MPEC 2008-P01 : COMET C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-P01 Issued 2008 Aug. 1, 01:32 UT
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COMET C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Additional Observations:
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.89081 08 27 34.6 +16 27 04 EP001249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.89081 2 -0.00867573 +0.00693695 +0.00216351 EP001249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.90503 08 27 48.1 +16 28 20 EP001249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.90503 2 -0.00867637 +0.00693648 +0.00216310 EP001249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.92923 08 28 11.3 +16 30 35 EP001249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.92923 2 -0.00867745 +0.00693569 +0.00216242 EP001249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.97099 08 28 51.5 +16 34 43 EP001249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.97099 2 -0.00867931 +0.00693432 +0.00216124 EP001249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.98756 08 29 08.4 +16 36 26 EP001249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.98756 2 -0.00868004 +0.00693377 +0.00216077 EP001249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Measurements by K. Battams, reductions
by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
T 2008 Aug. 1.68 TT MPC
q 0.0042 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 91.48 +0.14010 -0.98247
Node 11.90 -0.96239 -0.16432
e 1.0 Incl. 143.38 +0.23275 -0.08804
From 16 observations 2008 July 31.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 31.6 08 23.24 +16 07.1 1.068 0.111 5.4 59.1 8.1
2008 07 31.7 08 24.74 +16 15.1 1.063 0.104 5.1 60.0 7.8
2008 07 31.8 08 26.36 +16 22.4 1.059 0.096 4.8 60.7 7.5
2008 07 31.9 08 28.09 +16 28.9 1.055 0.089 4.4 61.2 7.1
2008 08 01.0 08 29.94 +16 34.5 1.052 0.081 4.0 61.3 6.7
2008 08 01.1 08 31.88 +16 39.2 1.049 0.074 3.7 61.0 6.3
2008 08 01.2 08 33.90 +16 42.7 1.047 0.067 3.3 59.9 5.8
2008 08 01.3 08 35.98 +16 45.1 1.045 0.060 2.9 58.0 5.4
2008 08 01.4 08 38.10 +16 46.2 1.045 0.053 2.5 55.0 4.9
2008 08 01.5 08 40.23 +16 45.9 1.045 0.048 2.1 50.8 4.4
2008 08 01.6 08 44.16 +16 47.8 1.044 0.039 1.4 40.1 3.5
Alternative ephemeris for estimating the positional uncertainty during the
total solar eclipse (Aug. 1.39-1.47 UT):
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 31.6 08 23.13 +16 05.9 1.065 0.110 5.4 60.3 8.1
2008 07 31.7 08 24.64 +16 13.9 1.060 0.103 5.1 61.4 7.8
2008 07 31.8 08 26.27 +16 21.4 1.056 0.096 4.8 62.2 7.4
2008 07 31.9 08 28.04 +16 28.3 1.052 0.088 4.4 62.7 7.1
2008 08 01.0 08 29.94 +16 34.5 1.049 0.080 4.0 62.9 6.6
2008 08 01.1 08 31.94 +16 39.8 1.046 0.073 3.6 62.5 6.2
2008 08 01.2 08 34.04 +16 44.2 1.045 0.065 3.2 61.3 5.7
2008 08 01.3 08 36.21 +16 47.5 1.043 0.058 2.8 59.1 5.2
2008 08 01.4 08 38.43 +16 49.6 1.043 0.051 2.4 55.5 4.7
2008 08 01.5 08 40.67 +16 50.5 1.043 0.045 2.0 50.3 4.2
2008 08 01.6 08 44.78 +16 54.5 1.044 0.036 1.2 36.9 3.2
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