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A TELEGRAM from the U.A.I. Bureau, Copenhagen, announces the discovery of a new comet, 1937 d (Kozawa), on March 9 in R.A. 11h 17 -3m, N. Decl. 6° 19′, magnitude 10. The object is diffuse with central condensation, and a tail less than 1 ° in length. The telegram has the remark “Unconfirmed”, and further details are awaited. The Rev. Dr. M. David-son, using observations on February 4 at Harvard. February 15 at Lick, and February 26 by Steavenson at Norwood, finds that Comet 1937 b (Whipple) is moving in an elliptical orbit, the period being about 250 years. More recent observations have been sent in by Hay and Kellaway, and Dr. Davidson is recomputing the elements with the longer time-intervals to determine the exact period. The date of perihelion passage was previously given as January, owing to an error in the telegram; it should have been June.
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Comets. Nature 139, 503 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139503d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139503d0