A NEW COMET
DISCOVERED FROM 8. AUSTRALIA
Australia A Press Association.) (Received Dec. 19th. ait 1.5 -p.m.) ADELAIDE, December 19. What is believed to be a new comet was observed] on Friday evening. Invisible to' the naked eye, it is of the ninth magnitude, in the right ascension, 22 hours 59 minutes 13 seconds, declination right, 29 degrees 20 minutes.
The comet is in the constellation of Piseis and it is suggested that it is Temple's comet, which has not been seen since its discovery in 1886, though observers have been watching for it.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1932, Page 6
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94A NEW COMET Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1932, Page 6
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