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A NEW COMET.—A bright comet was discovered by Mr. Brooks, at Geneva, on November 21, in R.A. 9h 52m. and Decl. 17° 4' S. An observation of the comet at Copenhagen shows that it is moving northwards at the rate of nearly three degrees per day. On November 24, at 17h. 37m. 9s., it was in R.A. 9h. 42m. 33s. and Decl. 10° 40' 32¨ S. The comet is not far from α Hydræ, and rises about 12.30 a.m.
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 53, 90–91 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/053090a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/053090a0