The following latest observations have not been reported to the Smithsonian
yet.
• Observations of Comet LINEAR (1998 M5), which almost "grazed"
the polar star on March 15.1999UT RA Decl. m1 Mar. 15.545 4 10 40 +89 48.2 10.7(v) 372 22.51493 7 51 46.3 +82 39 17.6 13.0(P) 372 23.67969 7 53 31.82 +81 27 10.8 12.9(P) 372On March 23 the comet was 11.3 magnitude and 3' across by the 20cm refractor at 60x. • Observations of Comet Williams (1998 P1) discovered in Australia last year. It has rapidly become faint recently. 1999UT R.A. Decl. m1 Mar. 15.59792 7 43 06.82 +42 02 25.0 372 16.59625 7 41 04.96 +42 03 05.4 15.0 372 22.52361 7 30 57.42 +42 01 53.4 16.5 372 • Comet Jäger(1998U3) 1999UT R.A. Decl. m1 Mar. 17.58559 6 44 28.39 +21 33 08.9 14.1 372 22.52917 6 50 35.69 +20 30 06.9 14.7 372 |
Copyright (C) 1999 Tsutomu Seki.