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MPEC 2008-L39 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L39                                Issued 2008 June  9, 19:04 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 06 06.11678 23 07 59.01 +22 59 32.9          16.9 N EL039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.12686 23 07 59.62 +22 59 52.2          16.9 N EL039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.13910 23 08 00.31 +23 00 16.8          17.7 N EL039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.15177 23 08 01.03 +23 00 41.5          17.8 N EL039J40
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.57496 23 08 23.33 +23 14 30.6          18.2 N EL039F85
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.59380 23 08 24.31 +23 15 07.8          18.2 N EL039F85
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.61307 23 08 25.29 +23 15 45.5          18.2 N EL039F85
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.72396 23 08 31.27 +23 19 18.4                 EL039367
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.72720 23 08 31.43 +23 19 24.2                 EL039367
    CK08J060  C2008 06 06.73044 23 08 31.54 +23 19 30.5          16.2 T EL039367
    CK08J060  C2008 06 08.13279 23 09 44.30 +24 05 05.0          16.8 N EL039J47
    CK08J060  C2008 06 08.13442 23 09 44.36 +24 05 10.0          17.6 N EL039J47
    CK08J060  C2008 06 08.13714 23 09 44.58 +24 05 15.4          16.8 N EL039J47

Observer details:
367 Yatsuka.  Observer H. Abe.  0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  0.41-m f/8.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 10.834 TT                                   MPC
q   2.00242              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   10.650       +0.579062       +0.525656
                   Node   298.160       -0.790307       +0.174158
e   1.0            Incl.   44.981       -0.200256       +0.832679
From 84 observations 2008 May 14-June 8.

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 24.47   +37 12.6    1.965    2.239    91.7    27.0  15.5
2008 07 13    23 25.87   +42 04.5    1.950    2.294    96.1    26.1  15.6
2008 07 23    23 23.97   +46 31.5    1.947    2.353   100.4    25.1  15.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L39

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