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IAUC 4295: 1987a; 1986p
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Circular No. 4295
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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COMET LEVY (1987a)
David Levy, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his
discovery of a comet. Observations are available as follows:
1987 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer
Jan. 5.5 17 17.5 +11 20 10 Levy
7.5 17 17.0 + 9 50 11 "
8.56 17 17.0 + 9 02 11: Morris
D. Levy (Tucson, AZ). 0.40-m reflector. Object diffuse with
slight condensation, no tail. Poor seeing and twilight
interference on Jan. 5.
C. S. Morris (Little Rock, CA). 0.26-m reflector. Twilight.
PERIODIC COMET LOVAS 2 (1986p)
J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has succeeded
in finding diffuse images of this comet (cf. IAUC 4291) with the
SPACEWATCH camera 0.91-m telescope on Kitt Peak:
1987 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1
Jan. 3.14921 2 21 20.79 +15 34 00.6
3.21661 2 21 25.53 +15 34 21.6 17
3.23582 2 21 26.96 +15 34 25.2
The following improved orbital elements are from 19
observations 1986 Nov. 30-1987 Jan. 3:
T = 1986 Sept. 1.503 ET
W = 70.637 e = 0.58891
O = 283.037 1950.0 a = 3.52222 AU
i = 1.519 n = 0.149101
q = 1.44795 AU P = 6.61 years
1987 ET R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1
Jan. 5 2 23.71 +15 42.9 1.317 1.950 16.5
15 2 37.20 +16 33.6
25 2 51.68 +17 27.2 1.643 2.080 17.3
Feb. 4 3 06.94 +18 21.5
14 3 22.85 +19 14.6 1.996 2.212 17.9
24 3 39.23 +20 04.9
Mar. 6 3 56.00 +20 51.3 2.363 2.346 18.6
1987 January 8 (4295) Brian G. Marsden
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