Comet Schuster (1976c)
Abstract
Further positions have been reported as follows: 1976 UT R. A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer Mar. 6.06562 10 50 40.40 -42 48 26.6 Blanco 6.08131 10 50 39.33 -42 48 26.0 " 6.13955 10 50 35.51 -42 48 25.5 Schuster 6.16725 10 50 33.79 -42 48 25.9 " 7.05845 10 49 35.43 -42 47 55.2 Blanco 7.07257 10 49 34.44 -42 47 55.7 " 20.01476 10 35 42.81 -42 27 56.9 16-17 Schuster 20.03553 10 35 41.73 -42 27 54.5 " 26.11736 10 29 31.03 -42 10 39.9 Blanco 26.12847 10 29 30.33 -42 10 38.9 " 27.12446 10 28 31.36 -42 07 24.5 Schuster 27.13831 10 28 30.55 -42 07 22.0 " 28.98949 10 26 42.72 -42 01 01.1 " 29.05598 10 26 38.97 -42 00 48.3 " Apr. 4.21885 10 20.93 -41 37.3 Roemer 5.19751 10 20 03.42 -41 33 10.4 " B. M. Blanco (Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory). H.-E. Schuster, G. Pizarro and O. Pizarro (European Southern Observatory). 100-cm Schmidt telescope. Measurer: R. M. West. Condensed image with tail 15" north-northeast on Mar. 20. E. Roemer and L. M. Vaughn (Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak Station). 229-cm reflector. Measurer: Roemer. Apr. 4: near edge of field. Apr. 5: poor seeing, comet large and poorly defined. The following improved parabolic elements, by the undersigned, are from observations Feb. 25 to Apr. 5: T = 1975 Jan. 14.746 ET Peri. = 193.370 Node = 22.081 1950.0 q = 6.87955 AU Incl. = 112.016 1976 ET R. A. (1950) Decl. Delta r m2 May 2 10 01.16 -39 22.4 7.041 7.537 17.5 12 9 56.68 -38 31.4 22 9 53.53 -37 43.8 7.312 7.590 17.6 June 1 9 51.61 -37 01.4 11 9 50.77 -36 25.8 7.614 7.645 17.7 21 9 50.86 -35 58.1 July 1 9 51.75 -35 38.9 7.912 7.702 17.9
- Publication:
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International Astronomical Union Circular
- Pub Date:
- April 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976IAUC.2941....1B