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MPEC 2008-K39 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K39                                Issued 2008 May 26, 14:27 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 J6 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK08J060  C2008 05 18.17656 22 48 22.01 +12 46 08.9          16.7 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 18.18076 22 48 22.33 +12 46 17.5          16.7 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 18.18587 22 48 22.60 +12 46 24.0          16.6 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 19.19920 22 49 33.30 +13 18 52.9          16.9 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 19.20281 22 49 33.56 +13 18 58.9          17.0 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 19.20566 22 49 33.77 +13 19 04.6          17.0 N EK039J24
    CK08J060  C2008 05 22.10575 22 52 51.83 +14 52 17.5          17.9 N EK039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 05 22.11017 22 52 52.02 +14 52 23.8          17.9 N EK039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 05 22.11518 22 52 52.38 +14 52 35.0          17.7 N EK039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 05 22.12989 22 52 53.24 +14 53 05.4          17.7 N EK039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 05 23.17000 22 54 02.59 +15 26 35.9          17.4 N EK039J51
    CK08J060  C2008 05 23.19048 22 54 03.93 +15 27 15.8          17.7 N EK039J51
    CK08J060  C2008 05 23.21096 22 54 05.27 +15 27 54.7          17.9 N EK039J51
    CK08J060  C2008 05 25.15028 22 56 12.06 +16 30 35.2          16.9 N EK039J47
    CK08J060  C2008 05 25.15211 22 56 12.12 +16 30 38.7          16.8 N EK039J47
    CK08J060  C2008 05 25.15495 22 56 12.36 +16 30 44.2          16.9 N EK039J47
    CK08J060  C2008 05 26.04541 22 57 09.40 +16 59 33.0          17.9 N EK039461
    CK08J060  C2008 05 26.04889 22 57 09.65 +16 59 39.5                 EK039461

Observer details:
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  0.4-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J40 Malaga.  Observer J. M. Ruiz M.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 11.338 TT                                   MPC
q   2.00562              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   10.904       +0.582139       +0.522078
                   Node   298.221       -0.789054       +0.177713
e   1.0            Incl.   45.026       -0.196237       +0.834178
From 53 observations 2008 May 14-26.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 24    22 54.95   +15 53.4    2.129    2.071    72.9    27.9  15.3
2008 06 03    23 05.14   +21 18.2    2.073    2.104    77.6    28.1  15.3
2008 06 13    23 13.68   +26 43.3    2.027    2.144    82.4    28.0  15.3
2008 06 23    23 20.27   +32 03.8    1.991    2.188    87.1    27.6  15.4
2008 07 03    23 24.53   +37 13.8    1.965    2.239    91.7    27.0  15.5
2008 07 13    23 25.95   +42 06.3    1.950    2.293    96.1    26.2  15.6
2008 07 23    23 24.09   +46 33.9    1.947    2.352   100.3    25.1  15.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K39

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