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MPEC 2008-L38 : COMET P/2008 J2 (BESHORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L38                                Issued 2008 June  9, 18:51 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 29.95117 16 51 14.23 -14 27 51.8          17.1 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 29.95547 16 51 13.97 -14 27 52.6          17.2 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 29.95777 16 51 13.88 -14 27 53.5          17.2 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 29.96315 16 51 13.64 -14 27 54.7          17.2 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 29.96461 16 51 13.55 -14 27 54.7          17.1 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 29.96647 16 51 13.42 -14 27 55.5          17.1 N EL038585
    PK08J020  C2008 05 30.91718 16 50 28.21 -14 30 58.0          17.7 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 05 30.93118 16 50 27.56 -14 31 00.7          17.3 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 05 30.93976 16 50 27.09 -14 31 02.8          17.5 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 05 31.65382 16 49 52.87 -14 33 21.9                 EL038367
    PK08J020  C2008 05 31.65624 16 49 52.74 -14 33 22.0                 EL038367
    PK08J020  C2008 05 31.65867 16 49 52.62 -14 33 22.3          16.8 N EL038367
    PK08J020  C2008 06 01.85520 16 48 55.40 -14 37 22.6          18.0 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 06 01.86561 16 48 54.86 -14 37 24.3          17.7 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 06 01.87603 16 48 54.33 -14 37 27.0          17.6 N EL038056
    PK08J020  C2008 06 01.94728 16 48 51.00 -14 37 39.3          15.8 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 01.94800 16 48 51.00 -14 37 42.0          15.7 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.33744 16 48 32.30 -14 38 52.5          18.3 N EL038E85
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.34192 16 48 32.08 -14 38 52.6          18.3 N EL038E85
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.34492 16 48 31.94 -14 38 53.9          18.1 N EL038E85
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.92460 16 48 03.66 -14 41 01.8          16.4 T EL038A97
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.92694 16 48 03.57 -14 41 02.8          16.4 T EL038A97
    PK08J020  C2008 06 02.92927 16 48 03.46 -14 41 01.5          16.0 T EL038A97
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.90899 16 47 16.55 -14 44 26.7          15.9 N EL038945
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.91090 16 47 16.38 -14 44 26.1          15.9 N EL038945
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.91823 16 47 16.06 -14 44 28.8          15.9 N EL038945
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.91992 16 47 15.98 -14 44 28.6          15.9 N EL038945
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.94766 16 47 14.58 -14 44 35.4          16.0 N EL038J38
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.94984 16 47 14.50 -14 44 35.5          16.1 N EL038J38
    PK08J020  C2008 06 03.95637 16 47 14.08 -14 44 36.8          16.1 N EL038J38
    PK08J020  C2008 06 05.00309 16 46 23.87 -14 48 20.9          16.1 N EL038J40
    PK08J020  C2008 06 05.00637 16 46 23.75 -14 48 19.2          15.9 N EL038J24
    PK08J020  C2008 06 05.01913 16 46 23.06 -14 48 22.2          15.9 N EL038J24
    PK08J020  C2008 06 05.03186 16 46 22.40 -14 48 24.1          15.9 N EL038J24
    PK08J020  C2008 06 06.64991 16 45 05.00 -14 54 20.9                 EL038900
    PK08J020  C2008 06 06.65675 16 45 04.41 -14 54 22.4          16.9 T EL038900
    PK08J020  C2008 06 06.94274 16 44 51.04 -14 55 27.3          16.1 N EL038939
    PK08J020  C2008 06 06.94876 16 44 50.72 -14 55 27.8          16.1 N EL038939
    PK08J020  C2008 06 06.95177 16 44 50.54 -14 55 27.8          16.1 N EL038939
    PK08J020  C2008 06 07.96617 16 44 02.64 -14 59 15.2          16.5 N EL038J45
    PK08J020  C2008 06 07.99602 16 44 00.63 -14 59 32.1          15.0 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 07.99778 16 44 00.64 -14 59 31.2          14.9 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 07.99953 16 44 00.65 -14 59 31.1          14.9 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.00015 16 44 00.63 -14 59 31.7          15.4 N EL038J45
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.00304 16 44 00.65 -14 59 30.9          14.8 N EL038J39
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.00853 16 44 00.60 -14 59 31.1          15.6 N EL038J45
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.14312 16 43 53.87 -14 59 56.1          15.9 N EL038J47
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.14455 16 43 53.80 -14 59 57.8          15.9 N EL038J47
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.14526 16 43 53.76 -14 59 56.8          17.5 N EL038J47
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.29583 16 43 46.98 -15 00 31.8          13.4 T EL038673
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.30220 16 43 46.67 -15 00 33.3                 EL038673
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.30752 16 43 46.40 -15 00 34.7                 EL038673
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.31366 16 43 46.13 -15 00 36.0                 EL038673
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.98314 16 43 14.76 -15 03 09.5          16.9 N EL038J51
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.98656 16 43 14.54 -15 03 10.3          17.0 N EL038J51
    PK08J020  C2008 06 08.98997 16 43 14.38 -15 03 10.7          17.0 N EL038J51

Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso.  Observers M. Tirpak, 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.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 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.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
945 Observatorio Monte Deva.  Observer J. R. Vidal.  0.36-m f/4.48
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A97 Stammersdorf.  Observer W. Vollmann.  0.13-m f/4 refractor + CCD.
E85 Farm Cove.  Observer J. McCormick.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  0.4-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes.  Observer F. Garcia.  0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.
J39 Ingenio.  Observers J. A. Moreno Q.  0.15-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J40 Malaga.  Observer J. M. Ruiz M.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J45 Observatorio Montana Cabreja, Vega de San Mateo.  Observer F. A. Rodriguez
    R.  0.20-m f/4 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:
    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
T 2008 Mar. 20.5871 TT                                  MPC
q   2.409776             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1517082      Peri.  131.7168      -0.6306571      +0.7557574
a   3.481743       Node    98.3060      -0.7544017      -0.5437016
e   0.307882       Incl.   10.2666      -0.1820706      -0.3649922
P   6.50
From 351 observations 2008 May 6-June 8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L38

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