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IAUC 6995: C/1998 Q1
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Circular No. 6995
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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COMET C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR)
M. Bezpalko reports a LINEAR comet discovery. CCD astrometry:
1998 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. m1 Observer
Aug. 24.29673 22 09 01.31 + 0 18 34.4 17.7 Blythe
24.31316 22 09 01.60 + 0 17 48.9 "
24.32962 22 09 01.88 + 0 17 03.8 "
24.34604 22 09 02.20 + 0 16 18.3 18.0 "
25.11678 22 09 20.19 - 0 19 01.8 16.3 Griffin
25.12859 22 09 20.43 - 0 19 34.0 16.2 "
25.13219 22 09 20.61 - 0 19 46.8 Hug
25.13554 22 09 20.60 - 0 19 53.6 16.5 Griffin
25.14039 22 09 20.77 - 0 20 08.0 "
25.15330 22 09 20.99 - 0 20 43.5 "
25.32379 22 09 24.30 - 0 28 29.4 Shelus
25.32828 22 09 24.38 - 0 28 41.6 "
25.33274 22 09 24.46 - 0 28 54.0 "
25.35352 22 09 25.05 - 0 29 53.6 Balam
25.35571 22 09 25.09 - 0 29 59.6 "
25.35763 22 09 25.13 - 0 30 04.9 "
25.50117 22 09 28.85 - 0 36 22.3 15.6 Zoltowski
25.51040 22 09 29.03 - 0 36 47.7 15.5 "
25.51654 22 09 29.16 - 0 37 04.5 15.4 "
25.52149 22 09 29.12 - 0 37 18.4 Garradd
25.52257 22 09 29.12 - 0 37 20.7 "
25.52441 22 09 29.16 - 0 37 26.9 "
25.52645 22 09 29.22 - 0 37 32.3 "
M. Blythe, F. Shelly, and M. Bezpalko (Socorro). Measurers J.
Stuart, H. Viggh, and R. Sayer. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector.
G. Hug (Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge). 0.30-m reflector.
P. J. Shelus (McDonald Observatory). 0.76-m reflector +
prime-focus corrector. Object diffuse with a possible slight
tail extending to the west.
I. P. Griffin (Cocoa). 0.3-m f/5 reflector. Circular coma about
10".
D. D. Balam (Victoria). 1.82-m Plaskett telescope. Well-condensed
coma of diameter 15".
F. B. Zoltowski (Woomera). 0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescope. Dense coma with a faint, diffuse tail about 1' long
in p.a. 280 deg.
G. J. Garradd (Loomberah). 0.45-m f/5.4 reflector. Object diffuse
with about 10" coma on 6-s exposures; m_2 = 17.4-17.8.
(C) Copyright 1998 CBAT
1998 August 25 (6995) Daniel W. E. Green
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