Discovery
IAU Circular No. 3059 (1977 Apr. 8) announced the discovery by G. V. Zhukov (Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory)) of a "possible comet" on a photographic plate obtained on 1976 July 1.79 using the 38-cm Schmidt telescope. The magnitude was given as 11-12 and the object was described as diffuse. Interestingly, this was the first of three short exposures that were each separated by 2.5 minutes.
Positions
Analysis
Not confirmed elsewhere.
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