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FURTHER COMETARY DISCOVERIES.—Mr. W. R. Brooks, Smith Observatory, Geneva, New York, discovered a new comet, 1888 c, on August 7. The place for 8h. 46m., G.M.T., on August 7 is given as R. A. 10h. 5m., Decl. 44° 30′ N.. It was observed at Vienna on August 9, 9h. 53.5m., in R.A. 10h. 21m. 53s., Decl. 44° 49′ 26″. Faye's comet was picked up by M. Perrotin at the Nice Observatory on August 9, its place at 15h. 19.5m., Nice M.T., being R.A. 5h. 0m. 27.6s., Decl. 20° 0′ 42″ N. There are thus four comets now under observa tion. The following ephemeris, supplied in the Dun Echt Circular, No. 159, is derived from Dr. Kreutz's ephemeris for Faye's comet in the Astr. Nachr., No. 2849, the time of perihelion passage having been increased by 2.6 days.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 38, 375 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038375a0
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