Circular No. 3223 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 1977 HB C. T. Kowal, Hale Observatories, reports that he has recovered this Apollo-type object on exposures with the 122-cm Schmidt telescope at Palomar as shown below. The object is located some 2' from the prediction on IAUC 3159. 1978 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. mpv May 9.18229 8 18 37.57 +25 21 34.2 19 10.18229 8 24 29.57 +24 49 11.3 PERIODIC COMET CHERNYKH (1977l) The following precise positions have been reported: 1977/78 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. Observer Aug. 19.02412 0 20 27.20 - 3 07 36.7 Chernykh 20.01707 0 20 23.69 - 3 11 00.3 " Oct. 8.98079 0 00 59.30 - 7 11 42.5 " Dec. 28.68690 0 23 40.53 - 3 44 37.5 " Jan. 4.43999 0 31 09.04 - 2 47 32.1 Natori 4.44699 0 31 09.60 - 2 47 28.6 " 8.40972 0 35 50.83 - 2 12 20.8 " Mar. 4.86324 1 58 00.91 + 7 04 40.4 Haddow N. S. Chernykh (Crimean Astrophysical Observatory). The first three positions correct those on IAUC 3109 and 3163. From Kiev Komet. Tsirk. No. 226. A. Natori (JCPM Yakiimo Station). 31-cm f/5.6 reflector. Measurer: T. Urata. From Nihondaira Obs. Circ. No. 970. K. A. Haddow (Woolston Observatory). Measurer: R. L. Waterfield. PERIODIC COMET ASHBROOK-JACKSON (1977g) The following precise position was measured by H. Debehogne from an exposure by L. Machado, H. Vega and himself with the 40-cm f/10 astrograph at the European Southern Observatory: 1978 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1 Apr. 5.41009 22 05 26.50 -20 40 13.2 16.5 1978 May 18 (3223) Brian G. Marsden
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