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IAUC 7295: 1999 U3

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                                                  Circular No. 7295
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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COMET 1999 U3
     R. Huber reports the discovery by LINEAR of a comet.
Additional observations have been reported following posting on the
NEO Confirmation Page:

     1999 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     Oct. 30.32373    3 27 14.49   +58 17 44.3   18.5   LINEAR
          30.34009    3 27 14.31   +58 17 50.7   19.1     "
          30.37274    3 27 14.12   +58 18 01.6   19.6     "
          30.38902    3 27 13.82   +58 18 06.5   18.6     "
          31.33285    3 27 07.79   +58 22 31.9   17.7   Garradd
          31.33578    3 27 07.79   +58 22 32.6   17.4     "
          31.33840    3 27 07.73   +58 22 33.3            "
          31.34194    3 27 07.71   +58 22 34.2   17.8     "
          31.71834    3 27 05.36   +58 24 04.7          Sarounova
          31.72825    3 27 05.26   +58 24 07.2   17.0     "
          31.73023    3 27 05.25   +58 24 07.7   16.2     "
          31.74209    3 27 05.19   +58 24 11.5   17.2   Ticha
          31.74374    3 27 05.20   +58 24 11.8            "
          31.74492    3 27 05.16   +58 24 11.9            "
          31.74605    3 27 05.18   +58 24 12.5            "
          31.74838    3 27 05.15   +58 24 13.1            "
          31.75147    3 27 05.11   +58 24 14.1            "
          31.82326    3 27 04.36   +58 24 33.4          Busch
          31.83704    3 27 04.29   +58 24 37.7            "
          31.88041    3 27 03.74   +58 24 49.7          Sarounova

LINEAR (Lincoln Laboratory ETS, Socorro).  Observers M. Bezpalko,
  M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Elowitz, and R. Huber.  Measurers J.
  Stuart, H. Viggh, and R. Sayer.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
  Short tail.
G. Garradd (Oracle, AZ).  Biosphere2 Observatory 0.5-m f/8.1
  reflector + CCD.  Diffuse coma of diameter about 10" and faint
  tail extending about 15" to the southwest.
L. Sarounova (Ondrejov).  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.  Condensed
  nucleus; faint tail 25" long in p.a. 215 deg.
J. Ticha and M. Tichy (Klet).  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
  Slightly diffuse with 14" tail in p.a. about 215 deg.
M. Busch, R. Kresken, and R. Stoss (Heppenheim, Germany).  0.45-m
  f/4.4 reflector + CCD.  Tail > 18" long in p.a. 225 deg.

                      (C) Copyright 1999 CBAT
1999 October 31                (7295)            Daniel W. E. Green

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