MPEC 2008-G33 : COMET C/2008 E1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G33                                Issued 2008 Apr. 7, 15:07 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 E1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK08E010  C2008 03 28.80362 04 44 09.03 -09 04 18.1          17.3 N EG033204
    CK08E010  C2008 04 02.82677 04 47 53.84 -08 39 57.0          18.8 N EG033J70
    CK08E010  C2008 04 02.82737 04 47 53.85 -08 39 56.4          18.8 N EG033J70
    CK08E010  C2008 04 02.82936 04 47 53.92 -08 39 57.2          18.7 N EG033J70
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.29642 04 49 01.91 -08 32 55.6          19.0 N EG033467
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.29919 04 49 02.01 -08 32 57.3          19.0 N EG033467
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.30196 04 49 02.12 -08 32 55.9          18.8 N EG033467
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.31209 04 49 02.47 -08 32 50.9          18.7 N EG033E85
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.31641 04 49 02.78 -08 32 49.9          18.6 N EG033E85
    CK08E010  C2008 04 04.32007 04 49 02.91 -08 32 48.8          18.3 N EG033E85

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory.  Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch.  Measurer
    G. W. Christie.  0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E85 Farm Cove.  Observer J. McCormick.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    Long. = 174.89400, rho cos phi' = 0.800696, rho sin phi' = -0.597064.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 E1 (Catalina)
Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5
T 2008 Aug. 11.28409 TT                                 MPC
q   4.8297066            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.02825631     Peri.  269.91023     -0.12703191     -0.98779255
a  10.6756019      Node   189.03510     +0.97048326     -0.14256066
e   0.5475940      Incl.   35.03809     -0.20500032     -0.06278798
P  34.88

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G33

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