Salt Lake Herald | 1898-09-07 | Page 3 | New Planet Discovered

New Planet Discovered Boston Mass Sept 6A cable message I mes-sage from the European Union of Astronomers As-tronomers to Messrs Chandler and Rit I chie announces the discovery of a I minor planet with a rfinarkable orbit I which overlaps to some extent that of the planet Mars The massage contains 1 also the positions of the object whereby it may be shown by those possessing telescopes These positions are Sept I 6 nightatension 2P E 10 lI 4 S dec I lination soUth G degrees 19 minutes i Sept 10 right ascension 20 H 44 1f I 40 S declination south 6 degrees 20 minutes Sept 14 right ascension 20 H 41 11 4 S declination south 6 degrees I 21 minutes Sept 18 right ascensioIi 20 H 38 M 2i S declktatlon south G degrees 21 minutes This is based on observations ot Aqg 4 23 and 31 of the I present year