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MPEC 2008-N27 : COMET C/2008 J5 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N27                                Issued 2008 July 10, 16:40 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 J5 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK08J050  C2008 06 25.48512 20 14 05.20 -32 36 26.4          17.3 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 25.50943 20 13 58.79 -32 35 47.7          17.1 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 25.53677 20 13 51.52 -32 35 03.6          17.3 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 26.50831 20 09 35.15 -32 08 40.4          17.0 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 26.53869 20 09 27.11 -32 07 50.2          17.1 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 26.56097 20 09 21.15 -32 07 14.1          17.2 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 27.05948 20 07 09.81 -31 53 20.8          17.5 N EN027I31
    CK08J050  C2008 06 27.46740 20 05 22.32 -31 41 54.8          17.5 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 27.54031 20 05 03.04 -31 39 52.0          17.8 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 29.00196 19 58 38.57 -30 57 52.7          17.3 N EN027213
    CK08J050  C2008 06 29.00519 19 58 37.67 -30 57 46.6          17.3 N EN027213
    CK08J050  C2008 06 29.00733 19 58 37.11 -30 57 42.9          17.4 N EN027213
    CK08J050  C2008 06 29.47109 19 56 35.86 -30 43 54.7          16.6 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 29.55514 19 56 13.71 -30 41 26.9          17.3 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 06 30.28162 19 53 04.00 -30 19 49.5          17.9 T EN027704
    CK08J050  C2008 06 30.29179 19 53 01.34 -30 19 31.6          18.1 T EN027704
    CK08J050  C2008 06 30.30203 19 52 58.62 -30 19 12.2          18.0 T EN027704
    CK08J050  C2008 07 01.52994 19 47 40.30 -29 41 37.4          16.8 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 07 01.54817 19 47 35.57 -29 41 04.3          17.3 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 07 03.91756 19 37 30.30 -28 26 33.3          16.1 T EN027585
    CK08J050  C2008 07 03.92049 19 37 29.51 -28 26 29.1          16.0 T EN027585
    CK08J050  C2008 07 03.92425 19 37 28.52 -28 26 21.5          16.8 N EN027585
    CK08J050  C2008 07 03.92782 19 37 27.84 -28 26 14.8          16.8 N EN027585
    CK08J050  C2008 07 03.93238 19 37 26.54 -28 26 05.1          16.8 N EN027585
    CK08J050  C2008 07 06.50954 19 26 47.01 -27 02 02.5          17.2 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 07 06.53038 19 26 41.85 -27 01 21.3          16.8 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 07 06.55121 19 26 36.80 -27 00 39.8          17.3 T EN027423
    CK08J050  C2008 07 09.01260 19 16 48.50 -25 38 49.7          17.5 N EN027J51
    CK08J050  C2008 07 09.01854 19 16 47.14 -25 38 36.7          17.2 N EN027J51
    CK08J050  C2008 07 09.02447 19 16 45.74 -25 38 24.5          17.4 N EN027J51

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observers A. Baransky, S. Kotys, V. Zhaborovskyy,
    S. Pokhvala, O. Yudko.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
I31 Observatorio Astronomico del Colegio Cristo Rey.  Observers V. A. Buso,
    G. D. Mazalan.  Measurer E. J. Diez.  0.28-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J5 (Garradd)
T 2008 Apr. 1.0374 TT                                   MPC
q   1.963551             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.014108       Peri.  313.3589      +0.2411574      +0.1761429
                   Node   287.0759      -0.3022537      -0.9208490
e   0.972298       Incl.   93.2626      -0.9222179      +0.3478660
From 89 observations 2008 May 13-July 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N27

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