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IAUC 6959: 1998 M5

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                                                 Circular No. 6959
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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COMET 1998 M5
     F. Shelly reports the discovery of another comet by LINEAR.
The following CCD astrometry has been reported:

     1998 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     June 30.30998   23 10 12.61   +17 49 45.4   15.9   Shelly
          30.33430   23 10 12.04   +17 50 14.7   16.3     "
          30.34652   23 10 11.72   +17 50 28.4   15.9     "
     July  1.05806   23 09 51.46   +18 04 34.9   13.8   Korlevic
           1.05994   23 09 51.41   +18 04 37.4   13.9     "
           1.06163   23 09 51.38   +18 04 39.9   13.8     "
           1.02361   23 09 52.57   +18 03 54.4          Sarounova
           1.02569   23 09 52.50   +18 03 57.0   13.9     "
           1.02683   23 09 52.47   +18 03 58.2   15.4     "
           1.19057   23 09 47.90   +18 07 15.6   14.1   Griffin
           1.22039   23 09 46.93   +18 07 49.8   14.2     "
           1.24346   23 09 46.24   +18 08 17.6   14.2     "
           1.35347   23 09 42.98   +18 10 28.8          Rogers
           1.36736   23 09 42.69   +18 10 45.6            "
           1.38125   23 09 42.22   +18 11 02.2   14.1     "
           1.38194   23 09 42.24   +18 11 03.1   14.7   Offutt
           1.39616   23 09 41.73   +18 11 19.8   14.7   Hug
           1.40524   23 09 41.45   +18 11 30.5   14.2     "
           1.40957   23 09 41.35   +18 11 36.2   14.8   Offutt
           1.41681   23 09 41.18   +18 11 45.6   14.8     "

F. Shelly, M. Blythe, and M. Bezpalko (Socorro).  1-m f/2.15
  reflector.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, and R. Sayer.  Tail
  about 40" long toward south-southwest.
K. Korlevic, V. Jelic, and R. Radonic (Visnjan).  0.4-m f/4.3
  reflector.  30" coma; tail 120" in p.a. 150 deg.
L. Sarounova (Ondrejov).  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector.  Coma diameter
  30"; m_2 = 15.4; tail at least 4' long in p.a. 155 deg.
I. P. Griffin (Cocoa).  0.3-m reflector.  Coma diameter at least
  45".
J. E. Rogers (Camarillo).  0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector.
G. Hug (Eskridge).  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector.
W. Offutt (Cloudcroft).  0.60-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien reflector.
  Coma diameter 23" x 30" (wider along northeast-southwest axis);
  30"-wide tail extends 41" in p.a. 206 deg.

                      (C) Copyright 1998 CBAT
1998 July 1                    (6959)            Daniel W. E. Green

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