THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 102 1987 Dec 23 19.10UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL LIST OF MINOR PLANETS The latest list appeared on MPC 12 493: Asteroids observed at one opposition: 719 Albert; 724 Hapag; 878 Mildred. At two oppositions and below no.3500: No Name Opp 1988 Opp Mag 2608 Seneca Nov 15 22.6 3270 Dudley - - 3271 1982RB Jun 1 18.6 3352 McAuliffe - - 3360 1981VA Feb 1 22.3 COMET MCNAUGHT (1987b1) Revised elements: T =1987 Dec 11.92037ET Peri= 17.3584 ) Node=260.64188) 1950.0 Incl= 97.11511) q = .8420474 AU Ephemeris(replacing that on TA 24,151: 1987/88 RA (1950) DEC Earth Sun Elong m1 Dec 21 17h32.6m -07 44 1.757 0.858 16.4 7.5 26 17 43.3 -03 33 1.724 0.882 21.3 7.6 31 17 54.5 +00 48 1.689 0.913 26.1 7.7 Jan 5 18 06.2 +05 19 1.653 0.952 30.9 7.8 10 18 18.7 +09 59 1.619 0.998 35.6 8.0 15 18 32.0 +14 50 1.589 1.048 40.1 8.2 20 18 46.4 +19 49 1.565 1.103 44.5 8.4 25 19 02.0 +24 54 1.549 1.161 48.6 8.6 30 19 19.0 +30 02 1.542 1.221 52.4 8.8 Guy M Hurst