MPEC 2008-G34 : COMET C/2008 E3 (GARRADD)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-G34 Issued 2008 Apr. 7, 15:13 UT
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COMET C/2008 E3 (GARRADD)
Observations:
CK08E030 C2008 04 04.69064 19 46 17.26 -46 08 35.3 18.2 T EG034423
CK08E030 C2008 04 04.72712 19 46 17.75 -46 08 57.3 17.9 T EG034423
CK08E030 C2008 04 05.66424 19 46 27.93 -46 18 42.0 17.8 N EG034467
CK08E030 C2008 04 05.66705 19 46 28.03 -46 18 43.9 18.1 N EG034467
CK08E030 C2008 04 05.66981 19 46 28.02 -46 18 45.7 17.9 N EG034467
CK08E030 C2008 04 05.67977 19 46 28.00 -46 18 51.0 18.1 T EG034423
CK08E030 C2008 04 05.71438 19 46 28.40 -46 19 12.7 17.5 T EG034423
Observer details:
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory. Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch. Measurer
G. W. Christie. 0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)
T 2008 July 27.9060 TT MPC
q 5.540117 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 217.5036 +0.0621473 -0.3621472
Node 105.6513 -0.5060010 +0.7917808
e 1.0 Incl. 105.0147 -0.8602911 -0.4918664
From 26 observations 2008 Mar. 5-Apr. 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 04 04 19 46.15 -46 01.5 5.600 5.603 85.1 10.2 17.2
2008 04 14 19 47.37 -47 49.2 5.431 5.593 94.1 10.3 17.2
2008 04 24 19 46.83 -49 46.9 5.269 5.583 103.1 10.1 17.1
2008 05 04 19 44.17 -51 53.1 5.119 5.575 111.9 9.7 17.0
2008 05 14 19 38.97 -54 05.3 4.988 5.567 120.4 9.0 16.9
2008 05 24 19 30.83 -56 19.5 4.878 5.560 128.1 8.2 16.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-G34
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