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A NEW COMET, 1915a (MELLISH).—A telegram from Prof. Strömgren, Copenhagen, received at the Royal Astronomical Society on February 12, announces the discovery of a small bright comet by Mr. J. E. Mellish, of Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., in the position R.A. 17h., declination 3° N., and moving slowly east. A further telegram received on February i6 announces that on February 14 the position was R.A. 17h. 7m., declination 2° 54′ N. The comet is thus in Ophiuchus, and rises about 2 a.m., so that it should be visible in a small telescope between that hour and daybreak.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 94, 685–686 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/094685a0
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