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IAUC 7746: C/2001 U1, C/2001 U2, C/2001 U3, C/2001 U4, C/2001 U5; C/2001 U6; 2001fu

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                                                  Circular No. 7746
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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COMETS C/2001 U1, C/2001 U2, C/2001 U3, C/2001 U4, C/2001 U5
     Further to IAUC 7741, D. Hammer reports measurements of
additional sungrazing comets visible in the C2 coronagraph and
found on SOHO website images by X. Leprette (C/2001 U1, C/2001 U2),
S. Hoenig (C/2001 U3, C/2001 U4), and M. Boschat (C/2001 U5);
C/2001 U3, C/2001 U4, and C/2001 U5 were also seen in C3 images.
The reduced astrometry and orbital elements by B. G. Marsden appear
on the MPECs cited below.

  Comet         2001 UT          R.A. (2000) Decl.       MPEC
  C/2001 U1     Oct. 16.535      13 18.0   - 9 45       2001-V10
  C/2001 U2          17.368      13 21.1   -10 08       2001-V19
  C/2001 U3          17.071      13 09.6   -10 40       2001-V19
  C/2001 U4          17.013      13 01.4   -11 20       2001-V19
  C/2001 U5          18.388      13 18.0   -11 05       2001-V19


COMET C/2001 U6 (LINEAR)
     An apparently asteroidal object discovered on Oct. 29 by
LINEAR, posted on the NEO Confirmation Page due to its unusual
motion, has been found to be cometary by J. Ticha and M. Tichy
(Klet, diffuse with "a slight coma" on Nov. 3.8 UT) and by R.
Trentman (Louisburg, KS, Nov. 6.3).

     2001 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m2
     Oct. 29.39508    8 54 53.11   +66 34 22.2   19.5

The available astrometry, together with the following parabolic
orbital elements and an ephemeris, appear on MPEC 2001-V27.

     T = 2002 Aug. 19.637 TT          Peri. =  87.896
                                      Node  = 115.383   2000.0
     q = 4.33741 AU                   Incl. = 107.423


SUPERNOVA 2001fu IN MCG -03-23-11
     W. D. Li reports the discovery by LOTOSS (IAUC 7514) of an
apparent supernova (mag about 15.1) in unfiltered images taken with
the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope on Nov. 5.5 and 6.5 UT.  SN
2001fu is located at R.A. = 8h52m16s.58, Decl. = -17o44'29".8
(equinox 2000.0), which is 25".1 west and 10".6 north of the
nucleus of MCG -03-23-11.  A KAIT image taken on Apr. 15.3 showed
nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).

                      (C) Copyright 2001 CBAT
2001 November 6                (7746)            Daniel W. E. Green

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