MPEC 2008-G73 : COMET C/2008 G1 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-G73 Issued 2008 Apr. 13, 03:15 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 G1 (GIBBS)
Observations:
CK08G010 C2008 04 10.57681 15 28 24.38 +05 41 00.6 19.1 N EG073415
CK08G010 C2008 04 10.58542 15 28 24.09 +05 41 08.4 19.3 N EG073415
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.42315 15 27 34.57 +06 07 40.9 19.5 T EG073673
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.42616 15 27 34.46 +06 07 44.1 EG073673
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.43218 15 27 34.28 +06 07 49.1 EG073673
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.43715 15 27 34.16 +06 07 53.1 EG073673
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.99867 15 27 18.58 +06 16 01.0 17.9 N EG073J47
CK08G010 C2008 04 12.99987 15 27 18.55 +06 16 02.6 18.9 N EG073J47
CK08G010 C2008 04 13.00215 15 27 18.48 +06 16 03.9 18.1 N EG073J47
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)
T 2009 Jan. 17.319 TT MPC
q 3.94414 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 65.095 -0.184176 +0.807474
Node 215.909 -0.770134 +0.235718
e 1.0 Incl. 72.846 +0.610715 +0.540762
From 46 observations 2008 Apr. 7-13.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 04 04 15 31.01 +04 06.6 3.843 4.649 139.4 8.0 19.1
2008 04 14 15 26.84 +06 30.5 3.733 4.605 146.8 6.8 19.0
2008 04 24 15 21.52 +08 54.7 3.654 4.563 151.5 6.0 18.9
2008 05 04 15 15.37 +11 13.5 3.607 4.521 151.8 6.0 18.8
2008 05 14 15 08.78 +13 21.6 3.593 4.481 147.8 6.9 18.8
2008 05 24 15 02.21 +15 14.6 3.610 4.442 140.9 8.3 18.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-G73
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