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                                                  Circular No. 6230
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 1995 S1
     The following precise positions have been reported:

     1995 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Sept.18.75576    9 06 53.95   - 1 32 16.7          Garradd
          18.75986    9 06 54.76   - 1 32 03.2            "
          18.76104    9 06 55.06   - 1 31 58.7            "
          18.76306    9 06 55.53   - 1 31 51.9            "
          18.78339    9 06 59.87   - 1 30 41.1            "
          18.78407    9 07 00.00   - 1 30 38.7            "
          18.78488    9 07 00.22   - 1 30 45.8   7.9    Yusa
          18.79279    9 07 01.78   - 1 30 19.2            "
          18.79882    9 07 03.13   - 1 29 56.5            "
          18.80461    9 07 04.32   - 1 29 33.1            "
          18.80859    9 07 05.20   - 1 29 22.0            "
          18.80911    9 07 05.32   - 1 29 20.0          Cross
          18.81219    9 07 05.99   - 1 29 09.2            "
          18.81303    9 07 06.09   - 1 29 06.0          Yusa
          18.81468    9 07 06.52   - 1 29 00.6          Cross
          18.81927    9 07 07.49   - 1 28 42.6          Seki
          18.82417    9 07 08.52   - 1 28 27.1          Yoshida
          18.82660    9 07 09.11   - 1 28 17.1            "
          18.82760    9 07 09.34   - 1 28 14.2          Seki
          18.83200    9 07 10.32   - 1 28 00.2          Nakamura
          18.83351    9 07 10.66   - 1 27 54.8            "
          18.83495    9 07 10.96   - 1 27 50.1            "

G. J. Garradd (Loomberah, N.S.W.).  0.25-m f/4.1 reflector + CCD.
T. Yusa (Kogota, Japan).  longitude 141.08667 deg east, latitude
   +38.53994 deg, h = 10 m.  0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
K. Cross (Sendai Astronomical Observatory).  0.41-m f/3.3 reflector
   + CCD.
T. Seki (Geisei).  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.  15' tail in p.a. 261 deg.
S. Yoshida (Wakayama).  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A. Nakamura (Kuma Kogen).  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

     Total visual magnitude estimates:  Sept. 17.824 UT, 6: (T.
Seki, 0.20-m refractor; independent discovery; 5' tail in p.a. 260
deg); 18.82, 5.5 (Seki); 19.38, 6.4 (J. E. Bortle, Stormville, NY,
10x50 binoculars; 5' coma).


1995 September 19              (6230)            Daniel W. E. Green

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