MPEC 2008-Q51 : COMET P/2008 Q2 (ORY)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-Q51 Issued 2008 Aug. 28, 19:42 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,
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET P/2008 Q2 (ORY)
Observations:
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.09470 01 32 40.74 +03 04 17.2 17.6 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.10171 01 32 41.51 +03 04 20.8 17.7 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.10851 01 32 42.19 +03 04 25.2 17.8 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.11549 01 32 42.94 +03 04 28.1 17.9 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.12243 01 32 43.72 +03 04 32.0 17.6 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.92934 01 34 12.75 +03 11 41.4 17.4 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.93355 01 34 13.21 +03 11 43.0 17.9 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.93775 01 34 13.61 +03 11 45.8 17.5 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.94480 01 34 14.33 +03 11 48.1 17.5 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.94946 01 34 14.88 +03 11 51.1 17.7 N EQ051185
PK08Q020 C2008 08 27.99986 01 34 20.11 +03 12 17.4 18.8 T EQ051113
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.00351 01 34 20.65 +03 12 19.7 19.2 T EQ051113
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.00712 01 34 20.96 +03 12 20.9 18.9 T EQ051113
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.01786 01 34 22.08 +03 12 26.7 19.0 T EQ051113
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.04841 01 34 24.96 +03 12 45.2 EQ051B18
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.05124 01 34 25.37 +03 12 46.6 EQ051B18
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.05409 01 34 25.67 +03 12 47.4 EQ051B18
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.05691 01 34 25.97 +03 12 48.9 EQ051B18
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.12485 01 34 33.45 +03 13 24.7 17.6 T EQ051204
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.13978 01 34 35.02 +03 13 32.6 EQ051204
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.27514 01 34 50.40 +03 14 45.4 EQ051H55
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.27900 01 34 50.79 +03 14 47.5 EQ051H55
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.28285 01 34 51.21 +03 14 49.8 18.2 T EQ051H55
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.32103 01 34 55.26 +03 15 09.6 18.6 N EQ051H36
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.32481 01 34 55.66 +03 15 11.8 18.3 N EQ051H36
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.32863 01 34 56.05 +03 15 13.3 18.6 N EQ051H36
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.40625 01 35 04.55 +03 15 56.7 18.6 N EQ051673
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.41337 01 35 05.30 +03 16 00.3 EQ051673
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.42031 01 35 06.01 +03 16 04.1 EQ051673
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.42691 01 35 06.69 +03 16 07.8 EQ051673
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.57876 01 35 23.43 +03 17 45.5 18.1 T EQ051474
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.58086 01 35 23.62 +03 17 46.5 18.1 T EQ051474
PK08Q020 C2008 08 28.58860 01 35 24.46 +03 17 50.7 18.3 T EQ051474
Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn. Observer A. Knoefel. 0.5-m f/5
reflector + CCD.
185 Vicques. Observer M. Ory. 0.61-m f/3.88 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer
P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer D. Mayes. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
B18 Terskol. Observers M. Andreev, M. Hramtsova. Measurer M. Andreev. 0.6-m
f/12.8 reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer L. Buzzi. 0.61-m f/4 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2008 Q2 (Ory)
T 2008 Oct. 23.018 TT MPC
q 1.37046 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.165370 Peri. 334.141 +0.832281 -0.552738
a 3.28723 Node 59.478 +0.516749 +0.745937
e 0.58310 Incl. 2.814 +0.200696 +0.371563
P 5.96
From 33 observations 2008 Aug. 27-28.
Ephemeris:
P/2008 Q2 (Ory)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 08 22 01 23.28 +02 19.0 0.680 1.532 128.8 31.0 17.5
2008 09 01 01 41.56 +03 47.7 0.599 1.487 133.6 29.5 17.1
2008 09 11 01 58.96 +05 15.1 0.531 1.448 138.6 27.4 16.7
2008 09 21 02 14.96 +06 42.8 0.475 1.416 144.0 24.6 16.4
2008 10 01 02 28.84 +08 12.1 0.432 1.392 149.9 21.1 16.1
2008 10 11 02 40.04 +09 45.2 0.403 1.377 156.6 16.7 15.9
2008 10 21 02 48.36 +11 23.1 0.386 1.371 164.1 11.5 15.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-Q51
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