MPEC 2008-H04 : COMET C/2008 E3 (GARRADD)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-H04 Issued 2008 Apr. 17, 14:24 UT
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COMET C/2008 E3 (GARRADD)
Observations:
CK08E030 C2008 04 09.66377 19 47 02.44 -47 01 16.7 17.8 N EH004467
CK08E030 C2008 04 09.66564 19 47 02.44 -47 01 18.1 17.9 N EH004467
CK08E030 C2008 04 09.66749 19 47 02.52 -47 01 19.5 18.1 N EH004467
CK08E030 C2008 04 10.65670 19 47 08.64 -47 12 06.8 17.6 T EH004423
CK08E030 C2008 04 10.69394 19 47 08.82 -47 12 29.9 EH004423
CK08E030 C2008 04 11.63876 19 47 13.83 -47 22 53.9 17.5 T EH004423
CK08E030 C2008 04 11.66697 19 47 14.06 -47 23 13.5 17.9 T EH004423
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
T. Natusch. 0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)
T 2008 July 31.7059 TT MPC
q 5.533321 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 217.9287 +0.0592475 -0.3633371
Node 105.6684 -0.5002617 +0.7952011
e 1.0 Incl. 105.0599 -0.8638449 -0.4854291
From 33 observations 2008 Mar. 5-Apr. 11.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 04 14 19 47.37 -47 49.3 5.428 5.590 94.1 10.3 17.1
2008 04 24 19 46.83 -49 47.0 5.266 5.580 103.1 10.1 17.1
2008 05 04 19 44.16 -51 53.3 5.116 5.571 111.9 9.7 17.0
2008 05 14 19 38.96 -54 05.6 4.984 5.563 120.4 9.0 16.9
2008 05 24 19 30.81 -56 20.0 4.874 5.556 128.1 8.2 16.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-H04
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