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COMETS.—Mr. Blathwayt, who discovered his first comet a year ago, has now found a second one, which is of the ninth magnitude, being the brightest comet that has been in sight for several months. The place of discovery is Braamfontein, near Johannesburg, and the position on Jan. 13 at lh 28 On is given as R.A. 15h 44m 0s, S. Decl. 29° 46, daily motion + 12s, S. 50′. The comet is too far south for observation in England, but may come northward later.
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Our Astronomical Column. Nature 119, 137 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119137a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/119137a0