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MPEC 2008-P66 : COMET C/2008 P1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P66                                Issued 2008 Aug. 15, 17:19 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 P1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.72362 00 25 59.88 -46 56 35.8          16.7 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.72798 00 25 59.70 -46 56 36.8          16.5 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.73230 00 25 59.44 -46 56 36.8          16.6 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.73668 00 25 59.23 -46 56 37.2          16.7 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.76095 00 25 57.86 -46 56 41.3          16.6 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.76183 00 25 57.79 -46 56 41.2          16.5 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.76270 00 25 57.82 -46 56 41.3          16.6 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.76357 00 25 57.68 -46 56 41.9          16.5 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 13.76446 00 25 57.68 -46 56 41.2          16.7 T EP066E12
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.23637 00 25 32.41 -46 57 47.0          16.5 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.24256 00 25 32.07 -46 57 47.8          16.4 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.24874 00 25 31.74 -46 57 48.8          16.4 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.33522 00 25 27.11 -46 57 53.3          16.2 T EP066E94
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.35051 00 25 26.21 -46 57 57.0          16.1 T EP066E94
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.36572 00 25 25.73 -46 58 01.1          15.6 T EP066E94
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.38654 00 25 24.45 -46 58 06.5          16.3 T EP066E94
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.39677 00 25 23.32 -46 58 07.3          15.4 T EP066E94
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.57041 00 25 14.29 -46 58 32.7          17.0 T EP066F85
    CK08P010  C2008 08 14.60917 00 25 12.06 -46 58 37.1          17.1 T EP066F85
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.22118 00 24 38.75 -46 59 58.7                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.22812 00 24 38.23 -46 59 59.1                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.23263 00 24 37.87 -47 00 00.6          16.3 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.23542 00 24 37.89 -47 00 01.1                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.23877 00 24 37.51 -47 00 01.4          16.4 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.24491 00 24 37.18 -47 00 02.3          16.4 T EP066I77
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.24688 00 24 37.22 -47 00 01.9                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.25521 00 24 36.81 -47 00 03.4                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.26424 00 24 36.24 -47 00 04.7                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.27674 00 24 35.48 -47 00 04.5                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.28437 00 24 35.04 -47 00 06.1                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.29340 00 24 34.74 -47 00 06.7                 EP066808
    CK08P010  C2008 08 15.30451 00 24 34.03 -47 00 09.5                 EP066808

Observer details:
808 El Leoncito.  Observer H. S. Lepez.  0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
E94 Gisborne.  Observer J. Drummond.  0.41-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  0.41-m f/8.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 P1 (Garradd)
T 2009 July 2.633 TT                                    MPC
q   3.64014              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   12.615       +0.975639       -0.219377
                   Node     0.118       +0.022150       +0.090293
e   1.0            Incl.   61.227       +0.218263       +0.971453
From 28 observations 2008 Aug. 13-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 P1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 08 12    00 27.50   -46 52.4    3.901    4.630   131.0     9.5  16.6
2008 08 22    00 17.91   -47 11.9    3.807    4.578   134.9     9.0  16.5
2008 09 01    00 06.44   -47 16.4    3.736    4.527   137.0     8.7  16.4
2008 09 11    23 53.71   -47 00.6    3.689    4.477   136.8     8.9  16.3
2008 09 21    23 40.56   -46 21.1    3.668    4.427   134.3     9.3  16.3
2008 10 01    23 27.90   -45 16.5    3.672    4.379   129.6    10.1  16.2
2008 10 11    23 16.56   -43 48.3    3.701    4.332   123.5    11.1  16.2
2008 10 21    23 07.16   -41 59.7    3.751    4.286   116.3    12.0  16.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P66

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