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KIESS'S COMET, 19116.—No. 4522 of the Astronomische Nachrichten contains a new set of elements calculated by Dr. H. Kobold for comet 1911b, also a number of observations of the comet. The observations, made about the middle of August, are somewhat uncertain, owing to the difficulty of the object, and Senor Marisonza reports from Rio de Janeiro that during August 18–20 the brightness had rapidly decreased; he states that it could not be observed there after August 24. The ephemeris computed by Herr A. Kobold shows that the present magnitude should be about 8.6, and the position for September 14 is 18h. 15.3m., —45° 24.1′; the comet is now nearly stationary in Corolla, immediately north of α Telescopium.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 87, 372–373 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087372a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/087372a0