MPEC 2008-D08 : COMET C/2008 A1 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-D08 Issued 2008 Feb. 18, 00:35 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
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COMET C/2008 A1 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK08A010 C2008 02 05.11993 05 52 35.47 -44 20 05.9 ED008834
CK08A010 C2008 02 05.13934 05 52 33.65 -44 20 02.4 ED008834
CK08A010 C2008 02 05.15809 05 52 31.90 -44 19 59.0 ED008834
CK08A010 C2008 02 06.14031 05 51 02.54 -44 16 57.8 ED008834
CK08A010 C2008 02 06.16046 05 51 00.73 -44 16 53.3 ED008834
CK08A010 C2008 02 10.49220 05 44 42.89 -44 00 22.3 15.2 T ED008D88
CK08A010 C2008 02 12.62846 05 41 46.69 -43 50 20.1 17.0 N ED008415
CK08A010 C2008 02 12.63066 05 41 46.52 -43 50 18.9 17.3 N ED008415
CK08A010 C2008 02 15.54166 05 37 58.65 -43 35 00.5 16.0 T ED008423
CK08A010 C2008 02 15.54542 05 37 58.38 -43 34 59.4 16.0 T ED008423
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA. Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi, R. Mykytyuk.
Measurer R. Mackintosh. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D88 Hiratsuka. Observer Y. Sugiyama. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Sept. 29.1689 TT MPC
q 1.073350 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 348.4792 +0.1086335 +0.1533143
Node 277.8781 -0.8149968 -0.5519935
e 1.0 Incl. 82.5447 -0.5691915 +0.8196328
From 125 observations 2008 Jan. 10-Feb. 15.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-D08
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