MPEC 2008-O18 : COMET C/2008 L3 (HILL)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-O18 Issued 2008 July 22, 20:27 UT
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COMET C/2008 L3 (HILL)
Observations:
CK08L030 C2008 06 25.95928 13 21 58.87 +48 00 27.5 18.3 T EO018585
CK08L030 C2008 06 25.96075 13 21 58.76 +48 00 23.0 18.5 T EO018585
CK08L030 C2008 07 10.86675 13 09 40.06 +36 56 15.0 18.1 N EO018473
Observer details:
473 Remanzacco. Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
V. Santini, G. Sostero. 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observers A. Baransky, E. Aleksakhina. Measurer
A. Baransky. 0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 L3 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 22.576 TT MPC
q 2.01254 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 101.864 -0.116652 -0.907826
Node 24.159 -0.605398 -0.256512
e 1.0 Incl. 100.200 +0.787328 -0.331744
From 49 observations 2008 June 13-July 10.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 L3 (Hill)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
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 08.62 +23 49.1 2.680 2.350 60.3 22.0 18.4
2008 08 12 13 11.44 +19 02.1 2.874 2.411 53.4 19.7 18.6
2008 08 22 13 15.41 +14 49.1 3.065 2.477 46.3 17.2 18.9
Further observations of this comet are very desirable.
Further observations of comet C/2008 N1 are desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-O18
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