THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 278 1989 Mar 16 19.36UT 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- P/COMET SHOEMAKER-HOLT 2 (1989j) Revised elements by Marsden from 15 observations (Mar 4-12) which suggest an approach to Jupiter (about 0.60 AU) in 1984: T =1988 Sept. 4.328 ET Peri= 14.669 e =0.31076 Node= 98.064 1950.0 q =2.70268 AU Incl= 17.429 a =3.92124 AU n=0.126931 P = 7.76 years Ephemeris: 1989 ET RA(1950) DEC Earth Sun m1 Mar 15 10h41.72m +32 12.7 2.028 2.916 14.7 20 10 38.83 +32 21.3 25 10 36.55 +32 23.6 2.110 2.936 14.8 30 10 34.35 +32 19.8 Apr 4 10 32.87 +32 10.5 2.212 2.958 14.9 IAUC 4758 SN 1989F IN ANON GALAXY P.Wild reports the discovery by T.Schildknecht on Mar 7 of SN 25"NE of the centre of an anon galaxy. The object, of mag 16.5 is located at: RA 12h55m50.37s DEC +03 04'06.6"(1950) IAUC 4758 Guy M Hurst