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MPEC 2008-N28 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N28                                Issued 2008 July 10, 16:44 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.

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                              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 23.96692 23 20 46.00 +32 33 33.5                 EN028204
    CK08J060  C2008 06 24.00518 23 20 47.15 +32 34 46.5          16.8 N EN028204
    CK08J060  C2008 06 27.09522 23 22 17.55 +34 11 27.9          18.0 N EN028J51
    CK08J060  C2008 06 27.12917 23 22 18.42 +34 12 31.6          17.7 N EN028J51
    CK08J060  C2008 06 27.16378 23 22 19.39 +34 13 38.2          17.6 N EN028J51
    CK08J060  C2008 06 28.34197 23 22 49.82 +34 50 10.7          17.8 N EN028850
    CK08J060  C2008 06 28.35687 23 22 50.14 +34 50 38.5          17.4 N EN028850
    CK08J060  C2008 06 29.02044 23 23 06.39 +35 11 06.4          18.0 N EN028151
    CK08J060  C2008 06 29.02190 23 23 06.39 +35 11 09.1          17.8 N EN028151
    CK08J060  C2008 06 29.02336 23 23 06.46 +35 11 12.3          18.1 N EN028151
    CK08J060  C2008 06 29.02409 23 23 06.46 +35 11 13.4          17.8 N EN028151
    CK08J060  C2008 06 29.02481 23 23 06.48 +35 11 14.7          17.5 N EN028151
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.09878 23 23 31.24 +35 44 17.4          17.7 N EN028A77
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.10499 23 23 31.40 +35 44 28.9          16.8 N EN028A77
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.11119 23 23 31.47 +35 44 40.1          16.7 N EN028A77
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.96505 23 23 49.93 +36 10 47.0          18.1 N EN028215
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.96576 23 23 49.95 +36 10 48.7          17.8 N EN028215
    CK08J060  C2008 06 30.96646 23 23 49.86 +36 10 50.2                 EN028215
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.32720 23 23 57.29 +36 21 54.5          17.7 N EN028850
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.36923 23 23 58.13 +36 23 08.4          18.2 N EN028850
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.97449 23 24 10.24 +36 41 33.7          17.6 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.97703 23 24 10.21 +36 41 37.5          17.7 N EN028629
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.97769 23 24 10.19 +36 41 38.6          17.7 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.97918 23 24 10.21 +36 41 40.8          17.7 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.97991 23 24 10.27 +36 41 43.0          17.9 N EN028629
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.98039 23 24 10.18 +36 41 43.4          17.5 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.98142 23 24 10.25 +36 41 45.9          17.7 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.98274 23 24 10.31 +36 41 47.6          17.7 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.98278 23 24 10.30 +36 41 47.6          17.6 N EN028629
    CK08J060  C2008 07 01.98588 23 24 10.32 +36 41 54.3          17.7 N EN028585
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.02791 23 24 11.15 +36 43 10.3          17.4 N EN028204
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.11532 23 24 12.85 +36 45 51.9          17.1 N EN028J24
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.11896 23 24 12.90 +36 45 58.0          17.2 N EN028J24
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.12280 23 24 12.98 +36 46 04.5          17.1 N EN028J24
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.95970 23 24 28.21 +37 11 24.9          18.7 N EN028B42
    CK08J060  C2008 07 02.96254 23 24 28.12 +37 11 29.5          18.5 N EN028B42
    CK08J060  C2008 07 04.70456 23 24 55.98 +38 03 49.9                 EN028349
    CK08J060  C2008 07 04.70645 23 24 56.00 +38 03 53.2                 EN028349
    CK08J060  C2008 07 04.70832 23 24 56.03 +38 03 56.8          16.5 T EN028349
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.36344 23 25 28.16 +39 22 36.8          17.2 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.36454 23 25 28.16 +39 22 38.9          17.2 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.36676 23 25 28.17 +39 22 43.5          17.0 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.37056 23 25 28.23 +39 22 49.5          16.1 T EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.37229 23 25 28.25 +39 22 52.8          16.0 T EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 07.37325 23 25 28.25 +39 22 54.2          16.0 T EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 08.02448 23 25 34.30 +39 41 58.7          18.8 N EN028J47
    CK08J060  C2008 07 08.02922 23 25 34.32 +39 42 06.6          18.7 N EN028J47
    CK08J060  C2008 07 08.03101 23 25 34.36 +39 42 09.9          17.5 N EN028J47
    CK08J060  C2008 07 08.03396 23 25 34.35 +39 42 14.8          18.4 N EN028J47
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.03647 23 25 41.89 +40 11 26.6          17.2 N EN028945
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.04326 23 25 41.87 +40 11 38.6          17.3 N EN028945
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.04487 23 25 41.84 +40 11 41.2          17.3 N EN028945
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.31727 23 25 43.70 +40 19 34.7          17.2 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.31837 23 25 43.70 +40 19 36.3          17.2 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.31991 23 25 43.70 +40 19 39.1          17.3 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.32208 23 25 43.70 +40 19 43.0          17.1 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.32311 23 25 43.70 +40 19 44.4          17.2 N EN028H45
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.98276 23 25 47.23 +40 38 45.9          17.2 N EN028J38
    CK08J060  C2008 07 09.98385 23 25 47.33 +40 38 47.5          17.1 N EN028J38

Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
    Hypergraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.36-m f/6.4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD, 0.36-m f/7.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
629 JATE Observatory, Szeged.  Observers B. Csak, G. Santa, O. Haja, M. Kozak.
    Measurer B. Csak.  0.40-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
    A. W. Thompson, M. A. Hubbard, S. Veselovskyi.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
945 Observatorio Monte Deva.  Observer J. R. Vidal.  0.36-m f/4.48
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4
    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.
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:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 10.8608 TT                                  MPC
q   2.002608             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   10.6654      +0.5792216      +0.5254887
                   Node   298.1617      -0.7902480      +0.1743821
e   1.0            Incl.   44.9807      -0.2000261      +0.8327379
From 175 observations 2008 May 14-July 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N28

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