ELDER@GUNTER-ADAM@sri-unix (07/21/82)
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Date: 14 Jul 1982 16:46:42 EDT (Wednesday)
From: Dick Koolish <koolish at BBN-UNIX>
Subject: Comet Austin
To: list/astro: at BBN-UNIX
The following is the predicted ephemeris for Comet Austin. The
RA and Dec positions are for 0hr UT on the date given.
Position at 0hr UT Position at nautical
twilight.
date RA Dec Az Alt
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Aug 15 9h 20.4m +33d 18m
17 9 54.5 37 55 316 8
19 10 25.3 41 02
21 10 52.0 42 59 312 19
23 11 14.2 44 07
25 11 32.4 44 41 310 23
27 11 47.2 44 53
29 11 59.1 44 50
31 12 08.6 44 37 307 27
Sep 2 12 16.3 44 17
4 12 22.5 43 52 307 27
6 12 27.5 43 25
The comet will be an evening object. It will be almost exactly northwest
(azimuth 315 degrees) after sunset. It is estimated to be magnitude
4 on Aug 15, decreasing by .1 per day.
Here's some coordinates for the Austin comet. I got the information from
the Astronomy mailing list.
Greg Elder
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