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MPEC 2008-K10 : COMET P/2008 J2 (BESHORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K10                                Issued 2008 May 17, 15:23 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2008 J2 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    PK08J020  C2008 05 08.01248 17 05 40.80 -13 36 00.8          16.0 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 08.01414 17 05 40.76 -13 36 00.7          15.8 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 08.01662 17 05 40.68 -13 36 01.0          15.6 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 09.96397 17 04 45.07 -13 39 13.6                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 09.96767 17 04 44.92 -13 39 14.1                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 09.97137 17 04 44.81 -13 39 14.5                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 09.98361 17 04 44.42 -13 39 15.5                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 09.99101 17 04 44.20 -13 39 16.6                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.00711 17 04 13.01 -13 41 02.4                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.00942 17 04 12.92 -13 41 02.9                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.01172 17 04 12.85 -13 41 03.0                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.01404 17 04 12.77 -13 41 03.2                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.01634 17 04 12.69 -13 41 03.6                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.03703 17 04 12.02 -13 41 05.8                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.04163 17 04 11.85 -13 41 06.4                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.04624 17 04 11.69 -13 41 06.9                 EK010017
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.22679 17 04 06.00 -13 41 19.5                 EK010834
    PK08J020  C2008 05 11.25456 17 04 05.07 -13 41 22.7                 EK010834
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.01573 17 03 07.29 -13 44 46.6          17.1 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.02006 17 03 07.10 -13 44 47.6          17.1 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.02223 17 03 07.05 -13 44 47.5          17.1 N EK010510
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.13715 17 03 03.03 -13 44 59.3          14.3 N EK010J24
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.14690 17 03 02.69 -13 45 00.4          14.3 N EK010J24
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.15419 17 03 02.44 -13 45 01.2          14.3 N EK010J24
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.91286 17 02 36.50 -13 46 30.4          14.6 N EK010213
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.91466 17 02 36.43 -13 46 30.9          14.6 N EK010213
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.91766 17 02 36.28 -13 46 32.4          14.6 N EK010213
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.96991 17 02 34.38 -13 46 38.9          16.1 N EK010B51
    PK08J020  C2008 05 13.98961 17 02 33.68 -13 46 41.1                 EK010B66
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.01720 17 02 32.65 -13 46 43.7                 EK010B66
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.28118 17 02 23.43 -13 47 15.2          15.4 N EK010H06
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.31574 17 02 22.15 -13 47 20.4          15.4 N EK010H06
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.46852 17 02 16.89 -13 47 31.6          16.2 T EK010423
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.52495 17 02 14.76 -13 47 39.4          16.0 T EK010423
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.57117 17 02 13.10 -13 47 50.9          15.4 T EK010367
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.57360 17 02 12.99 -13 47 51.4          15.5 T EK010367
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.57603 17 02 12.91 -13 47 51.6          15.4 T EK010367
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.73858 17 02 06.73 -13 48 11.6                 EK010349
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.74094 17 02 06.65 -13 48 11.9                 EK010349
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.74331 17 02 06.55 -13 48 12.4          13.6 T EK010349
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.75250 17 02 06.12 -13 48 13.6                 EK010900
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.76162 17 02 05.88 -13 48 14.5          15.9 T EK010900
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.93472 17 01 59.86 -13 48 36.0          15.2 T EK010A97
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.94105 17 01 59.72 -13 48 37.3          14.1 T EK010585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.94280 17 01 59.61 -13 48 37.7          14.0 T EK010585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.94448 17 01 59.56 -13 48 37.8          16.2 N EK010585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.94741 17 01 59.42 -13 48 38.5          16.3 N EK010585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.94967 17 01 59.23 -13 48 38.7          14.9 T EK010A97
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.95404 17 01 59.16 -13 48 38.5          16.1 N EK010585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 14.95901 17 01 58.83 -13 48 40.8          14.7 T EK010A97
    PK08J020  C2008 05 15.48584 17 01 39.86 -13 49 38.5          15.5 T EK010423
    PK08J020  C2008 05 15.49336 17 01 39.60 -13 49 39.5          16.3 T EK010423
    PK08J020  C2008 05 15.65348 17 01 33.50 -13 50 06.6                 EK010900
    PK08J020  C2008 05 15.66259 17 01 33.14 -13 50 07.5          15.9 T EK010900
    PK08J020  C2008 05 16.48760 17 01 02.35 -13 51 47.0          16.1 T EK010423
    PK08J020  C2008 05 16.53274 17 01 00.55 -13 51 53.2          16.1 T EK010423

Observer details:
017 Hoher List.  Observers J. Sanner, D. Hellmann, B. Idel, C. Niedermayer,
    R. Kupper, P. M. Martin, N. Rumpel.  Measurers J. Sanner, R. Kupper,
    P. M. Martin, N. Rumpel.  1-m Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
510 Siegen.  Observer H. Bill.  0.30-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA.  Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi, R. Mykytyuk.
    Measurer R. Mackintosh.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A97 Stammersdorf.  Observer W. Vollmann.  0.13-m f/4 refractor + CCD.
B51 Vallauris.  Observer J. Nicolas.  0.28-m f/6.5 reflector + CCD.
B66 Osservatorio di Casasco.  Observers W. Borghini, L. Torlai.  Measurer
    W. Borghini.  0.4-m f/7.3 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer M. Nicholson.  0.25-m f/3.8 astrograph
    + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  0.4-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
T 2008 Apr. 8.848 TT                                    MPC
q   2.44020              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.154631       Peri.  138.289       -0.547270       +0.817303
a   3.43774        Node    97.774       -0.807979       -0.459719
e   0.29017        Incl.   10.485       -0.218325       -0.347383
P   6.37
From 227 observations 2008 May 6-16.

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 14    17 02.55   -13 46.6    1.491    2.449   155.9     9.7  13.8
2008 05 24    16 55.82   -14 10.3    1.460    2.455   166.0     5.7  13.7
2008 06 03    16 47.96   -14 41.3    1.453    2.462   172.3     3.1  13.7
2008 06 13    16 40.06   -15 19.4    1.471    2.470   166.6     5.5  13.8
2008 06 23    16 33.21   -16 03.6    1.514    2.480   156.6     9.4  13.8
2008 07 03    16 28.26   -16 52.9    1.580    2.491   146.4    13.1  14.0
2008 07 13    16 25.76   -17 45.9    1.666    2.504   136.6    16.2  14.1
2008 07 23    16 25.96   -18 41.4    1.768    2.517   127.3    18.7  14.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K10

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