Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site gitpyr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!gitpyr!cmpbsdb From: cmpbsdb@gitpyr.UUCP (Don Barry) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: Comet? Message-ID: <928@gitpyr.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 22:04:14 EDT Article-I.D.: gitpyr.928 Posted: Fri Oct 25 22:04:14 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 08:31:46 EDT References: <992@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 15 There are four comets currently brighter than 10th magnitude in the sky. Halley's comet is now about 9th magnitude, still in the upper arm of Orion. Comet Thiele, discovered only about 2 weeks ago, is at magnitude 9.5 rather close to Halley - some 10 degrees to the north and west. Comet Giacobini-Zinner is also in the area, to the east of Halley, though considerably south (declination around -10 by now). Comet Hartley-Good, discovered about 6 weeks ago, is around magnitude 7.5 in the Capricornus area. I have elements for all four comets and will post them and an ephemeris if there is interest. -- Don Barry (Chemistry Dept) CSnet: cmpbsdb%gitpyr.GTNET@gatech.CSNET Georgia Institute of Technology BITNET: CMPBSDB @ GITVM1 Atlanta, GA 30332 ARPA: cmpbsdb%gitpyr.GTNET%gatech.CSNET@csnet-relay.ARPA UUCP: ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!cmpbsdb