MPEC 2008-E76 : COMET C/2008 E1 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-E76 Issued 2008 Mar. 10, 03:12 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 E1 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.12429 04 29 07.95 -11 15 20.7 EE076701
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.14652 04 29 08.54 -11 15 12.8 EE076701
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.16874 04 29 09.26 -11 15 04.3 EE076701
CK08E010 C2008 03 04.19096 04 29 09.86 -11 14 57.5 EE076701
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.75203 04 30 26.11 -11 00 48.6 17.7 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.75338 04 30 26.17 -11 00 48.4 17.8 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.75685 04 30 26.19 -11 00 47.8 17.7 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.76237 04 30 26.41 -11 00 46.9 17.7 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.77225 04 30 26.70 -11 00 42.8 17.8 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.77718 04 30 26.87 -11 00 41.7 17.6 T EE076585
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.85322 04 30 29.05 -11 00 15.6 18.5 T EE076J46
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.86993 04 30 29.64 -11 00 10.1 18.7 T EE076J46
CK08E010 C2008 03 06.88732 04 30 30.24 -11 00 04.6 18.8 T EE076J46
CK08E010 C2008 03 08.86325 04 31 32.01 -10 49 12.6 20.1 N EE076J47
CK08E010 C2008 03 08.86807 04 31 32.17 -10 49 11.3 19.3 N EE076J47
CK08E010 C2008 03 08.87704 04 31 32.42 -10 49 08.5 19.2 N EE076J47
CK08E010 C2008 03 09.78927 04 32 01.97 -10 44 07.3 18.7 T EE076215
CK08E010 C2008 03 09.79015 04 32 02.00 -10 44 07.3 18.7 T EE076215
CK08E010 C2008 03 09.79103 04 32 02.06 -10 44 07.4 18.8 T EE076215
Observer details:
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observers A. Baransky, A. Zhdanov. 0.7-m f/4
reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista. Observer D. Healy. 0.81-m f/4.4
Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J46 Observatorio Montana Blanca, Tias. Observer C. Piret. 0.20-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)
T 2008 Nov. 5.770 TT MPC
q 4.77330 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 286.490 -0.339931 -0.939580
Node 184.114 +0.921068 -0.341304
e 1.0 Incl. 34.322 -0.189951 +0.026468
From 63 observations 2008 Mar. 2-9.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 03 05 04 29.56 -11 10.5 5.215 5.146 80.5 11.0 17.7
2008 03 15 04 35.00 -10 15.7 5.310 5.118 73.5 10.7 17.7
2008 03 25 04 41.45 -09 22.6 5.400 5.090 66.8 10.4 17.7
2008 04 04 04 48.80 -08 32.5 5.483 5.064 60.4 9.9 17.7
2008 04 14 04 56.96 -07 46.4 5.557 5.038 54.3 9.3 17.7
2008 04 24 05 05.81 -07 05.2 5.622 5.014 48.6 8.7 17.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-E76
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