MPEC 2008-L25 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-L25 Issued 2008 June 5, 18:10 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 31.74096 23 02 58.29 +20 04 31.0 EL025367
CK08J060 C2008 05 31.74409 23 02 58.38 +20 04 37.6 EL025367
CK08J060 C2008 05 31.74721 23 02 58.60 +20 04 44.7 15.8 T EL025367
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.09269 23 03 18.80 +20 15 58.2 17.1 N EL025J47
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.09525 23 03 18.95 +20 16 04.0 17.0 N EL025J47
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.09868 23 03 19.15 +20 16 11.0 17.1 N EL025J47
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.96047 23 04 08.93 +20 44 12.3 17.3 N EL025056
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.97089 23 04 09.59 +20 44 32.1 17.5 N EL025056
CK08J060 C2008 06 01.98133 23 04 10.13 +20 44 52.8 17.6 N EL025056
CK08J060 C2008 06 03.37130 23 05 29.00 +21 30 10.4 16.7 N EL025H06
CK08J060 C2008 06 03.40951 23 05 30.88 +21 31 17.0 15.9 N EL025H06
Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso. Observer M. Pikler. Measurer M. Husarik. 0.61-m f/4.3
reflector + CCD.
367 Yatsuka. Observer H. Abe. 0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observer E. Schwab. 0.25-m f/3.4 reflector
+ CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 10.884 TT MPC
q 2.00276 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 10.675 +0.579378 +0.525290
Node 298.167 -0.790177 +0.174514
e 1.0 Incl. 44.986 -0.199852 +0.832836
From 73 observations 2008 May 14-June 3.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 J6 (Hill)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 06 03 23 05.13 +21 18.1 2.072 2.103 77.7 28.1 15.3
2008 06 13 23 13.66 +26 43.0 2.026 2.143 82.4 28.0 15.3
2008 06 23 23 20.24 +32 03.1 1.990 2.188 87.1 27.6 15.4
2008 07 03 23 24.48 +37 12.7 1.965 2.239 91.7 27.0 15.5
2008 07 13 23 25.88 +42 04.7 1.950 2.294 96.1 26.1 15.6
2008 07 23 23 23.98 +46 31.7 1.947 2.353 100.4 25.1 15.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-L25
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