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MPEC 2008-P52 : COMET P/2008 L2 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P52                                Issued 2008 Aug. 11, 14:30 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 P/2008 L2 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.35570 00 47 13.93 +30 00 05.2          16.8 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.35758 00 47 14.03 +30 00 05.6          16.7 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.35957 00 47 14.11 +30 00 05.9          16.7 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.36056 00 47 14.17 +30 00 06.1          16.7 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.36245 00 47 14.26 +30 00 06.5          16.7 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 05.36391 00 47 14.33 +30 00 06.9          16.6 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.33155 00 48 49.45 +30 06 18.7          17.7 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.33306 00 48 49.52 +30 06 19.3          17.6 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.33542 00 48 49.63 +30 06 19.6          17.7 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.33730 00 48 49.72 +30 06 19.8          17.6 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.33985 00 48 49.84 +30 06 20.4          17.7 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 07.34105 00 48 49.89 +30 06 20.6          17.6 T EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.93636 00 50 03.47 +30 10 37.5          18.3 N EP052147
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.93824 00 50 03.45 +30 10 37.5          17.9 N EP052B42
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.94157 00 50 03.63 +30 10 38.6          17.7 N EP052B42
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.94547 00 50 03.84 +30 10 39.2          17.8 N EP052B42
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.95032 00 50 04.05 +30 10 40.2          17.8 N EP052B42
    PK08L020  C2008 08 08.95440 00 50 04.22 +30 10 40.9          17.9 N EP052B42
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.03935 00 50 08.05 +30 10 53.8          16.9 N EP052A02
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.04797 00 50 08.38 +30 10 55.0          16.9 N EP052A02
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.05660 00 50 08.75 +30 10 56.3          17.0 N EP052A02
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.29270 00 50 19.38 +30 11 31.2          17.5 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.29399 00 50 19.45 +30 11 31.5          17.5 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.29624 00 50 19.57 +30 11 31.8          17.5 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.29835 00 50 19.65 +30 11 32.1          17.4 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.30091 00 50 19.75 +30 11 32.6          17.4 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 09.30244 00 50 19.83 +30 11 32.8          17.4 N EP052H45
    PK08L020  C2008 08 10.61528 00 51 17.28 +30 14 28.5                 EP052372
    PK08L020  C2008 08 10.61823 00 51 17.40 +30 14 29.0                 EP052372
    PK08L020  C2008 08 10.61970 00 51 17.46 +30 14 29.1          17.5 N EP052372

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers P. Concari, D. Crespi,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers D. Crespi, S. Foglia, S. Minuto.
    0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
    reflector + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. L. Salto, A. Salto.  Measurer
    J. L. Salto.  0.25-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 L2 (Hill)
T 2008 Aug. 18.5498 TT                                  MPC
q   2.317619             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0669336      Peri.  141.2943      +0.9613794      +0.0605736
a   6.007680       Node   217.9909      -0.0746600      +0.9963003
e   0.614224       Incl.   25.8597      +0.2649068      +0.0609632
P  14.7
From 143 observations 2008 June 12-Aug. 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P52

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