Circular No. 4045 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 AG DRACONIS Following the note on IAUC 4038, recent visual magnitude estimates confirm that an outburst is occurring: Feb. 24.1 UT, 9.9 (J. Bortle, Stormville, NY); Mar. 5.82 UT, 8.8 (K. Medway, Southampton, England); 5.91, 9.1 (G. M. Hurst, Basingstoke, England); 5.91, 9.1 (S. Lubbock, Bridgend, Wales); 7.99, 9.0 (Medway). COMET SHOEMAKER (1984s) Ephemeris continuation from the elements on MPC 9425: 1985 ET R.A. (1950.0) Decl. p r m1 Feb. 24 7 01.45 -10 58.9 0.623 1.440 11.6 Mar. 6 7 30.62 - 8 11.6 16 7 56.84 - 5 44.2 0.836 1.614 12.7 26 8 20.67 - 3 43.6 Apr. 5 8 42.59 - 2 11.8 1.119 1.810 13.8 15 9 02.95 - 1 07.0 25 9 22.06 - 0 26.3 1.464 2.018 14.9 May 5 9 40.16 - 0 06.4 15 9 57.38 - 0 03.8 1.859 2.232 15.8 COMET LEVY-RUDENKO (1984t) Continuation to the ephemeris on IAUC 4035: 1985 ET R.A. (1950.0) Decl. p r m1 Mar. 26 8 14.97 +27 14.5 1.255 1.903 11.8 31 8 15.80 +24 23.0 Apr. 5 8 17.43 +21 56.0 1.499 2.030 12.5 10 8 19.66 +19 48.5 15 8 22.36 +17 56.7 1.755 2.156 13.1 25 8 28.86 +14 48.3 2.018 2.281 13.6 May 5 8 36.38 +12 13.2 15 8 44.58 +10 00.1 2.548 2.527 14.6 25 8 53.25 + 8 01.7 June 4 9 02.21 + 6 13.1 3.063 2.769 15.4 14 9 11.33 + 4 30.9 24 9 20.54 + 2 52.7 3.543 3.005 16.0 July 4 9 29.75 + 1 17.0 14 9 38.90 - 0 17.4 3.973 3.236 16.6 1985 March 13 (4045) Brian G. Marsden
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