Electronic Telegram No. 1981 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html COMET C/2009 U1 (GARRADD) G. J. Garradd, Siding Spring Observatory, reports his discovery of a comet with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt as follows: 2009 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. Mag. Observer Oct. 17.71474 04 25 38.40 -39 15 50.6 19.6 Garradd Stacking five 60-second exposures showed a 7".4 coma (FWHM) and faint fantail 30" long in p.a. 160 deg with a 45-deg fan angle. The available astrometry, the following parabolic orbital elements and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2009-U27: T = 2010 July 7.819 TT Peri. = 6.404 Node = 67.196 2000.0 q = 2.96357 AU Incl. = 68.944 NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2009 CBAT 2009 October 18 (CBET 1981) Brian G. Marsden