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IAUC 4688: 1988Y; 1988 XB

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                                                  Circular No. 4688
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Telephone 617-495-7244/7440/7444 (for emergency use only)
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SUPERNOVA 1988Y IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
     P. Wild, Astronomical Institute, Berne University, reports his
discovery of a supernova at R.A. = 2h42m27s.70, Decl. = -8 37'05".8
(equinox 1950.0), at the southern tip of an anonymous galaxy.  The
object was of mpv = 16.0 on Nov. 14.9 UT and about 17 on Dec. 3.8.


1988 XB
     Y. Oshima, Gekko Observatory, Shizuoka, reports his discovery of a
fast-moving asteroidal object, as follows:

     1988 UT             R.A. (1950) Decl.       Mag.
     Dec.  5.78264    7 50 46.52   +23 15 50.8   16.0
           5.81389    7 50 30.14   +23 17 11.4
           6.66528    7 43 33.12   +23 52 13.1   16.0
           6.72639    7 43 02.03   +23 54 38.3
           6.75764    7 42 46.42   +23 55 49.9

     Computations by S. Nakano, Center for Astrophysics, indicate
that the object is of Apollo type.  The closest approach to the
earth was 0.09 AU around Nov. 20.

     T = 1988 Oct. 3.62 ET            Peri. = 275.06
     e = 0.4831                       Node  =  73.45    1950.0
     q = 0.7368 AU                    Incl. =   3.35
       a =  1.4254 AU      n = 0.57915      P =   1.70 years

     1988 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r        V
     Dec.  5     7 57.51    +22 40.9    0.130    1.082    15.1
           7     7 40.86    +24 05.3
           9     7 25.77    +25 13.4    0.150    1.114    15.2
          11     7 12.14    +26 07.9
          13     6 59.86    +26 51.1    0.173    1.146    15.4
          15     6 48.83    +27 25.1
          17     6 38.93    +27 51.7    0.199    1.177    15.5
          19     6 30.08    +28 12.1
          21     6 22.17    +28 27.6    0.227    1.209    15.6
          23     6 15.13    +28 39.1
          25     6 08.87    +28 47.4    0.257    1.240    15.9


1988 December 7                (4688)              Brian G. Marsden

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