Circular No. 5511 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Postal Address: Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Telephone 617-495-7244/7440/7444 (for emergency use only) TWX 710-320-6842 ASTROGRAM CAM EASYLINK 62794505 MARSDEN@CFA or GREEN@CFA (.SPAN, .BITNET or .HARVARD.EDU) 1992 JD J. V. Scotti, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his discovery of a very fast-moving asteroidal object with the Spacewatch telescope, Kitt Peak. The following measurements are by Scotti and D. Rabinowitz: 1992 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. V May 3.18660 14 25 11.34 - 9 32 07.8 3.19577 14 25 16.61 - 9 24 39.9 16.9 3.20441 14 25 21.51 - 9 17 36.9 3.21465 14 25 27.39 - 9 09 14.3 3.22322 14 25 32.12 - 9 02 16.7 3.23191 14 25 36.92 - 8 55 12.1 3.26800 14 25 56.45 - 8 25 48.0 3.28842 14 26 07.19 - 8 09 12.2 3.34139 14 26 35.17 - 7 26 09.5 3.35793 14 26 43.96 - 7 12 47.1 3.42938 14 27 23.64 - 6 15 01.6 4.28404 14 37 11.90 + 4 31 09.4 4.31762 14 37 26.62 + 4 54 43.3 17.2 4.33005 14 37 32.07 + 5 03 24.7 4.43226 14 38 18.68 + 6 13 50.3 4.44072 14 38 22.85 + 6 19 32.6 4.44906 14 38 27.01 + 6 25 11.9 Orbital elements by B. G. Marsden: T = 1992 Feb. 17.338 TT Peri. = 285.691 e = 0.03243 Node = 222.701 2000.0 q = 1.00082 AU Incl. = 13.588 a = 1.03436 AU n = 0.936903 P = 1.05 years NOVA CYGNI 1992 Visual magnitude estimates (cf. IAUC 5501): Apr. 21.08 UT, 8.0 (E. Schweitzer, Strasbourg, France); 22.97, 8.2 (B. H. Granslo, Fjellhamar, Norway); 25.06, 8.0 (A. Boattini, Florence, Italy); 27.39, 8.5 (P. Collins, Boulder, CO); May 1.25, 8.4 (G. W. Kronk, St. Louis, MO); 3.96, 8.1 (P. Rapavy, Rimavska Sobota, Czechoslovakia). 1992 May 4 (5511) Daniel W. E. Green
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