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MPEC 2008-P53 : COMET C/2008 N1 (HOLMES)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P53                                Issued 2008 Aug. 11, 14:35 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 N1 (HOLMES)

Observations:
    CK08N010  C2008 07 16.28125 23 36 59.40 +15 45 26.6          19.7 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 16.28654 23 36 59.19 +15 45 28.4          20.0 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 16.29118 23 36 59.03 +15 45 29.6          19.9 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 17.36336 23 36 15.83 +15 51 30.1          20.0 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 17.37006 23 36 15.56 +15 51 32.4          20.1 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 17.37642 23 36 15.31 +15 51 34.4          20.0 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 23.30631 23 31 53.15 +16 23 29.2          18.9 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 23.30901 23 31 53.00 +16 23 30.3          19.2 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 07 23.31210 23 31 52.83 +16 23 31.7          19.0 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.25990 23 19 57.31 +17 23 44.4          19.3 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.26184 23 19 57.19 +17 23 44.8          19.3 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.26343 23 19 57.10 +17 23 45.0          19.4 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.26515 23 19 57.03 +17 23 45.8          19.3 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.26672 23 19 56.94 +17 23 46.0          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.26838 23 19 56.80 +17 23 46.4          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.90377 23 19 16.58 +17 26 18.7                 EP053118
    CK08N010  C2008 08 05.91008 23 19 16.23 +17 26 20.1                 EP053118
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.29862 23 17 46.96 +17 31 45.1          19.1 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.30023 23 17 46.81 +17 31 45.4          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.31297 23 17 46.03 +17 31 48.5          19.0 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.31456 23 17 45.90 +17 31 48.8          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.31610 23 17 45.82 +17 31 49.1          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 07.31765 23 17 45.67 +17 31 49.4          19.2 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 08.92643 23 15 59.54 +17 37 49.0          19.1 N EP053147
    CK08N010  C2008 08 08.97729 23 15 56.16 +17 37 59.6          18.3 N EP053J38
    CK08N010  C2008 08 08.97945 23 15 56.03 +17 38 00.2          18.4 N EP053J38
    CK08N010  C2008 08 08.98258 23 15 56.01 +17 38 00.1          18.4 N EP053J38
    CK08N010  C2008 08 08.98905 23 15 55.60 +17 38 01.4          18.6 N EP053J38
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.17061 23 15 43.20 +17 38 41.7          18.8 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.18503 23 15 42.23 +17 38 44.9          18.8 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.18796 23 15 42.04 +17 38 45.5          18.7 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.19238 23 15 41.73 +17 38 46.3          18.8 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.19593 23 15 41.50 +17 38 47.3          18.9 N EP053H55
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.24809 23 15 38.01 +17 38 58.5          18.8 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.24964 23 15 37.90 +17 38 58.9          18.9 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.25135 23 15 37.77 +17 38 59.1          19.0 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.25289 23 15 37.69 +17 38 59.4          18.8 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.25449 23 15 37.59 +17 38 59.8          18.9 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.25586 23 15 37.48 +17 39 00.2          18.8 N EP053H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.76340 23 15 03.10 +17 40 48.4          18.8 N EP053900
    CK08N010  C2008 08 09.76656 23 15 02.80 +17 40 48.2                 EP053900
    CK08N010  C2008 08 10.58411 23 14 07.23 +17 43 41.1                 EP053372
    CK08N010  C2008 08 10.59014 23 14 06.80 +17 43 41.3                 EP053372
    CK08N010  C2008 08 10.59542 23 14 06.45 +17 43 43.1          18.6 N EP053372
    CK08N010  C2008 08 11.02235 23 13 37.02 +17 45 10.6          18.5 N EP053J47
    CK08N010  C2008 08 11.02481 23 13 36.85 +17 45 11.1          18.3 N EP053J47
    CK08N010  C2008 08 11.02728 23 13 36.68 +17 45 11.4          18.1 N EP053J47

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
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.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes.  Observer F. Garcia.  0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
T 2009 Sept. 25.2898 TT                                 MPC
q   2.784924             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  100.7169      -0.2044409      -0.9780709
                   Node   357.4742      -0.7333460      +0.1799423
e   1.0            Incl.  115.5337      +0.6483885      -0.1048719
From 140 observations 2008 July 1-Aug. 11.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P53

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