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IAUC 8854: V5558 Sgr; THE EDGAR WILSON AWARD 2007; 188P

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                                                  Circular No. 8854
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V5558 SAGITTARII
     R. W. Russell, D. K. Lynch, and R. Pearson, The Aerospace
Corporation; M. L. Sitko, University of Cincinnati and Space
Science Institute; H. B. Hammel, Space Science Institute; L.
Beerman, University of Cincinnnati; and W. Golisch, Infrared
Telescope Facility (IRTF), NASA, report on observations made of
V5558 Sgr (cf. IAUC 8832) using the IRTF (+ BASS) on July 9 UT.
The spectrum was smooth and featureless, roughly following a 2000-K
blackbody curve, although there were minor departures from a true
blackbody.  If the object is a classical nova, then the F-type
spectrum (expected near peak brightness) is probably significantly
reddened.  The narrowband [N] magnitude was approximately 2.0.
     Visual magnitude estimates, most forwarded by E. Waagen, AAVSO:
Apr. 21.136 UT, 9.9 (P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany); 30.090,
9.6 (F. Vohla, Altenburg, Germany); May 5.347, 9.3 (L. Shotter,
Uniontown, PA, U.S.A.); 18.504, 9.0 (S. Kerr, Glenlee, Qld.,
Australia); 24.072, 8.6 (A. Amorim, Florianapoulos, Brazil); June
5.944, 8.5 (A. Kammerer, Malsch, Germany); 11.987, 8.4 (J. Speil,
Walbrzych, Poland); 24.122, 8.4 (J. Bortle, Stormville, NY, U.S.A.);
26.861, 8.1 (S. Bolzoni, Busto Arsizio, Italy); 29.396, 7.5 (H.
Matsuyama, Kanimbla, Qld., Australia); July 3.093, 7.5 (Bortle);
7.903, 6.7 (T. Scarmato, Calabria, Italy); 11.866, 6.6 (K. Hornoch,
Vohancice, Czech Republic).


THE EDGAR WILSON AWARD 2007
     The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory announces that the
2007 Edgar Wilson Award for the discovery of comets (cf. IAUC 6936,
8730) is being divided among the following three individuals for
four different comets:  John Broughton (Reedy Creek, Qld.,
Australia) for C/2006 OF_2 (cf. IAUC 8756); David H. Levy (Tucson,
AZ, U.S.A.) for P/2006 T1 (cf. IAUC 8757); and Terry Lovejoy
(Thornlands, Qld., Australia) for C/2007 E2 (cf. IAUC 8819) and
C/2007 K5 (cf. IAUC 8840).


COMET 188P/LINEAR-MUELLER
     Comet P/1998 S1 = P/2007 J7 (cf. IAUC 8853) has been assigned
the permanent number 188P (cf. MPC 60060).

                      (C) Copyright 2007 CBAT
2007 July 11                   (8854)            Daniel W. E. Green

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