Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
IAUC 3540: AG Dra; COMET ON PSS; (1865); 1980h
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Circular No. 3540
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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AG DRACONIS
J. B. Kaler, Astronomy Department, University of Illinois,
reports: "Observations made at Prairie Observatory on Nov. 11 UT show
that AG Dra has undergone a major brightening event some time within
the past 30 days. With the star still near maximum brightness
on its normal light curve, u has increased by 2.0 mag. The brightening
is inversely correlated with wavelength: 0.6 mag at 650.3 nm
and 0.9 at y. The brightness at y and u appears to have decreased
by ~ 0.1 and 0.15 mag, respectively, over an 11-hr period."
COMET ON PALOMAR SKY SURVEY
J. Dengel and R. Weinberger, Institut fur Astronomie, Innsbruck,
write that images of an unidentified comet appear on POSS
prints No. 1172. On the 12-min O exposure a small, slightly diffuse,
elongated, weak spot of mean diameter ~ 5" and magnitude 19
(+/- 1 mag) is visible. On the 50-min E exposure an insignificantly
diffuse trail ~ 0'.2 long is seen. An extremely faint, narrow tail
~ 1' long is visible (p.a. ~ 250o). The positions (+/- 3") on the O
and E prints (x = 231 mm, y = 155 mm from the lower left corner):
1954 UT R.A. (1950) Decl.
Aug. 8.36667 22 31 19.4 -23 55 49
8.39167 22 31 18.5 -23 55 56
The comet's daily motion is 10' in a direction 60o west of south.
(1865) CERBERUS
A. Harris, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, reports that he and
J. Young find a 1.5-magnitude amplitude lightcurve, corresponding to a
rotation period of 6h47.5m +/- 5.0m, from observations made at Table
Mountain Observatory. There was a maximum on Nov. 5.500 UT, with
V = 14.6
PERIODIC COMET TUTTLE (1980h)
Total visual magnitude estimates and coma diameters: Nov. 2.38,
8.4, 6'.0 (J. Bortle, Stormville, NY, 20 x 80 binoculars); 6.38, 8.2,
- (D. W. E. Green, 20 x 80 binoculars); 9.25, 7.9, 7' (C. S. Morris,
Harvard, MA, 20 x 80 binoculars); 13.42, 7.4:, ~ 10' (Morris).
1980 November 17 (3540) Daniel W. E. Green
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