Circular No. 4607 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM Telephone 617-495-7244/7440/7444 MARSDEN or GREEN@CFA.BITNET MARSDEN or GREEN@CFAPS2.SPAN ASM 2000+25 R. M. Hjellming, National Radio Astronomy Observatory; T. A. Calovini, NRAO and New Mexico Tech; and F. A. Cordova, Los Alamos National Laboratory, report: "We have detected a radio counterpart to the soft x-ray nova (IAUC 4587) discovered by the Ginga Team. The VLA was used to search for the type of radio counterpart previously found to be associated with the x-ray novae A0620-00 = V616 Mon and Cen X-4 = V822 Cen. Radio images at 1.49 GHz, made from data taken on May 3 and 26, show that a radio source with a strength of 4.4 +/- 0.5 mJy appeared in the May 26 image where there was none in the May 3 image (with an upper limit of 0.5 mJy). The position of this radio source is R.A. = 20h00m42s.8 +/- 0s.3, Decl. = +25D05'40" +/- 5" (equinox 1950.0). Within the joint uncertainties this position is coincident with the x-ray position reported by Makino et al. (IAUC 4588) and the position of the optical candidate B of Okamura and Noguchi (IAUC 4589)." NOVA VULPECULAE 1987 Visual magnitude estimates: May 7.02 UT, 14.2 (P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, West Germany); 12.04, 14.1 (Schmeer); 14.00, 14.3 (S. Korth, Monheim, West Germany); 21.06, 14.1 (M. Verdenet, Bourbon- Lancy, France); 23.01, 14.1 (Korth). NOVA OPHIUCHI 1988 Visual magnitude estimates: May 28.08 UT, 11.7 (A. Pereira, Linda-a-Velha, Portugal); 29.83, 11.0 (R. H. McNaught, Coonabarabran, N.S.W.); June 2.37, 10.6 (McNaught); 5.52, 10.3 (McNaught). COMET ICHIMURA (1987d1) E. A. Jacobson, Evansville, MN, communicates the following negative observations of this comet (0.25-m reflector): Feb. 11.51 UT, [8.0; 17.51, [8.5; Mar. 14.46, [10.5 if stellar, [8.0 if diffuse; May 24.30, [13. COMET WILSON (1986l) Total visual magnitude estimate by D. Levy, Mt. Lemmon, AZ (1.5-m reflector): May 7.19 UT, 13.9 (primary component). 1988 June 7 (4607) Brian G. Marsden
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