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MPEC 2008-K35 : COMET C/2008 G1 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K35                                Issued 2008 May 26, 14:14 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 C/2008 G1 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    CK08G010  C2008 05 12.04705 15 10 06.40 +12 56 57.6          18.7 N EK035056
    CK08G010  C2008 05 12.05372 15 10 06.15 +12 57 01.9          19.1 N EK035056
    CK08G010  C2008 05 12.06389 15 10 05.76 +12 57 09.3          18.7 N EK035056
    CK08G010  C2008 05 22.96624 15 02 55.74 +15 02 32.2          18.7 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 22.96703 15 02 55.70 +15 02 32.9          19.0 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 22.97625 15 02 55.30 +15 02 38.6          19.6 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 22.97799 15 02 55.22 +15 02 39.1          19.6 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 25.98589 15 01 00.52 +15 33 39.1          19.3 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 25.98688 15 01 00.51 +15 33 40.3          19.4 N EK035J47
    CK08G010  C2008 05 25.98788 15 01 00.46 +15 33 40.6          19.5 N EK035J47

Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso.  Observer M. Pikler.  Measurer M. Husarik.  0.61-m f/4.3
    reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)
T 2009 Jan. 11.9698 TT                                  MPC
q   3.990096             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.002676       Peri.   63.6989      -0.2038616      +0.8026065
                   Node   215.9189      -0.7755320      +0.2170748
e   0.989324       Incl.   72.8620      +0.5974868      +0.5556090
From 125 observations 2008 Apr. 7-May 25.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K35

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