Circular No. 4012 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 617-495-7244/7440/7444 COMET SHOEMAKER (1984s) The following precise positions have been received: 1984 UT R.A. (1950.0) Decl. Observer Nov. 15.17257 2 01 46.56 + 9 47 57.2 Everhart 15.28422 2 01 49.86 + 9 44 12.6 Gibson 16.14672 2 02 19.01 + 9 14 55.2 " 22.53889 2 06 55.62 + 5 26 50.2 Koishikawa 22.60972 2 06 58.85 + 5 24 13.0 " 23.57674 2 07 52.92 + 4 48 22.0 " 23.62049 2 07 55.11 + 4 46 43.2 " E. Everhart (Chamberlin Observatory field station). J. Gibson (Palomar). 1.2-m Schmidt. M. Koishikawa (Sendai Obs., Ayashi Sta.). Measurer: S. Kasahara. Orbit by S. Nakano, Tokyo, from observations Oct. 25-Nov. 23: T = 1985 Jan. 3.8788 ET Peri. = 229.2303 e = 0.969547 Node = 222.7623 1950.0 q = 1.214230 AU Incl. = 13.8699 1984/85 ET R.A. (1950.0) Decl. p r m1 Nov. 16 2 02.22 + 9 20.1 0.456 1.422 10.8 26 2 10.39 + 3 17.7 Dec. 6 2 24.95 - 3 01.3 0.384 1.292 10.0 11 2 35.03 - 6 03.8 16 2 47.02 - 8 54.8 0.371 1.248 9.8 21 3 00.92 -11 29.3 26 3 16.62 -13 43.1 0.370 1.222 9.7 31 3 33.95 -15 32.9 Jan. 5 3 52.63 -16 56.6 0.380 1.214 9.7 10 4 12.29 -17 53.1 15 4 32.56 -18 22.2 0.400 1.226 9.9 20 4 53.05 -18 24.9 25 5 13.43 -18 03.4 0.434 1.257 10.2 30 5 33.42 -17 21.2 Feb. 4 5 52.77 -16 22.1 0.481 1.304 10.6 9 6 11.30 -15 10.4 14 6 28.94 -13 50.1 0.543 1.366 11.0 19 6 45.66 -12 24.8 24 7 01.49 -10 58.0 0.622 1.439 11.6 1984 November 26 (4012) Brian G. Marsden
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