MPEC 2008-E41 : COMET C/2008 E1 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-E41 Issued 2008 Mar. 4, 17:55 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.
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MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2008 E1 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.14405 04 28 12.21 -11 26 17.6 19.2 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.15056 04 28 12.39 -11 26 15.0 18.8 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.15706 04 28 12.50 -11 26 13.3 18.9 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.16358 04 28 12.79 -11 26 09.2 18.7 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.16870 04 28 12.82 -11 26 08.1 18.7 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.17623 04 28 13.08 -11 26 06.0 18.9 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.18374 04 28 13.26 -11 26 03.0 18.8 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.19127 04 28 13.47 -11 26 00.9 18.6 N EE041703
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.81010 04 28 30.65 -11 22 36.4 18.7 N EE041204
CK08E010 C2008 03 02.83342 04 28 31.33 -11 22 29.1 EE041204
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.05923 04 28 37.42 -11 21 15.6 EE041H55
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.06389 04 28 37.78 -11 21 12.3 18.9 N EE041H55
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.06963 04 28 38.08 -11 21 09.9 19.3 N EE041H55
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.09944 04 28 38.77 -11 21 00.3 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.11030 04 28 39.07 -11 20 56.4 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.11790 04 28 39.27 -11 20 54.1 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.15997 04 28 40.42 -11 20 39.4 19.5 N EE041854
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.16957 04 28 40.73 -11 20 36.1 18.9 N EE041854
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.17915 04 28 41.04 -11 20 33.5 18.4 N EE041854
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.37986 04 28 46.72 -11 19 25.4 19.5 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.38241 04 28 46.75 -11 19 23.1 18.8 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.38461 04 28 46.84 -11 19 22.7 19.4 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.82146 04 28 59.29 -11 16 59.5 EE041J95
CK08E010 C2008 03 03.82668 04 28 59.41 -11 16 58.3 18.7 T EE041J95
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.09421 04 29 07.11 -11 15 29.3 EE041711
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.10684 04 29 07.14 -11 15 24.4 EE041711
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.11438 04 29 07.72 -11 15 23.0 19.7 N EE041854
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.11949 04 29 07.77 -11 15 21.1 EE041711
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.12434 04 29 07.96 -11 15 19.8 19.0 T EE041H06
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.12476 04 29 07.96 -11 15 20.2 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.12566 04 29 08.01 -11 15 19.4 18.1 T EE041G96
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.12982 04 29 08.16 -11 15 18.0 17.8 T EE041G96
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.13186 04 29 08.14 -11 15 17.2 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.13396 04 29 08.23 -11 15 16.3 18.5 T EE041G96
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.13569 04 29 08.34 -11 15 16.0 18.5 N EE041682
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.13810 04 29 08.37 -11 15 14.9 18.2 T EE041G96
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.13907 04 29 08.37 -11 15 14.6 EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.14114 04 29 08.42 -11 15 14.5 19.2 T EE041H06
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.14861 04 29 08.63 -11 15 11.8 19.4 T EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.15408 04 29 08.82 -11 15 10.0 19.3 N EE041682
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.15620 04 29 08.85 -11 15 09.0 19.5 T EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.15794 04 29 08.84 -11 15 07.8 18.7 T EE041H06
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.16359 04 29 09.04 -11 15 06.7 19.8 T EE041291
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.42662 04 29 16.67 -11 13 37.4 18.3 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.42998 04 29 16.77 -11 13 36.1 18.3 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.43414 04 29 16.89 -11 13 34.8 18.5 N EE041474
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.43854 04 29 17.02 -11 13 33.3 18.4 N EE041474
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observer J. V. Scotti. 1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore,
P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab. Observer E. Sheridan. 0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. E. Hill. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer A. Boattini. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero. 0.25-m f/3.4
reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)
T 2008 Oct. 29.722 TT MPC
q 4.82300 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 285.589 -0.318784 -0.947152
Node 183.644 +0.928933 -0.319707
e 1.0 Incl. 34.263 -0.188310 +0.026290
From 44 observations 2008 Mar. 2-4.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 02 24 04 25.22 -12 05.6 5.141 5.197 87.8 11.0 17.7
2008 03 05 04 29.56 -11 10.5 5.239 5.169 80.5 10.9 17.7
2008 03 15 04 34.99 -10 15.6 5.334 5.142 73.5 10.7 17.7
2008 03 25 04 41.43 -09 22.5 5.425 5.115 66.8 10.3 17.8
2008 04 04 04 48.76 -08 32.3 5.510 5.090 60.4 9.8 17.8
2008 04 14 04 56.88 -07 46.2 5.585 5.066 54.3 9.3 17.8
2008 04 24 05 05.70 -07 05.0 5.651 5.043 48.6 8.6 17.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-E41
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