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                                                Circular No. 4842
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 OKAZAKI-LEVY-RUDENKO (1989r)
     The following precise observations have been reported:

     1989 UT             R.A. (1950) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Aug. 24.50243   15 28 41.52   +34 19 22.7    13    Okazaki
          24.50799   15 28 40.90   +34 19 15.8            "
          27.06841   15 24 02.67   +34 05 31.5          McCrosky
          27.90483   15 22 35.44   +34 00 53.4          Shanklin
          27.91199   15 22 34.55   +34 00 51.3          Manning
          27.91771   15 22 33.93   +34 00 49.2          Buczynski
          27.93499   15 22 32.22   +34 00 41.8          Manning
          27.96007   15 22 29.69   +34 00 34.5          Buczynski
          28.47049   15 21 37.12   +33 57 41.1          Hayakawa
          28.47569   15 21 36.73   +33 57 35.8            "
          28.53194   15 21 30.91   +33 57 23.5    14    Seki
          28.88735   15 20 55.07   +33 55 18.4          Shanklin
          29.26292   15 20 17.40   +33 53 06.3          Balam
          30.20493   15 18 44.06   +33 47 48.3            "
          30.21292   15 18 43.13   +33 47 44.9            "

K. Okazaki (Kahoku, Yamagata).  Lat. = +140 18'36", Long. =
  +38 26'32", h = 100 m.  Measured by H. Kosai.
R. E. McCrosky (Oak Ridge).  1.55-m reflector.  Measured by
  C.-Y. Shao.
J. D. Shanklin (University of Cambridge Observatories).  Aug. 28
  image very weak and diffuse.
B. Manning (Stakenbridge).  0.25-m reflector.  Very weak, diffuse
  images.  Communicated by G. M. Hurst.
D. Buczynski (Conder Brow).  0.55-m reflector.  Communicated by
  G. M. Hurst.
S. Hayakawa (YGCO Hoshikawa and Nagano stations).  0.25-m f/4.0
  reflector.  Communicated by T. Kobayashi.
T. Seki (Geisei).  0.60-m reflector.  Comet diffuse with central
  condensation, 30" tail in p.a. 90 deg.  Visual m1 = 11.5
  (0.20-m refractor).  Communicated by H. Kosai.
D. Balam (Victoria).  On Aug. 29, comet diffuse, measurement
  difficult.  Communicated by J. Tatum.


1989 August 30                 (4842)             Daniel W. E. Green

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