MPEC 2008-N30 : COMET C/2008 L3 (HILL)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-N30 Issued 2008 July 10, 17:03 UT
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COMET C/2008 L3 (HILL)
Observations:
CK08L030 C2008 06 25.95197 13 21 59.50 +48 00 48.5 18.3 T EN030585
CK08L030 C2008 06 25.95490 13 21 59.35 +48 00 39.9 18.4 T EN030585
CK08L030 C2008 06 25.95635 13 21 59.14 +48 00 36.6 18.4 T EN030585
CK08L030 C2008 06 27.18608 13 20 20.89 +47 02 06.3 18.1 N EN030850
CK08L030 C2008 06 27.20876 13 20 19.16 +47 01 00.4 20.0 N EN030850
CK08L030 C2008 06 27.24306 13 20 16.45 +46 59 22.6 20.8 N EN030850
CK08L030 C2008 07 04.89390 13 12 54.19 +41 09 44.2 19.6 T EN030215
CK08L030 C2008 07 04.90978 13 12 53.49 +41 09 06.2 19.6 N EN030213
CK08L030 C2008 07 04.91322 13 12 53.33 +41 08 57.0 19.6 N EN030213
CK08L030 C2008 07 05.88146 13 12 14.17 +40 26 37.9 EN030941
CK08L030 C2008 07 05.88392 13 12 14.07 +40 26 31.5 EN030941
CK08L030 C2008 07 05.88693 13 12 13.96 +40 26 23.6 EN030941
CK08L030 C2008 07 05.89017 13 12 13.83 +40 26 15.1 EN030941
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observers A. Baransky, E. Aleksakhina. Measurer
A. Baransky. 0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, T. L. Parrish,
A. L. Carter. 0.30-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines. Observers R. Ferrando, M. Ferrando.
Measurer R. Ferrando. 0.40-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 L3 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 22.553 TT MPC
q 2.01242 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 101.851 -0.116454 -0.907866
Node 24.157 -0.605365 -0.256606
e 1.0 Incl. 100.202 +0.787383 -0.331560
From 46 observations 2008 June 13-July 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 L3 (Hill)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 03 13 14.34 +42 33.9 2.140 2.188 79.1 27.1 17.6
2008 07 13 13 08.92 +35 30.1 2.305 2.238 73.4 25.8 17.8
2008 07 23 13 07.51 +29 16.4 2.488 2.291 67.1 24.1 18.1
2008 08 02 13 08.63 +23 49.1 2.680 2.350 60.3 22.0 18.4
2008 08 12 13 11.44 +19 02.2 2.874 2.412 53.4 19.7 18.6
2008 08 22 13 15.41 +14 49.2 3.065 2.477 46.3 17.2 18.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-N30
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