Abstract
A CABLEGBAM has been transmitted from Dr. W. H. van den Bos, Union Observatory, South Africa, announcing the discovery of a comet by Dr. H. van Gent, Bosscha Observatory, Lembang, on May 27.96965 U.T. At the time of discovery its position was, R.A. 18h. 01·9m., Dec.,—40° 07', and its daily motion was 5m. 15s. west, 41' north. It was diffuse, with central condensation or nucleus, and the tail was less than 1° in length. The magnitude was 11. An orbit has been computed by Dr. F. J. Bobone, the elements of which, and also an ephemeris, are given below.
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Comet van Gent (1941d). Nature 148, 139 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148139e0
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