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MPEC 2008-M30 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-M30                                Issued 2008 June 25, 16:10 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 09.92169 23 11 13.91 +25 03 11.0          15.4 T EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 09.92644 23 11 14.14 +25 03 20.4          15.5 T EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 09.92830 23 11 14.41 +25 03 25.5          15.4 N EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 09.93215 23 11 14.50 +25 03 35.2          17.7 N EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 09.93362 23 11 14.60 +25 03 34.2          17.7 N EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 09.94238 23 11 14.83 +25 03 49.5          17.8 N EM030585
    CK08J060  C2008 06 12.68605 23 13 25.54 +26 32 49.3                 EM030D81
    CK08J060  C2008 06 12.68791 23 13 25.71 +26 32 52.9                 EM030D81
    CK08J060  C2008 06 12.68973 23 13 25.76 +26 32 54.7                 EM030D81
    CK08J060  C2008 06 12.69169 23 13 25.86 +26 33 00.5          15.7 T EM030D81
    CK08J060  C2008 06 16.00236 23 15 51.83 +28 19 50.8          17.5 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 16.00337 23 15 51.90 +28 19 52.2          17.3 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 16.00477 23 15 51.95 +28 19 54.2          18.5 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 17.43229 23 16 50.60 +29 05 48.0          16.3 N EM030H06
    CK08J060  C2008 06 19.00149 23 17 52.33 +29 56 00.6          17.3 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 19.00410 23 17 52.37 +29 56 05.6          17.3 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 19.00671 23 17 52.40 +29 56 10.5          17.3 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 21.00141 23 19 06.28 +30 59 45.6          16.6 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 21.00186 23 19 06.37 +30 59 47.2          16.1 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 21.00234 23 19 06.31 +30 59 47.9          16.5 N EM030J70
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.04955 23 19 42.85 +31 33 00.6          18.0 N EM030232
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.05455 23 19 43.01 +31 33 10.3          18.0 N EM030232
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.05955 23 19 43.19 +31 33 19.3          18.0 N EM030232
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.06401 23 19 43.31 +31 33 28.1          17.5 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.06467 23 19 43.33 +31 33 29.4          17.5 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 22.06598 23 19 43.39 +31 33 32.0          17.8 N EM030213
    CK08J060  C2008 06 23.95887 23 20 45.67 +32 33 18.6          18.0 N EM030A13
    CK08J060  C2008 06 23.97762 23 20 46.24 +32 33 53.6          17.8 N EM030A13
    CK08J060  C2008 06 23.99516 23 20 46.89 +32 34 26.6          18.3 N EM030A13

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.
D81 Nagano.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.3-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer M. Nicholson.  0.25-m f/3.4 astrograph
    + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observers J. P. Navarro P.
    0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 10.8546 TT                                  MPC
q   2.002572             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   10.6612      +0.5791941      +0.5255104
                   Node   298.1627      -0.7902542      +0.1743203
e   1.0            Incl.   44.9819      -0.2000813      +0.8327372
From 129 observations 2008 May 14-June 23.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-M30

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