THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 270 1989 Mar 05 10.00UT. 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 PARKER-HARTLEY (1989i) R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring Observatory, reports that Quentin A. Parker and Malcolm Hartley have discovered a comet on an R plate taken by Parker with the 1.2-m U.K. Schmidt Telescope. The following positions are available: 1989 UT R.A. (1950) Decl. m1 Observer Mar. 2.53721 10 40 44.30 + 1 00 49.3 16.5 Parker 2.58929 10 40 42.33 + 1 01 01.2 " 3.48 10 40.1 + 1 04 Gilmore Q. A. Parker and M. Hartley (Siding Spring).MeasurerR. H. McNaught. Object condensed with a 6' tail in p.a. 295 deg. The second image is involved with a star. A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin (Mt. John University Observatory). IAUC 4749 Guy M Hurst