MPEC 2008-L29 : COMETS C/2008 G5, 2008 G6, 2008 H2, 2008 H3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-L29 Issued 2008 June 6, 19:33 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMETS C/2008 G5, 2008 G6, 2008 H2, 2008 H3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK08G050 2S2008 04 10.01811 01 24 23.1 +07 11 51 EL029249
CK08G050 2s2008 04 10.01811 2 +0.01003439 -0.00080004 -0.00031111 EL029249
CK08G050 2S2008 04 10.03477 01 24 04.3 +07 14 02 EL029249
CK08G050 2s2008 04 10.03477 2 +0.01003369 -0.00079728 -0.00030942 EL029249
CK08G050 2S2008 04 10.06055 01 23 37.1 +07 17 21 EL029249
CK08G050 2s2008 04 10.06055 2 +0.01003260 -0.00079301 -0.00030680 EL029249
CK08G050 2S2008 04 10.07644 01 23 21.0 +07 19 11 EL029249
CK08G050 2s2008 04 10.07644 2 +0.01003192 -0.00079037 -0.00030519 EL029249
CK08G050 2S2008 04 10.08755 01 23 05.8 +07 20 43 EL029249
CK08G050 2s2008 04 10.08755 2 +0.01003145 -0.00078853 -0.00030406 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 12.92090 01 31 31.1 +09 25 21 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 12.92090 2 +0.00989310 -0.00031109 -0.00001377 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 12.93477 01 31 46.6 +09 29 24 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 12.93477 2 +0.00989234 -0.00030872 -0.00001234 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 12.97644 01 32 13.7 +09 34 15 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 12.97644 2 +0.00989005 -0.00030158 -0.00000804 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 12.99311 01 32 27.4 +09 36 52 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 12.99311 2 +0.00988913 -0.00029873 -0.00000631 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.00422 01 32 37.3 +09 38 39 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.00422 2 +0.00988852 -0.00029683 -0.00000517 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.01811 01 32 49.0 +09 40 45 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.01811 2 +0.00988775 -0.00029445 -0.00000373 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.03477 01 33 03.5 +09 43 19 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.03477 2 +0.00988683 -0.00029159 -0.00000201 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.06056 01 33 24.7 +09 47 17 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.06056 2 +0.00988541 -0.00028717 +0.00000066 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.07644 01 33 38.0 +09 49 49 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.07644 2 +0.00988453 -0.00028445 +0.00000230 EL029249
CK08G060 2S2008 04 13.08755 01 33 48.0 +09 51 49 EL029249
CK08G060 2s2008 04 13.08755 2 +0.00988391 -0.00028254 +0.00000345 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.58756 01 47 46.3 +09 26 09 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.58756 2 +0.00966596 +0.00033028 +0.00036931 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.60144 01 47 35.1 +09 27 42 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.60144 2 +0.00966500 +0.00033276 +0.00037078 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.61811 01 47 20.4 +09 29 44 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.61811 2 +0.00966385 +0.00033575 +0.00037254 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.64317 01 46 58.4 +09 32 51 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.64317 2 +0.00966212 +0.00034023 +0.00037519 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.65979 01 46 43.9 +09 34 45 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.65979 2 +0.00966097 +0.00034321 +0.00037695 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.67089 01 46 34.7 +09 36 16 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.67089 2 +0.00966020 +0.00034520 +0.00037813 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.68478 01 46 22.2 +09 38 00 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.68478 2 +0.00965924 +0.00034769 +0.00037960 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.70145 01 46 06.4 +09 40 04 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.70145 2 +0.00965808 +0.00035068 +0.00038136 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.71255 01 45 56.2 +09 41 28 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.71255 2 +0.00965731 +0.00035267 +0.00038254 EL029249
CK08H020 2S2008 04 16.72644 01 45 42.5 +09 43 33 EL029249
CK08H020 2s2008 04 16.72644 2 +0.00965634 +0.00035516 +0.00038401 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.72090 01 51 58.5 +09 15 42 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.72090 2 +0.00965673 +0.00035416 +0.00038342 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.73755 01 51 44.0 +09 18 04 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.73755 2 +0.00965557 +0.00035714 +0.00038518 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.76255 01 51 23.9 +09 20 24 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.76255 2 +0.00965383 +0.00036163 +0.00038783 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.77922 01 51 12.1 +09 22 32 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.77922 2 +0.00965267 +0.00036462 +0.00038960 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.82089 01 50 33.6 +09 27 09 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.82089 2 +0.00964976 +0.00037210 +0.00039401 EL029249
CK08H030 3S2008 04 16.84588 01 50 11.8 +09 28 46 EL029249
CK08H030 3s2008 04 16.84588 2 +0.00964801 +0.00037659 +0.00039666 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.89311 01 49 30.5 +09 34 55 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.89311 2 +0.00964469 +0.00038508 +0.00040167 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.90977 01 49 14.6 +09 36 55 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.90977 2 +0.00964352 +0.00038807 +0.00040344 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.92088 01 49 04.2 +09 38 21 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.92088 2 +0.00964274 +0.00039007 +0.00040462 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.93477 01 48 51.0 +09 40 11 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.93477 2 +0.00964176 +0.00039257 +0.00040609 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.96257 01 48 23.7 +09 43 49 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.96257 2 +0.00963981 +0.00039757 +0.00040904 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.97644 01 48 09.3 +09 45 21 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.97644 2 +0.00963883 +0.00040006 +0.00041051 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 16.99311 01 47 52.3 +09 47 51 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 16.99311 2 +0.00963765 +0.00040306 +0.00041228 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.00423 01 47 41.0 +09 49 18 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.00423 2 +0.00963687 +0.00040506 +0.00041346 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.01811 01 47 25.9 +09 51 16 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.01811 2 +0.00963589 +0.00040756 +0.00041494 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.03478 01 47 08.0 +09 53 31 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.03478 2 +0.00963471 +0.00041056 +0.00041671 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.06083 01 46 38.8 +09 57 25 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.06083 2 +0.00963286 +0.00041525 +0.00041947 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.07644 01 46 20.5 +09 59 48 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.07644 2 +0.00963175 +0.00041807 +0.00042113 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.08755 01 46 08.7 +10 01 18 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.08755 2 +0.00963097 +0.00042007 +0.00042231 EL029249
CK08H030 2S2008 04 17.10145 01 45 51.9 +10 03 49 EL029249
CK08H030 2s2008 04 17.10145 2 +0.00962998 +0.00042257 +0.00042378 EL029249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3. Comet detections by M. Uchina,
B. Zhou, H. Su and R. Matson, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
Comet T q e Peri. Node Incl. C
CK08G050 2008 Apr. 10.37 0.0048 1.0 77.10 358.49 143.60 X
CK08G060 2008 Apr. 13.54 0.0483 1.0 57.03 49.13 14.35 X
CK08H020 2008 Apr. 17.01 0.0054 1.0 84.66 0.99 145.29 X
CK08H030 2008 Apr. 17.27 0.0044 1.0 82.60 2.69 144.76 X
R. Kracht suggests that the Kracht-group comet C/2008 G6 is a return
of comet C/2002 S11 (cf. MPEC 2002-T75). The following orbit links the two
apparitions:
Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5
T 2002 Sept. 30.33199 TT MPC
q 0.0480460 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.17808882 Peri. 51.04955 -0.19138776 -0.96428624
a 3.1288034 Node 50.97938 +0.81178155 -0.26036684
e 0.9846440 Incl. 13.63079 +0.55170776 +0.04859169
P 5.53
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
T 2008 Apr. 13.47301 TT MPC
q 0.0481773 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.17799905 Peri. 51.60594 -0.19240714 -0.96455076
a 3.1298552 Node 50.47041 +0.81144767 -0.25988546
e 0.9846072 Incl. 13.54265 +0.55184433 +0.04584083
P 5.54
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in units of degrees)
K029U 249(36.8- 67.2+)Y K029U 249(34.2- 20.7+)Y K02A1 249(17.7+ 55.1+)Y
K029U 249(68.6- 55.5+)Y K029U 249 3.9- 10.2+ Y K02A1 249(17.9+ 59.2+)Y
K029U 249(34.7- 44.3+)Y K029U 249 18.5- 8.9- Y K02A1 249 11.9- 3.9+ Y
K029U 249(12.1- 35.6+)Y K029U 249(10.9- 49.0+)Y K02A1 249(21.4+ 12.7+)Y
K029U 249 14.5- 8.5+ Y K029U 249 (4.3+ 30.5-)Y K02A1 249(25.2+ 1.3-)Y
K029U 249 (8.4- 27.7+)Y K029U 249 3.6+ 9.9- Y K02A1 249 11.9- 17.0+ Y
K029U 249 (1.9- 30.6+)Y K029U 249(47.1- 16.0+)Y K02A1 249(26.7+ 20.4-)Y
K029U 249(39.8- 53.9+)Y K029U 249(52.1- 10.8+)Y K02A1 249 7.3+ 15.6+ Y
K029U 249 12.2- 18.4+ Y K029U 249 (6.5- 48.1+)Y K02A1 249 18.7+ 3.9- Y
K029U 249 19.6- 13.6+ Y K029U 249(63.2- 34.8+)Y K02A1 249 8.1+ 5.9- Y
K029U 249(55.0- 40.5+)Y K029U 249(55.5- 37.7+)Y K02A1 249 1.0- 4.0- Y
K029U 249(45.0- 23.3+)Y K029U 249(43.3+ 55.0+)Y K02A1 249 7.9- 12.7+ Y
K029U 249(37.3- 14.9+)Y K029U 249(66.4- 86.7-)Y K02A1 249 11.6+ 3.0- Y
K029U 249(24.3- 13.1+)Y K029U 249(77.2- 36.8-)Y K02A1 249 6.4+ 5.6+ Y
K029U 249(47.7- 9.7+)Y K029U 249(34.1+ 40.4-)Y K084C 249(97.5+ 6.0-)Y
K029U 249(26.6- 38.4+)Y K029U 249(43.8+ 12.0+)Y K084C 249(0.04+ 0.03+)Y
K029U 249(45.2- 32.1+)Y K029U 249 (3.8- 44.1-)Y K084C 249 9.0+ 2.0+ Y
K029U 249(30.7- 7.0+)Y K029U 249 (0.7+ 42.4-)Y K084C 249 2.1- 1.4+ Y
K029U 249 13.3- 19.4+ Y K029U 249(24.4+ 13.8-)Y K084D 249 2.4+ 3.5+ Y
K029U 249(47.6- 19.2+)Y K02A1 249 0.2+ 9.3- Y K084D 249 1.2- 1.4- Y
K029U 249(25.4- 28.5+)Y K02A1 249(22.3+ 35.4+)Y K084D 249 2.5+ 4.1- Y
K029U 249(20.7- 11.5+)Y K02A1 249 0.9+ 12.3- Y K084D 249 7.5- 7.7- Y
K029U 249(31.5- 4.7+)Y K02A1 249(17.6+ 53.2+)Y K084D 249 8.2- 3.9- Y
K029U 249 2.9- 1.0+ Y K02A1 249(30.3- 11.4+)Y K084D 249 2.5+ 12.8+ Y
K029U 249 0.9- 17.4+ Y K02A1 249 7.5- 2.6- Y
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-L29
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