THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 349 1989 Oct 03 18.5 Microlink:MAG60138 JANET:GMH at UK.AC.RO-GREENWICH.STARLINK Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone: (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 Telex: 94082518 Answerback: TAGUY ------------------------------------------------------------------- P/COMET KEARNS-KWEE (1989u) J.Gibson, ORO Corporation and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, reports recovery of this comet with the 1.5-m refl on Sept 10 at m1=19.9. Observations indicate a correction of T=+0.07 day against MPC12123 IAUC 4866 NEPTUNE The discovery of two more moons has been announced by the Voyager Team, designated 1989 N 5 and 1989 N 6. The orbits are direct with revolution periods 0.31 and 0.29 days, radial distances about 50 000km and 48 200km respectively. Estimated diameters for 1989 N1 - 1989 N6 are: 420, 200, 140, 160, 90, 50km respectively. The objects described earlier as 'ring arcs' are in fact complete rings, although the outer ring contains prominent arclike sections. Further news will appear in The Astronomer magazine. IAUC 4867 SUPERNOVA 1989Q IN ANON GALAXY C.Pollas, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur reports discovery of a mag 19.5 SN on plates of Sept 26.02 and 28.00UT. It is located at: RA 01h42m48.98s DEC +21 50'16.6" COMET HELIN-ROMAN-ALU (1989v) E.F.Helin reports her discovery of a comet on films taken by herself, Roman, Alu and Bambery with the 0.46-m Schmidt at Palomar: 1989 Oct 1.33958 RA 00h15m01.18s DEC -06 46'12.7"(1950) m1=14.5 2.44253 00 10 27.21 -06 03 11.8 IAUC 4869 IPSS The Packet Switch Number for INFOTRAC is quoted incorrectly in the Quick Guide. It should read A25272424111. Guy M Hurst