MPEC 2008-C19 : COMET C/2008 A1 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-C19 Issued 2008 Feb. 4, 00:18 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 A1 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK08A010 C2008 01 17.06036 06 24 21.17 -44 16 14.6 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 17.07999 06 24 19.10 -44 16 18.6 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 17.11177 06 24 15.71 -44 16 25.5 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 17.15660 06 24 11.00 -44 16 34.9 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 20.13459 06 19 01.27 -44 25 23.7 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 20.16950 06 18 57.58 -44 25 28.2 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 20.22295 06 18 51.95 -44 25 36.1 EC019834
CK08A010 C2008 01 28.48854 06 04 47.74 -44 33 20.7 14.4 T EC019E00
CK08A010 C2008 01 28.50751 06 04 45.95 -44 33 20.5 14.4 T EC019E00
CK08A010 C2008 01 28.51807 06 04 44.76 -44 33 19.8 15.0 T EC019E00
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.44025 05 58 20.96 -44 28 47.0 16.6 N EC019467
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.44138 05 58 20.85 -44 28 46.9 16.6 N EC019467
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.44250 05 58 20.75 -44 28 46.8 16.5 N EC019467
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.53916 05 58 11.35 -44 28 35.9 16.3 N EC019467
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.54097 05 58 11.18 -44 28 35.8 16.2 N EC019467
CK08A010 C2008 02 01.54279 05 58 11.01 -44 28 35.5 16.2 N EC019467
Observer details:
467 Auckland Observatory. Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch. Measurer
G. W. Christie. 0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA. Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi, R. Mykytyuk.
Measurer R. Mackintosh. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E00 Castlemaine. Observer M. Mattiazzo. 0.28-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Sept. 29.098 TT MPC
q 1.07273 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 348.496 +0.108267 +0.153486
Node 277.857 -0.815208 -0.551753
e 1.0 Incl. 82.529 -0.568959 +0.819762
From 78 observations 2008 Jan. 10-Feb. 1.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-C19
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