MPEC 2008-J54 : COMET C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J54                                Issued 2008 May 10, 13:48 UT

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                           COMET C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK08H010  C2008 04 22.97648 16 17 21.55 +79 13 40.1                 EJ054204
    CK08H010  C2008 04 23.08051 16 16 20.35 +79 13 16.6          18.0 N EJ054204
    CK08H010  C2008 04 23.94063 16 08 00.97 +79 09 21.7                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 04 25.92309 15 49 06.77 +78 56 23.0                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 04 26.86178 15 40 23.45 +78 48 17.2                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 04 26.90265 15 40 00.76 +78 47 54.4                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 04 30.72362 15 06 43.24 +78 02 29.5                 EJ054349
    CK08H010  C2008 04 30.72809 15 06 40.90 +78 02 25.9                 EJ054349
    CK08H010  C2008 04 30.73256 15 06 38.72 +78 02 21.8          16.6 T EJ054349
    CK08H010  C2008 05 01.87649 14 57 32.62 +77 45 03.8                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 05 01.92468 14 57 09.15 +77 44 23.4                 EJ054B66
    CK08H010  C2008 05 04.83726 14 35 55.44 +76 53 42.8          17.0 N EJ054A77
    CK08H010  C2008 05 04.84346 14 35 52.81 +76 53 35.7          17.2 N EJ054A77
    CK08H010  C2008 05 04.84963 14 35 50.30 +76 53 27.5          16.8 N EJ054A77
    CK08H010  C2008 05 05.64084 14 30 33.40 +76 38 10.9          17.7 T EJ054900
    CK08H010  C2008 05 05.65185 14 30 28.63 +76 37 58.3                 EJ054900
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.37234 14 19 43.90 +76 02 42.0          17.5 T EJ054673
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.37697 14 19 42.24 +76 02 36.2                 EJ054673
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.38125 14 19 40.70 +76 02 30.5                 EJ054673
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.38646 14 19 38.78 +76 02 23.3                 EJ054673
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.98653 14 16 08.17 +75 49 27.7          17.4 N EJ054585
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.98927 14 16 07.39 +75 49 24.6          17.6 N EJ054585
    CK08H010  C2008 05 07.99659 14 16 04.38 +75 49 17.0          17.5 N EJ054585
    CK08H010  C2008 05 08.86242 14 11 12.73 +75 30 02.3          17.4 N EJ054473
    CK08H010  C2008 05 08.96331 14 10 39.22 +75 27 45.6          17.7 N EJ054473
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01029 14 10 23.54 +75 26 41.4                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01174 14 10 23.12 +75 26 39.8                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01269 14 10 22.93 +75 26 37.8                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01363 14 10 22.48 +75 26 37.2                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01473 14 10 22.39 +75 26 35.0                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01564 14 10 21.75 +75 26 34.7                 EJ054046
    CK08H010  C2008 05 09.01654 14 10 21.47 +75 26 32.8                 EJ054046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Honkova.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.36-m f/7.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.35-m f/9.5 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B66 Osservatorio di Casasco.  Observers W. Borghini, L. Torlai, D. Sommacal.
    Measurer W. Borghini.  0.4-m f/7.3 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Mar. 16.566 TT                                   MPC
q   2.76108              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.01878        Peri.   96.084       -0.228697       -0.803260
                   Node    34.616       -0.250144       -0.497489
e   0.94815        Incl.   75.497       +0.940811       -0.327533
From 127 observations 2008 Apr. 18-May 9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 H1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 04    14 41.73   +77 09.2    2.672    2.804    86.9    21.0  17.1
2008 05 09    14 10.46   +75 26.9    2.682    2.813    86.8    21.0  17.1
2008 05 14    13 46.83   +73 25.1    2.697    2.823    86.6    20.9  17.2
2008 05 19    13 29.40   +71 09.4    2.716    2.834    86.1    20.9  17.2
2008 05 24    13 16.73   +68 44.0    2.739    2.845    85.5    20.8  17.2

2008 06 03    13 01.30   +63 36.0    2.800    2.871    83.7    20.6  17.3
2008 06 13    12 54.36   +58 18.8    2.878    2.900    81.1    20.2  17.4
2008 06 23    12 52.52   +53 03.7    2.973    2.932    77.8    19.8  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J54

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