Circular No. 3297 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM Telephone 617-864-5758 SUPERNOVA IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY P. Wild, Astronomical Institute, Berne, reports the discovery of a supernova 7" east and 7" north of the nucleus of an anonymous galaxy located at R.A. = 22h32m.8, Decl. = +36o57' (equinox 1950.0). On Oct. 27 the photovisual magnitude was 15.8. The discovery was confirmed on Oct. 28. COMET BRADFIELD (1978o) The following improved parabolic orbital elements, by the undersigned, are from seven observations Oct. 11 to 18: T = 1978 Sept. 29.104 ET Peri. = 240.444 Node = 357.656 1950.0 q = 0.43219 AU Incl. = 138.262 1978/79 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1 Oct. 29 15 53.70 -67 05.2 31 17 44.44 -65 17.0 0.420 0.878 9.1 Nov. 2 19 00.74 -60 05.2 4 19 46.70 -54 02.2 0.488 0.952 9.7 6 20 15.30 -48 21.3 8 20 34.35 -43 24.1 0.591 1.026 10.5 10 20 47.84 -39 11.5 12 20 57.92 -35 38.1 0.714 1.098 11.2 14 21 05.78 -32 37.3 16 21 12.12 -30 02.9 0.846 1.170 11.8 18 21 17.40 -27 50.0 20 21 21.90 -25 54.5 0.983 1.241 12.4 22 21 25.83 -24 13.2 24 21 29.32 -22 43.6 1.122 1.311 12.9 26 21 32.47 -21 23.7 28 21 35.36 -20 11.8 1.261 1.380 13.4 Dec. 8 21 47.36 -15 36.3 18 21 57.24 -12 24.0 1.941 1.712 15.3 28 22 06.20 - 9 54.9 Jan. 7 22 14.68 - 7 50.7 2.561 2.024 16.6 17 22 22.84 - 6 01.7 27 22 30.72 - 4 22.5 3.096 2.320 17.6 m1 = 11.5 + 5 log Delta + 10 log r 1978 October 30 (3297) Brian G. Marsden
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