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IAUC 6121: 1994v; V635 Cas; 1994aj

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                                                  Circular No. 6121
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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PERIODIC COMET WILD 4 (1994v)
     J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his
recovery of this comet with the Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak:

     1994 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Nov.  9.42947    3 12 17.07   +20 15 40.9   20.7
           9.44479    3 12 16.32   +20 15 38.7   20.4
     Dec.  9.24248    2 50 28.48   +18 54 43.9
           9.24758    2 50 28.30   +18 54 42.7
           9.27187    2 50 27.38   +18 54 39.3   20.7
           9.27712    2 50 27.19   +18 54 38.1   21.0

The comet's image is indistinguishable from that of a star, and the
indicated correction to the prediction on MPC 22032 is Delta T =
-0.3 day.


V635 CASSIOPEIAE
     H. Mendelson and T. Mazeh, Wise Observatory report:  "V635 Cas,
the optical counterpart of the x-ray pulsar 4U 0115+63, is probably
in the midst of another optical outburst.  Its magnitude was
observed in mid-December to be I = 12.2 +/- 0.1, similar to the
brightness at the peak of previous optical and x-ray outbursts
(Mendelson and Mazeh 1991, MNRAS 250, 373).  Spectroscopic and x-
ray observations are strongly urged."


SUPERNOVA 1994aj IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
     C. Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, reports his
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 18) on films obtained
on Dec. 12.16 and 13.14 UT.  SN 1994aj is located at R.A. =
9h03m46s.12, Decl. = -10o27'56".2 (equinox 1950.0), which is 5".2
west and 5".1 north of the galaxy's center.  Nothing is visible at
this position on the Palomar sky survey prints to mag 20.  A nearby
star (mag about 17) is at position end figures 44s.50, 28'09".1.
     N. B. Suntzeff, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO),
reports that R. Aviles has obtained B and V CCD images with the
0.9-m CTIO telescope on Dec. 14.3 UT of SN 1994aj, confirming that
there is a starlike object (with V = 18.32 +/- 0.02 and B-V = +0.33
+/- 0.03) located 5".9 west and 4".9 north of the galaxy nucleus.


1994 December 29               (6121)            Daniel W. E. Green

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