THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 114 1988 Jan 18 20.19UT. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET LILLER 1988a Rob McNaught e-mails a further observation: 1988 Jan 14.48UT, 10.2, dia 4', DC3 (20x120B). Revised elements by Marsden: T = 1988 Mar.31.61ET Peri= 56.26 Node= 30.31 Incl= 73.75 q = 0.8620 AU IAUC 4531 This results in major deviations from the ephemeris on E112 and revised predictions follows: 1988 ET RA(1950) DEC(1950) Earth Sun Elong m1 Jan 15 23 51.32 -25 38.35 1.883 1.578 56.4 9.8 20 23 52.64 -22 14.50 1.881 1.513 52.7 9.6 25 23 54.47 -18 48.82 1.879 1.449 49.0 9.4 30 23 56.72 -15 21.24 1.876 1.385 45.4 9.2 Feb 4 23 59.34 -11 51.50 1.871 1.322 41.8 9.0 9 00 02.27 -08 19.22 1.864 1.260 38.4 8.8 14 00 05.47 -04 43.89 1.855 1.200 35.1 8.6 19 00 08.91 -01 04.95 1.843 1.142 32.1 8.4 24 00 12.57 +02 38.24 1.827 1.087 29.3 8.1 29 00 16.42 +06 26.42 1.808 1.036 27.0 7.9 Guy M Hurst