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IAUC 4754: 1987 XXXVI; 1989f; 1989 DA

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                                                  Circular No. 4754
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)
TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM     EASYLINK 62794505
MARSDEN or GREEN@CFA.BITNET    MARSDEN or GREEN@CFAPS2.SPAN


PERIODIC COMET PARKER-HARTLEY (1987 XXXVI)
     With reference to IAUC 4752, P. Jensen, Brorfelde, reports that
further inspection of his 1986 IIa-O plates show the comet (= 1986 TF)
images are slightly diffuse compared to the images of other minor
planets on the same plates; the comet shows no sign of central
condensation or tail.


COMET SHOEMAKER (1989f)
     Parabolic orbital elements from MPC 14322:

     T = 1988 Nov.  2.0064 ET         Peri. =  18.7312
                                      Node  =  73.6292  1950.0
     q = 2.204953 AU                  Incl. =  25.4905

     1989 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       m1
     Mar. 15     8 54.30    +50 44.3    2.025    2.674    17.3
          25     8 59.48    +49 23.4
     Apr.  4     9 06.82    +47 50.3    2.332    2.804    17.8
          14     9 15.89    +46 08.7
          24     9 26.27    +44 21.4    2.673    2.942    18.3
     May   4     9 37.60    +42 30.4
          14     9 49.61    +40 37.2    3.037    3.087    18.8
          24    10 02.05    +38 42.9
     June  3    10 14.74    +36 48.5    3.408    3.238    19.3


1989 DA
     Ephemeris extension to IAUC 4751:

     1989 ET      R.A. (1950) Decl.     Delta      r       V
     Mar. 15    11 01.22    + 1 22.3    0.108    1.101    15.4
          20    11 15.14    - 4 08.1
          25    11 24.87    - 7 38.9    0.166    1.159    16.5
          30    11 32.25    - 9 57.4
     Apr.  4    11 38.30    -11 30.1    0.234    1.224    17.5
           9    11 43.66    -12 33.4
          14    11 48.72    -13 17.6    0.312    1.294    18.4
          19    11 53.70    -13 49.2
          24    11 58.72    -14 12.8    0.401    1.366    19.1


1989 March 9                   (4754)             Daniel W. E. Green

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