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MPEC 2008-N41 : COMET C/2008 J5 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N41                                Issued 2008 July 15, 16:37 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 07 05.67769 19 30 10.82 -27 29 30.7                 EN041349
    CK08J050  C2008 07 05.67942 19 30 10.41 -27 29 27.2                 EN041349
    CK08J050  C2008 07 05.68115 19 30 09.93 -27 29 23.3          16.2 T EN041349
    CK08J050  C2008 07 09.99438 19 13 00.63 -25 05 51.1          17.4 N EN041204
    CK08J050  C2008 07 10.00040 19 12 59.24 -25 05 39.3                 EN041204
    CK08J050  C2008 07 11.03109 19 09 04.79 -24 30 55.8          17.4 N EN041J47
    CK08J050  C2008 07 11.03552 19 09 03.72 -24 30 47.4          17.1 N EN041J47
    CK08J050  C2008 07 11.03711 19 09 03.34 -24 30 44.8          17.1 N EN041J47
    CK08J050  C2008 07 12.67685 19 03 00.52 -23 35 30.0                 EN041900
    CK08J050  C2008 07 12.67844 19 03 00.21 -23 35 25.7          18.0 N EN041900

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
    + CCD, 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J5 (Garradd)
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
T 2008 Apr. 1.04575 TT                                  MPC
q   1.9636386            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0141043      Peri.  313.36370     +0.24119600     +0.17610469
 +/-0.0000755      Node   287.07610     -0.30232432     -0.92082851
e   0.9723043      Incl.   93.26441     -0.92218463     +0.34793965
Residuals in seconds of arc
080513 E12  0.4-  0.5+    080528 467  0.9-  0.6-    080627 423  0.3+  0.4-
080513 E12  1.1-  0.2-    080528 467  1.1+  0.6-    080627 423  1.0+  0.2-
080513 E12  1.4-  0.4+    080528 E85  0.5-  0.5-    080629 213  0.7+  0.0
080513 E12  0.9-  0.1+    080528 E85  0.4+  0.8-    080629 213  0.2+  0.4+
080513 E12  0.8-  0.2+    080528 E85  0.4+  0.8-    080629 213  0.2+  0.4+
080513 E12  0.1-  0.4+    080528 E85  0.2+  0.3+    080629 423  0.3-  0.2+
080513 E12  0.4-  0.5+    080529 423  0.1-  0.0     080629 423  0.3-  0.5-
080513 E12  0.0   0.3+    080529 423  0.0   0.3-    080630 704  0.8-  0.1+
080513 E12  0.3-  0.9+    080529 415  0.0   0.4+    080630 704  0.6-  0.3-
080514 I77  0.1+  1.3+    080529 415  0.5+  0.2+    080630 704  0.9-  0.6+
080514 I77  0.0   0.4-    080530 423  0.3-  0.2-    080701 423  0.5-  0.1+
080514 I77  1.1+  0.4+    080530 423  0.5-  0.1-    080701 423  0.3-  0.4-
080514 F85  0.4+  0.2-    080531 423  0.2-  0.2+    080703 585  0.4-  0.9+
080514 F85  0.2+  0.1+    080531 423  0.6+  0.1+    080703 585  1.0-  0.5-
080514 E12  0.0   0.1-    080604 E85  0.4+  0.3-    080703 585  1.4-  0.1-
080514 E12  0.6+  0.1-    080604 E85  0.2-  0.3-    080703 585  1.6+  0.3-
080514 E12  0.1+  0.4-    080604 E85  0.6+  0.5-    080703 585  0.3-  0.6+
080514 E12  0.1+  0.6-    080605 415  1.6+  0.3-    080705 349  0.6+  0.4-
080514 E12  0.4+  0.2-    080605 415  0.4-  0.2+    080705 349  0.9+  0.3-
080514 D90  0.4-  0.2+    080613 423  0.5-  0.1-    080705 349  0.2+  0.2+
080514 D90  0.3+  0.4+    080613 423  0.0   0.1-    080706 423  0.2-  0.2-
080514 D90  0.6+  0.2+    080622 423  0.4-  0.1-    080706 423  0.6-  0.1-
080518 J24 (4.4+  2.2-)   080622 423  0.4-  0.5+    080706 423  0.5+  0.2+
080518 J24 (3.4+  3.8-)   080623 423  0.0   0.8+    080709 J51  0.5+  1.1-
080524 F85  0.5+  0.7-    080623 423  1.3-  0.5-    080709 J51  1.1+  0.0
080524 F85  0.7-  0.0     080625 423  0.4-  0.4-    080709 J51  1.2+  0.3+
080524 415  0.0   1.1+    080625 423  0.1+  0.3-    080709 204  0.3+  0.0
080524 415  0.0   0.5+    080625 423  0.1+  0.3+    080710 204  0.4+  0.4-
080524 415  0.8+  0.4-    080625 415  1.3+  0.5-    080711 J47  0.4-  0.2+
080527 423  0.4-  0.2+    080625 415  0.6-  0.9+    080711 J47  1.2-  0.4-
080527 423  0.8-  0.4-    080626 423  0.3-  0.4-    080711 J47  1.4-  1.0-
080528 F85  0.7+  0.1-    080626 423  0.1+  0.0     080712 900  0.7+  0.8+
080528 F85  0.6+  0.2-    080626 423  0.3-  0.5-    080712 900  1.3+  1.9+
080528 467  0.2+  0.5-    080627 I31  0.3-  1.3+

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.014802
and +0.014657 (+/- 0.000076) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N41

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