RADIANTS OF A POSSIBLE METEOR SHOWER BORN
                 BY COMET 1996 B2 HYAKUTAKE

The long-period comet 1996 B2 Hyakutake has the following orbital
elements (IAU Circular No. 6359, 1996):

               Epoch = 1996 Apr. 27.0 TT
       T = 1996 May 1.3965 TT   Peri. = 130.2102
       e = 0.999662             Node  = 188.0430   (2000.0)
       q = 0.230035 AU          Incl. = 124.9098

We have calculated the coordinates of the geocentric radiants of a
possible meteor shower for the moment of the closest approach of the
Earth's orbit and comet's orbit (March 24, 1996; distance 0.1010 AU)
and for the adjoining days. Over the time interval of 8 days (March
20-27) the radiant of meteor shower moved from Centaurus into Lupus.
Thus, if meteor bodies exist on the orbit of comet Hyakutake they
should be observed in the region of the following radiants:

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                                   Radiant
    Date            L (deg)    R.A. (deg) Decl.    V     r (AU)    
                     2000.0        2000.0
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1996 March 20.603    0.3182     218.8  -32.2     2.006   0.2340
           21.610    1.3182     220.3  -32.8     1.9926  0.1935
           22.617    2.3182     221.8  -33.3     1.9782  0.1530
           23.625    3.3182     223.4  -33.9     1.9631  0.1175
           24.634    4.3182     225.1  -34.4     1.9473  0.1010
           25.643    5.3182     226.8  -35.0     1.9309  0.1206
           26.653    6.3182     228.6  -35.6     1.9140  0.1713
           27.663    7.3182     230.4  -36.2     1.8966  0.2404
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There L is the longitude of the Sun, V is the relative velocity of
meteor shower (in the units of the Earth orbital velocity), r is the
shortest distance between the orbits of the Earth and the comet.

This meteor shower could be observed only at low latitudes.

If someone observed meteors from the radiants mentioned above, please
contact A. Terentjeva: ater@inasan.rssi.ru.

     A.K. Terentjeva, O.A. Bayuk
     Institute of Astronomy of the Academy 
     of Sciences of Russia, 48 Pyatnitskaya Str.,
     Moscow 109017, 
     Russia