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MPEC 2008-R22 : COMET C/2008 R1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-R22                                Issued 2008 Sept. 4, 17:06 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2008 R1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.49906 21 41 12.73 -47 47 56.4          18.5 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.50786 21 41 12.48 -47 47 50.5          18.4 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.52544 21 41 11.86 -47 47 41.1          18.3 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.54314 21 41 11.24 -47 47 32.6          18.6 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.55266 21 41 10.86 -47 47 27.0          18.8 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.56212 21 41 10.57 -47 47 21.2          18.7 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.57169 21 41 10.21 -47 47 15.8          18.7 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.66337 21 41 07.04 -47 46 20.0          18.8 T ER022E12
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.71436 21 41 05.47 -47 45 50.7          18.7 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.71814 21 41 05.43 -47 45 48.4          18.4 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.72382 21 41 05.23 -47 45 45.5          18.5 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.73922 21 41 04.70 -47 45 34.6          18.7 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.74390 21 41 04.62 -47 45 32.2          18.6 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.75084 21 41 04.32 -47 45 27.1          18.6 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 02.79467 21 41 02.99 -47 45 00.0          18.8 T ER022E16
    CK08R010  C2008 09 04.07247 21 40 27.14 -47 32 01.7          18.5 T ER022I77
    CK08R010  C2008 09 04.08335 21 40 26.63 -47 31 54.8          18.7 T ER022I77

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey.  Observers P. Camilleri, G. Sostero,
    E. Guido.  0.35-m f/6.7 reflector + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 R1 (Garradd)
T 2008 Nov. 8.969 TT                                    MPC
q   1.70548              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  336.687       +0.987706       -0.046070
                   Node    27.273       +0.132312       +0.755286
e   1.0            Incl.   19.027       -0.083255       +0.653774
From 14 observations 2008 Sept. 2-4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 R1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 09 01    21 41.99   -48 01.9    1.054    1.928   138.3    20.4  18.5
2008 09 11    21 37.96   -46 05.4    1.033    1.871   133.1    23.1  18.3
2008 09 21    21 37.35   -43 16.5    1.026    1.822   127.7    25.9  18.2
2008 10 01    21 40.70   -39 41.9    1.032    1.781   122.2    28.4  18.1
2008 10 11    21 48.01   -35 30.4    1.051    1.747   117.0    30.6  18.0
2008 10 21    21 58.73   -30 51.9    1.083    1.724   112.0    32.4  18.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R22

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