Circular No. 3002 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Cable Address: SATELLITES, NEWYORK Telex: 921428 Telephone: (617) 864-5758 COMET SCHUSTER (1976c) The following precise positions were obtained by A. C. Gilmore, Carter Observatory. Measurer: P. M. Kilmartin. 1976 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. May 23.29170 9 53 13.79 -37 37 55.1 June 4.29441 9 51 13.61 -36 48 48.2 4.32711 9 51 13.53 -36 48 42.1 PERIODIC COMET SCHAUMASSE The following ephemeris is from the predicted elements in Handb. Br. Astron. Assoc. for 1976: For dT = +1d 1976/77 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r dR.A. dDecl. m2 Dec. 8 15 04.55 -10 51.5 2.469 1.683 -1m03 + 7'3 19.1 18 15 27.93 -12 39.4 -0.94 + 6.6 28 15 49.94 -14 10.4 2.521 1.847 -0.87 + 6.0 19.4 Jan. 7 16 10.51 -15 25.9 -0.80 + 5.4 17 16 29.60 -16 27.6 2.531 2.016 -0.74 + 4.9 19.7 27 16 47.10 -17 17.2 -0.69 + 4.6 Feb. 6 17 02.88 -17 56.5 2.495 2.184 -0.65 + 4.3 19.9 16 17 16.82 -18 27.5 -0.62 + 4.0 26 17 28.73 -18 52.3 2.417 2.352 -0.60 + 3.9 20.0 Mar. 8 17 38.43 -19 12.7 -0.59 + 3.1 18 17 45.73 -19 30.5 2.307 2.517 -0.60 + 3.7 20.0 28 17 50.41 -19 47.5 -0.61 + 3.6 Apr. 7 17 52.28 -20 04.8 2.187 2.678 -0.64 + 3.6 20.0 17 17 51.24 -20 23.2 -0.68 + 3.6 27 17 47.25 -20 42.9 2.090 2.836 -0.73 + 3.7 19.8 May 7 17 40.56 -21 03.1 -0.78 + 3.7 17 17 31.50 -21 22.7 2.057 2.989 -0.83 + 3.8 19.7 27 17 21.12 -21 40.4 -0.86 + 3.9 June 6 17 10.07 -21 55.3 2.125 3.139 -0.88 + 3.9 19.7 16 16 59.41 -22 07.2 -0.88 + 4.0 26 16 50.00 -22 17.0 2.310 3.284 -0.86 + 3.9 20.1 July 6 16 42.47 -22 26.0 -0.82 + 3.8 16 16 37.13 -22 35.5 2.602 3.425 -0.78 + 3.6 20.6 26 16 34.07 -22 46.5 -0.73 + 3.4 Aug. 5 16 33.22 -22 59.4 2.971 3.562 -0.68 + 3.2 21.1 1976 November 2 (3002) Brian G. Marsden
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