MPEC 2008-K56 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-K56 Issued 2008 May 29, 19:17 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)
Observations:
CK08J060 C2008 05 20.73699 22 51 19.15 +14 08 14.4 EK056349
CK08J060 C2008 05 20.73818 22 51 19.24 +14 08 16.5 15.7 T EK056349
CK08J060 C2008 05 26.74997 22 57 54.09 +17 22 21.4 EK056900
CK08J060 C2008 05 26.76206 22 57 54.86 +17 22 47.9 16.4 T EK056900
CK08J060 C2008 05 27.06038 22 58 13.69 +17 32 26.0 EK056118
CK08J060 C2008 05 27.06304 22 58 13.93 +17 32 30.6 EK056118
CK08J060 C2008 05 29.43385 23 00 40.55 +18 49 30.7 15.5 T EK056673
CK08J060 C2008 05 29.44028 23 00 40.93 +18 49 43.4 EK056673
CK08J060 C2008 05 29.44433 23 00 41.15 +18 49 51.0 EK056673
CK08J060 C2008 05 29.44815 23 00 41.39 +18 49 58.7 EK056673
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 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.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 11.084 TT MPC
q 2.00405 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 10.777 +0.580606 +0.523868
Node 298.191 -0.789679 +0.175935
e 1.0 Incl. 45.003 -0.198251 +0.833432
From 63 observations 2008 May 14-29.
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 2.070 72.9 27.9 15.3
2008 06 03 23 05.13 +21 18.1 2.073 2.104 77.7 28.1 15.3
2008 06 13 23 13.67 +26 43.1 2.026 2.143 82.4 28.0 15.3
2008 06 23 23 20.26 +32 03.4 1.990 2.188 87.1 27.6 15.4
2008 07 03 23 24.50 +37 13.2 1.965 2.239 91.7 27.0 15.5
2008 07 13 23 25.91 +42 05.4 1.950 2.293 96.1 26.1 15.6
2008 07 23 23 24.03 +46 32.7 1.947 2.353 100.4 25.1 15.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-K56
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