MPEC 2008-R04 : COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-R04 Issued 2008 Sept. 1, 00:40 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
Observations:
CK08Q010 C2008 08 21.94349 18 52 37.41 +50 07 26.1 ER004204
CK08Q010 C2008 08 21.99023 18 52 28.49 +50 06 43.8 ER004204
CK08Q010 C2008 08 22.02532 18 52 21.83 +50 06 12.2 17.5 N ER004204
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80337 18 43 49.97 +49 22 50.8 17.7 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80459 18 43 49.67 +49 22 49.8 19.2 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80582 18 43 49.58 +49 22 48.5 17.9 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80704 18 43 49.36 +49 22 47.7 18.9 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80826 18 43 49.03 +49 22 46.5 17.8 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.80948 18 43 48.84 +49 22 45.1 19.1 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.81070 18 43 48.65 +49 22 44.1 18.2 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.81192 18 43 48.36 +49 22 43.5 19.3 T ER004106
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.82110 18 43 46.81 +49 22 33.6 17.9 T ER004215
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.82216 18 43 46.62 +49 22 32.5 17.8 T ER004215
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.82321 18 43 46.43 +49 22 31.5 17.8 T ER004215
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.89749 18 43 33.09 +49 21 19.1 17.5 N ER004J69
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.90191 18 43 32.25 +49 21 14.6 17.6 N ER004J69
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.90634 18 43 31.47 +49 21 10.1 17.5 N ER004J69
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.92200 18 43 28.62 +49 20 55.1 17.9 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.92558 18 43 27.98 +49 20 51.6 18.0 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.93151 18 43 26.92 +49 20 45.9 18.0 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.93706 18 43 25.97 +49 20 41.5 17.9 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.93734 18 43 25.98 +49 20 41.1 18.2 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 24.94092 18 43 25.32 +49 20 36.9 18.9 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.53686 18 41 39.71 +49 10 48.3 ER004372
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.54220 18 41 38.76 +49 10 43.0 ER004372
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.54468 18 41 38.32 +49 10 40.6 18.0 N ER004372
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.80414 18 40 52.90 +49 06 20.7 18.5 T ER004461
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.80658 18 40 52.44 +49 06 17.8 ER004461
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.80900 18 40 52.02 +49 06 16.1 ER004461
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.81144 18 40 51.60 +49 06 13.5 ER004461
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.90886 18 40 34.50 +49 04 35.3 17.4 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.91195 18 40 34.04 +49 04 32.7 17.5 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.91504 18 40 33.58 +49 04 29.5 17.2 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.93282 18 40 30.31 +49 04 11.9 17.7 N ER004J53
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.93806 18 40 29.38 +49 04 06.6 17.6 N ER004J53
CK08Q010 C2008 08 25.94277 18 40 28.54 +49 04 01.6 17.8 N ER004J53
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.81771 18 37 57.58 +48 49 10.9 17.2 T ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.82041 18 37 57.10 +48 49 09.0 17.2 T ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.82413 18 37 56.56 +48 49 05.0 17.1 T ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.82706 18 37 56.07 +48 49 01.9 17.2 T ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.82999 18 37 55.50 +48 48 58.7 18.4 N ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.83146 18 37 55.30 +48 48 56.9 18.3 N ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.83292 18 37 55.00 +48 48 55.4 ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.83605 18 37 54.41 +48 48 51.8 ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.83751 18 37 54.21 +48 48 51.7 ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.83898 18 37 53.88 +48 48 48.9 ER004585
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.85470 18 37 51.34 +48 48 33.4 17.8 N ER004A77
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.85840 18 37 50.68 +48 48 29.6 18.3 N ER004473
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.86091 18 37 50.27 +48 48 26.9 17.4 N ER004A77
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.86711 18 37 49.20 +48 48 21.0 17.8 N ER004A77
CK08Q010 C2008 08 26.87347 18 37 48.13 +48 48 14.1 18.2 N ER004473
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83169 18 35 06.53 +48 31 36.4 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83275 18 35 06.39 +48 31 35.4 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83352 18 35 06.22 +48 31 35.0 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83433 18 35 06.12 +48 31 34.0 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83514 18 35 06.02 +48 31 32.7 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83645 18 35 05.77 +48 31 31.4 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.83725 18 35 05.60 +48 31 30.7 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.91533 18 34 52.60 +48 30 07.9 16.8 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.91616 18 34 52.48 +48 30 08.0 17.8 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.92072 18 34 51.65 +48 30 01.6 17.4 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.92178 18 34 51.56 +48 30 02.1 17.6 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.92647 18 34 50.69 +48 29 55.5 17.6 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.92741 18 34 50.53 +48 29 56.7 17.4 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.94405 18 34 47.71 +48 29 37.4 17.5 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.94760 18 34 47.10 +48 29 33.2 17.7 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 27.96175 18 34 44.77 +48 29 17.5 17.4 N ER004B50
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.87463 18 29 34.52 +47 55 02.2 17.8 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.87648 18 29 34.22 +47 55 00.1 17.8 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.87797 18 29 33.98 +47 54 58.4 17.8 N ER004213
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.91307 18 29 28.39 +47 54 19.6 17.5 N ER004204
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.91743 18 29 27.77 +47 54 15.9 17.2 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.92253 18 29 26.90 +47 54 10.5 17.6 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.92560 18 29 26.32 +47 54 06.8 18.6 T ER004B37
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.92708 18 29 26.12 +47 54 04.2 18.5 T ER004B37
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.92762 18 29 25.93 +47 54 05.5 18.0 N ER004J51
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.92932 18 29 25.75 +47 54 01.5 18.3 T ER004B37
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.93598 18 29 24.88 +47 53 56.4 17.5 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.93650 18 29 24.75 +47 53 56.1 17.5 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.93660 18 29 24.76 +47 53 55.8 17.6 N ER004J47
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.94141 18 29 23.85 +47 53 48.9 17.8 T ER004B37
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.94313 18 29 23.75 +47 53 48.3 17.4 T ER004B37
CK08Q010 C2008 08 29.99946 18 29 14.67 +47 52 44.3 ER004204
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.16215 18 28 49.20 +47 49 47.5 17.2 T ER004673
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.17095 18 28 47.84 +47 49 38.0 ER004673
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.17581 18 28 47.07 +47 49 32.4 ER004673
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.18102 18 28 46.25 +47 49 26.7 ER004673
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81539 18 27 07.44 +47 37 42.9 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81650 18 27 07.28 +47 37 42.0 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81736 18 27 07.15 +47 37 40.8 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81824 18 27 06.99 +47 37 39.6 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81910 18 27 06.87 +47 37 38.7 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.81998 18 27 06.75 +47 37 38.2 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.82081 18 27 06.60 +47 37 36.9 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 30.82168 18 27 06.44 +47 37 35.9 ER004046
CK08Q010 C2008 08 31.52407 18 25 18.91 +47 24 29.9 ER004900
CK08Q010 C2008 08 31.53200 18 25 17.73 +47 24 21.3 18.2 N ER004900
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers M. Honkova, M. Tichy. Measurer M. Honkova. 0.57-m f/5.2
reflector + CCD.
106 Crni Vrh. Observer J. Skvarc. 0.6-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto. 0.70-m f/7
reflector + CCD.
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly). Observer K. Sarneczky.
0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
473 Remanzacco. Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
V. Santini, G. Sostero. 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observer A. Baransky. 0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama. Observer Y. Ikari. 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban. Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
Measurer F. Kugel. 0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona. Observer A. Garrigos S.
0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
B50 Corner Observatory, Durmersheim. Observer J. Linder. 0.20-m f/4.5
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife. Observer J. A. Henriquez. 0.2-m f/9
Cassegrain + CCD.
J53 Posadas. Observer R. Benavides. 0.28-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J69 North Observatory, Clanfield. Observer D. Briggs. 0.40-m f/4.57
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
T 2008 Dec. 29.442 TT MPC
q 2.96274 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 104.320 -0.168748 -0.975319
Node 9.337 -0.795411 +0.049427
e 1.0 Incl. 118.629 +0.582104 -0.215200
From 210 observations 2008 Aug. 18-31.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 09 01 18 24.12 +47 15.5 2.847 3.191 100.6 18.1 17.3
2008 09 11 18 02.51 +43 56.3 2.908 3.156 94.8 18.5 17.3
2008 09 21 17 46.91 +40 29.3 2.988 3.124 88.3 18.7 17.3
2008 10 01 17 36.27 +37 08.8 3.081 3.094 81.4 18.7 17.3
2008 10 11 17 29.50 +34 03.7 3.179 3.067 74.5 18.3 17.4
2008 10 21 17 25.67 +31 18.7 3.276 3.043 67.8 17.6 17.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-R04
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