MPEC 2008-J29 : COMET C/2008 J1 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J29                                Issued 2008 May 4, 19:52 UT

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                          COMET C/2008 J1 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.07200 21 02 23.85 +10 45 49.4          16.9 N EJ029510
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.07935 21 02 24.38 +10 46 08.9          16.5 N EJ029510
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.09578 21 02 25.55 +10 46 51.7          16.6 N EJ029510
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.47682 21 02 53.00 +11 03 23.2          16.0 N EJ029682
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.48452 21 02 53.57 +11 03 43.5          16.0 N EJ029682
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.72235 21 03 10.71 +11 14 02.9                 EJ029349
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.72472 21 03 10.87 +11 14 09.1                 EJ029349
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.72708 21 03 11.04 +11 14 15.0                 EJ029349
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.72944 21 03 11.20 +11 14 21.4          13.9 T EJ029349
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.75868 21 03 13.33 +11 15 38.0          14.2 T EJ029367
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.76179 21 03 13.54 +11 15 47.0          14.3 T EJ029367
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.76492 21 03 13.77 +11 15 53.7          14.1 T EJ029367
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.76804 21 03 13.97 +11 16 02.3          14.4 T EJ029367
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.78817 21 03 15.35 +11 16 55.2                 EJ029900
    CK08J010  C2008 05 03.78941 21 03 15.46 +11 16 58.6          15.6 N EJ029900
    CK08J010  C2008 05 04.39906 21 03 59.16 +11 43 39.3          15.9 N EJ029850
    CK08J010  C2008 05 04.40353 21 03 59.47 +11 43 50.3          15.7 N EJ029850
    CK08J010  C2008 05 04.40813 21 03 59.81 +11 44 03.2          15.8 N EJ029850
    CK08J010  C2008 05 04.41281 21 04 00.15 +11 44 15.8          15.9 N EJ029850

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
367 Yatsuka.  Observer H. Abe.  0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
510 Siegen.  Observers M. Jung, H. Bill.  Measurer H. Bill.  0.30-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J1 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 29.358 TT                                   MPC
q   1.80844              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   59.658       +0.450011       +0.215746
                   Node   272.357       -0.744606       +0.626357
e   1.0            Incl.   60.147       +0.493003       +0.749086
From 58 observations 2008 May 2-4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 J1 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 04    21 03.51   +11 26.2    1.799    1.945    82.6    30.9  14.2
2008 05 14    21 15.03   +19 06.3    1.682    1.902    86.1    32.0  13.9
2008 05 24    21 25.64   +27 26.4    1.594    1.867    88.6    32.8  13.7
2008 06 03    21 35.13   +36 11.1    1.535    1.840    90.0    33.5  13.6
2008 06 13    21 43.17   +44 57.6    1.507    1.821    90.2    33.9  13.5
2008 06 23    21 49.27   +53 21.9    1.506    1.810    89.6    34.2  13.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J29

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