari
          29.71872   14 00 25.92   +53 27 51.5   11.8     "
          29.96803   13 59 33.33   +53 24 47.9          Pettarin
          30.02539   13 59 21.07   +53 24 08.2            "
          30.21501   13 58 39.55   +53 21 52.5          Pravec
          30.22516   13 58 37.29   +53 21 44.9            "
          30.51954   13 57 34.76   +53 17 57.0          Kojima
          30.52568   13 57 33.42   +53 17 53.9            "

Y. Ikari (Ohtsu).  0.25-m f/6.3 reflector.  Communicated by S. Nakano.
E. Pettarin, L. Drigo, G. Lombardi, F. Piani and A. Toso (Farra d'Isonzo).
   0.4-m f/4.5 reflector.  Measurers E. Pettarin and A. Toso.
P. Pravec (Ondrejov).  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector.
T. Kojima (Chiyoda).  0.25-m f/6.0 reflector.  Communicated by S. Nakano.

     Parabolic orbital elements from 20 observations Jan. 29-30:

     T = 1996 Feb.  5.227 TT          Peri. = 149.523
                                      Node  = 345.921   2000.0
     q = 1.45851 AU                   Incl. =  51.803

1996 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong. Phase      m1
Jan. 30    13 59.43    +53 24.5    0.778    1.461  111.4   38.9      8.6
Feb.  1    13 52.00    +52 58.7    0.756    1.460  113.3   38.3      8.5
      3    13 43.89    +52 29.3    0.734    1.459  115.4   37.6      8.5
      5    13 35.08    +51 55.4    0.712    1.459  117.5   36.8      8.4
      7    13 25.59    +51 16.1    0.691    1.459  119.9   35.9      8.3
      9    13 15.45    +50 30.3    0.670    1.459  122.3   34.8      8.3
     11    13 04.68    +49 37.1    0.651    1.461  125.0   33.6      8.2
     13    12 53.35    +48 35.4    0.633    1.463  127.7   32.3      8.2
     15    12 41.55    +47 24.0    0.616    1.465  130.7   30.7      8.1
     17    12 29.38    +46 02.2    0.600    1.468  133.7   29.1      8.1
     19    12 16.97    +44 29.0    0.586    1.472  136.9   27.3      8.0
     21    12 04.45    +42 44.1    0.573    1.476  140.2   25.4      8.0
     23    11 51.97    +40 47.4    0.563    1.480  143.5   23.4      8.0
     25    11 39.67    +38 39.2    0.555    1.485  146.9   21.4      7.9
     27    11 27.68    +36 20.5    0.549    1.491  150.1   19.3      7.9

                      (C) Copyright 1996 CBAT
1996 January 30                (6298)              Brian G. Marsden

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