Circular No. 4499 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 FURUYAMA (1987f1) H. Kosai, Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, reports the photographic discovery of a comet by Sigeru Furuyama, Ibaraki, Japan: 1987 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer Nov. 22.41111 5 17.8 +25 22 8 Shoemaker 23.67361 5 11.8 +24 27 12 Furuyama 24.66944 5 07.3 +23 43 12 " 25.125 5 05.1 +23 22 Levy 25.167 5 04.9 +23 21 10.2 " E. and C. Shoemaker (Palomar). 0.46-m Schmidt telescope. Prediscovery films. Very strong central condensation with coma. S. Furuyama (Ibaraki). Photographs with 0.30-m f/3.8 reflector. D. Levy (Tucson, AZ). 0.4-m reflector. Coma diameter 3', tail of length 10' in p.a. about 110 deg. 1982 XB Ephemeris extension to IAUC 4495: 1987 ET R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r V Dec. 11 10 02.01 +18 45.1 0.087 1.020 16.3 12 10 11.64 +18 41.7 13 10 20.78 +18 37.1 0.091 1.018 16.4 14 10 29.44 +18 31.5 15 10 37.63 +18 25.1 0.095 1.017 16.6 16 10 45.37 +18 18.1 17 10 52.67 +18 10.7 0.099 1.016 16.7 18 10 59.55 +18 03.0 19 11 06.04 +17 55.2 0.104 1.016 16.8 20 11 12.16 +17 47.4 21 11 17.92 +17 39.5 0.109 1.017 17.0 22 11 23.35 +17 31.8 23 11 28.46 +17 24.2 0.115 1.017 17.1 24 11 33.28 +17 16.9 25 11 37.82 +17 09.7 0.120 1.019 17.2 26 11 42.11 +17 02.8 27 11 46.15 +16 56.2 0.125 1.021 17.3 28 11 49.95 +16 49.9 29 11 53.54 +16 43.9 0.131 1.023 17.3 1987 November 25 (4499) Daniel W. E. Green
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