Circular No. 4912 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 COMET HELIN-ROMAN-ALU (1989v) Extension of the ephemeris on IAUC 4875, from the orbital elements on MPC 15520: 1989/90 R.A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m1 Nov. 30 19 56.46 +38 31.4 0.684 1.081 10.5 Dec. 10 19 31.76 +42 35.5 20 19 08.66 +46 10.5 0.783 1.050 10.7 30 18 45.53 +49 30.9 Jan. 9 18 20.42 +52 52.1 0.824 1.121 11.1 19 17 50.18 +56 25.0 29 17 09.37 +60 09.1 0.818 1.273 11.6 Feb. 8 16 09.68 +63 29.5 18 14 46.74 +64 56.5 0.818 1.473 12.2 28 13 16.81 +62 48.4 Mar. 10 12 07.22 +57 14.1 0.906 1.696 13.1 20 11 23.98 +50 03.7 30 10 59.47 +42 51.6 1.134 1.929 14.1 Apr. 9 10 46.58 +36 22.9 19 10 40.86 +30 49.4 1.487 2.165 15.2 29 10 39.73 +26 06.8 May 9 10 41.66 +22 06.4 1.923 2.400 16.2 19 10 45.69 +18 39.2 29 10 51.20 +15 37.6 2.406 2.632 17.1 COMET AARSETH-BREWINGTON (1989a1) Total visual magnitude estimates: Nov. 19.74 UT, 9.1 (G. Comello, Roden, The Netherlands, 0.20-m reflector); 21.01, 8.4 (G. Kronk, Troy, IL, 0.33-m reflector); 21.96, 8.6 (J. E. Bortle, Stormville, NY, 20x80 binoculars); 23.07, 8.5 (A. Hale, Las Cruces, NM, 10x50 binoculars); 26.22, 8.3 (P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, West Germany, 20x80 binoculars); 26.70, 8.0 (S. Baroni, Sormano, Italy, 20x80 binoculars); 27.10, 7.5 (C. S. Morris, Pine Mountain Club, CA, 20x80 binoculars); 27.74, 7.6 (J. D. Shanklin, Cambridge, England, 20x80 binoculars). Corrigendum. On IAUC 4908, line -5, for 20x80 binoculars read 0.26-m reflector 1989 November 28 (4912) Daniel W. E. Green
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