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                                                  Circular No. 2986
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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PERIODIC COMET KLEMOLA (1976j)
     The following precise positions have been reported:

     1976 UT             R. A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Aug.  8.11528    22 56 34.8    + 6 17 06            Sause
          18.57986    23 00 27.85   + 5 04 52.2   13     Kojima
          18.59132    23 00 27.85   + 5 04 45.4            "
          19.95317    23 00 48.88   + 4 52 14.8   14     Rutter
          20.66389    23 00 58.52   + 4 45 28.4   13     Seki
          20.69122    23 00 58.85   + 4 45 09.5            "
          23.50226    23 01 33.47   + 4 16 35.5   13     Urata
          23.61151    23 01 34.45   + 4 15 25.6            "
          24.00382    23 01 38.46   + 4 11 14.1          Palmer

G. Sause (Haute Provence Observatory).  Correction to IAUC 2982.
N. Kojima (Ishiki) and T. Seki (Geisei).  From Orient. Astron.
   Assoc. Comet Bull. No. 134.
G. H. Rutter, J. Palmer and R. L. Waterfield (Woolston Observatory).
   Measurer: Waterfield.  On Aug. 19 there was a condensed coma 20"
   in diameter and a tail 1'.5 long in p.a. 210o.
T. Urata (JCPM Yakiimo Station). From Nihondaira Obs. Circ. No.793.

     Corrected and extended ephemeris (cf. IAUC 2945, 2982):

     1976/77 ET  R. A. (1950) Decl.     Delta     r      m2
     Aug. 30    23 02.48    + 3 01.3    0.782   1.778   16.5
     Sept. 9    23 03.27    + 0 48.2
          19    23 04.18    - 1 30.6    0.816   1.813   16.6
          29    23 06.14    - 3 37.5
     Oct,  9    23 09.82    - 5 19.3    0.933   1.870   17.1
          19    23 15.48    - 6 29.6
          29    23 23.12    - 7 07.2    1.125   1.946   17.6
     Nov.  8    23 32.57    - 7 14.7
          18    23 43.51    - 6 56.4    1.376   2.036   18.3
          28    23 55.68    - 6 17.1
     Dec.  8     0 08.81    - 5 21.2    1.614   2.139   18.9
          18     0 22.66    - 4 12.9
          28     0 37.08    - 2 55.4    2.003   2.252   19.5
     Jan.  1     0 51.93    - 1 31.8
          17     1 07.08    - 0 04.7    2.351   2.37l   20.1


1976 September 9               (2986)              Brian G. Marsden

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