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IAUC 5942: N Sgr 1994; 1993p

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                                                  Circular No. 5942
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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NOVA SAGITTARII 1994
     S. S. Hayashi, National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo, reports
the discovery by Minoru Yamamoto (Okazaki, Aichi) of a probable nova
at R.A. = 18h47m40s, Decl. = -21d28' (equinox 1950.0).  The object
was confirmed by K. Hirosawa (Aichi), who gave the position as
R.A. = 18h47m30s, Decl. = -21d21'.0 (equinox 1950.0).  Magnitude estimates:
Feb. 24.85 UT, 8.9 (Yamamoto, P-MAX 400 film); 25.84, 8.5 (Yamamoto);
25.85, 8.4 (Hirosawa, visual).


COMET MUELLER (1993p)
     Improved orbital elements from MPC 23106:

                    Epoch = 1994 Mar. 29.0 TT
     T = 1994 Mar. 26.2796 TT         Peri. = 261.0331
     e = 1.000279                     Node  = 193.7889  2000.0
     q = 0.967273 AU                  Incl. = 105.0261

1994 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong. Phase      m1
Mar. 19     0 30.65    -32 43.0    1.642    0.976   33.2   34.0      9.0
     24     0 43.53    -34 54.0    1.557    0.968   36.9   38.2      8.8
     29     0 58.75    -37 13.3    1.467    0.968   41.0   42.6      8.7
Apr.  3     1 17.15    -39 40.8    1.372    0.977   45.3   46.7      8.6
      8     1 39.90    -42 14.9    1.276    0.992   49.9   50.5      8.5
     13     2 08.60    -44 50.5    1.182    1.015   54.7   53.7      8.4
     18     2 45.22    -47 15.5    1.093    1.045   59.6   56.0      8.4
     23     3 31.59    -49 06.4    1.015    1.080   64.6   57.3      8.4
     28     4 27.84    -49 46.2    0.953    1.120   69.7   57.4      8.4
May   3     5 30.28    -48 34.9    0.913    1.165   74.5   56.5      8.5
      8     6 31.61    -45 16.4    0.899    1.213   78.7   54.7      8.6
     13     7 25.32    -40 16.9    0.915    1.264   81.9   52.3      8.8
     18     8 09.05    -34 29.3    0.959    1.317   83.9   49.8      9.1
     23     8 43.68    -28 43.1    1.028    1.373   84.5   47.2      9.4
     28     9 11.18    -23 28.0    1.118    1.430   84.1   44.8      9.8

     Visual magnitudes: 1993 Nov. 15.83 UT, 11.4 (M. Tombelli, Montelupo,
Italy, 0.44-m reflector); 18.80, 12.6 (K. Sarneczky, Budapest, Hungary,
0.33-m reflector); Dec. 4.12, 12.0 (A. Hale, Orogrande, NM, 0.20-m
reflector); 16.98, 10.8 (J. Bortle, Stormville, NY, 0.32-m reflector);
1994 Jan. 4.10, 11.0 (Hale); 11.11, 10.0 (R. Keen, Mt. Thorodin, CO,
0.32-m reflector); 19.71, 11.8 (Sarneczky); 22.10, 9.8: (Keen);
Feb. 2.08, 10.8 (Hale).


1994 February 26               (5942)              Brian G. Marsden

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