MPEC 2008-M31 : COMET C/2008 L2 (HILL)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-M31 Issued 2008 June 25, 16:14 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 L2 (HILL)
Observations:
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.04129 23 44 38.13 +23 11 12.3 EM031J95
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.05865 23 44 39.68 +23 11 24.3 18.5 T EM031J95
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.07278 23 44 40.95 +23 11 33.9 EM031J95
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.08064 23 44 41.67 +23 11 39.0 18.5 T EM031J95
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.45150 23 45 14.89 +23 15 48.0 18.0 T EM031673
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.45590 23 45 15.27 +23 15 50.9 EM031673
CK08L020 C2008 06 15.46204 23 45 15.80 +23 15 54.9 EM031673
CK08L020 C2008 06 16.14205 23 46 16.43 +23 23 26.8 18.8 N EM031J24
CK08L020 C2008 06 16.15065 23 46 17.24 +23 23 32.6 19.0 N EM031J24
CK08L020 C2008 06 16.15843 23 46 17.91 +23 23 38.3 19.0 N EM031J24
CK08L020 C2008 06 19.03923 23 50 32.75 +23 55 03.5 18.5 N EM031213
CK08L020 C2008 06 19.10726 23 50 38.62 +23 55 49.2 18.5 N EM031213
CK08L020 C2008 06 19.11737 23 50 39.48 +23 55 55.6 18.4 N EM031213
CK08L020 C2008 06 22.12368 23 55 01.43 +24 27 59.3 18.5 N EM031J70
CK08L020 C2008 06 22.12442 23 55 01.49 +24 27 59.8 18.5 N EM031J70
CK08L020 C2008 06 22.12517 23 55 01.55 +24 28 00.3 18.5 N EM031J70
CK08L020 C2008 06 22.12816 23 55 01.80 +24 28 02.4 18.5 N EM031J70
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira. Observer J. F. Hernandez. 0.4-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar. Observer J. P Navarro P.
0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 L2 (Hill)
T 2008 July 26.315 TT MPC
q 2.51073 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 130.234 +0.943034 +0.160043
Node 223.005 -0.188677 +0.979348
e 1.0 Incl. 25.317 +0.274021 +0.123547
From 56 observations 2008 June 12-22.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 L2 (Hill)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 06 23 23 56.28 +24 37.2 2.453 2.537 82.9 23.4 18.0
2008 07 03 00 10.17 +26 16.1 2.343 2.523 88.1 23.7 17.9
2008 07 13 00 23.00 +27 42.6 2.235 2.515 93.7 23.8 17.8
2008 07 23 00 34.54 +28 53.8 2.132 2.511 99.7 23.5 17.6
2008 08 02 00 44.51 +29 46.9 2.033 2.512 106.1 22.8 17.5
2008 08 12 00 52.61 +30 18.5 1.941 2.517 113.1 21.7 17.4
2008 08 22 00 58.66 +30 25.2 1.857 2.527 120.7 20.1 17.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-M31
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