MPEC 2008-O22 : COMET C/2008 N1 (HOLMES)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-O22 Issued 2008 July 24, 14:21 UT
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COMET C/2008 N1 (HOLMES)
Observations:
CK08N010 C2008 07 22.03721 23 32 52.64 +16 16 51.3 EO022J95
CK08N010 C2008 07 22.06795 23 32 51.22 +16 17 00.2 19.1 N EO022J95
CK08N010 C2008 07 24.44525 23 30 58.06 +16 29 22.0 18.8 T EO022673
CK08N010 C2008 07 24.45278 23 30 57.65 +16 29 24.2 EO022673
CK08N010 C2008 07 24.46169 23 30 57.22 +16 29 26.9 EO022673
CK08N010 C2008 07 24.47072 23 30 56.75 +16 29 29.8 EO022673
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
T 2009 Sept. 25.228 TT MPC
q 2.78329 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 100.746 -0.204951 -0.977963
Node 357.472 -0.733230 +0.180342
e 1.0 Incl. 115.532 +0.648359 -0.105192
From 60 observations 2008 July 1-24.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 23 23 32.13 +16 21.9 4.421 4.986 118.5 10.3 19.2
2008 08 02 23 23.26 +17 10.0 4.217 4.914 128.5 9.3 19.0
2008 08 12 23 12.48 +17 48.5 4.038 4.842 138.3 8.0 18.9
2008 08 22 22 59.97 +18 14.6 3.889 4.770 147.1 6.6 18.7
2008 09 01 22 46.10 +18 26.2 3.775 4.698 153.3 5.5 18.6
2008 09 11 22 31.47 +18 22.4 3.698 4.627 154.4 5.4 18.5
2008 09 21 22 16.80 +18 03.8 3.660 4.555 149.7 6.4 18.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-O22
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