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MPEC 2008-R47 : COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-R47                                Issued 2008 Sept. 8, 15:13 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 Q1 (MATICIC)

Observations:
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 28.82965 18 32 22.28 +48 13 55.9          17.5 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 28.83097 18 32 21.95 +48 13 54.8          17.6 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 28.83426 18 32 21.48 +48 13 51.1          17.4 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 29.81006 18 29 44.84 +47 56 12.9          17.3 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 29.81161 18 29 44.57 +47 56 11.3          17.6 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 29.81394 18 29 44.17 +47 56 08.7          17.4 N ER047118
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 31.83714 18 24 31.92 +47 18 36.9          17.4 N ER047J27
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 31.86452 18 24 27.66 +47 18 05.7          17.7 N ER047J27
    CK08Q010  C2008 08 31.87575 18 24 26.02 +47 17 52.4          17.3 N ER047J27
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.80382 18 22 08.51 +47 00 14.5          17.2 N ER047A77
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.80848 18 22 07.82 +47 00 09.5          17.3 N ER047A77
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.81313 18 22 07.11 +47 00 04.1          17.4 N ER047A77
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.91341 18 21 52.38 +46 58 08.6          17.4 N ER047J53
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.91924 18 21 51.41 +46 58 01.6          17.6 N ER047J53
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 01.92156 18 21 51.06 +46 57 58.8          17.6 N ER047J53
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.01741 18 21 37.03 +46 56 07.3          17.2 T ER047B37
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.01888 18 21 36.91 +46 56 06.2          17.2 T ER047B37
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.02181 18 21 36.42 +46 56 02.8          17.5 T ER047B37
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.02840 18 21 35.45 +46 55 55.0          17.1 T ER047B37
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.82945 18 19 40.41 +46 40 30.4          17.8 N ER047J70
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.83044 18 19 40.29 +46 40 29.3          17.8 N ER047J70
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.83096 18 19 40.22 +46 40 28.2          17.8 N ER047J70
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.88543 18 19 32.45 +46 39 24.4          17.8 N ER047A71
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.88756 18 19 32.17 +46 39 22.2          17.6 N ER047A71
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.88970 18 19 31.87 +46 39 19.2          17.6 N ER047A71
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.94011 18 19 24.71 +46 38 20.6          17.7 N ER047B09
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.83390 18 17 19.77 +46 20 55.6          17.3 N ER047104
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.83727 18 17 19.27 +46 20 51.7          17.2 N ER047104
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.84326 18 17 18.43 +46 20 44.5          17.3 N ER047104
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.86212 18 17 15.78 +46 20 22.9          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.86419 18 17 15.39 +46 20 19.9          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.86713 18 17 15.01 +46 20 15.6          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.86859 18 17 14.88 +46 20 14.6          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87006 18 17 14.68 +46 20 12.1          17.1 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87153 18 17 14.40 +46 20 09.9          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87446 18 17 14.03 +46 20 07.6          17.2 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87593 18 17 13.85 +46 20 05.6          17.1 T ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87738 18 17 13.66 +46 20 03.4          17.9 N ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 03.87885 18 17 13.36 +46 20 02.2          17.8 N ER047585
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.82788 18 15 04.46 +46 01 21.2          17.3 N ER047213
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.82989 18 15 04.19 +46 01 19.1          17.3 N ER047213
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.83230 18 15 03.86 +46 01 16.5          17.3 N ER047213
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.86584 18 14 59.29 +46 00 35.2          17.8 T ER047B58
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.88763 18 14 56.39 +46 00 08.4                 ER047B58
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.89610 18 14 55.22 +45 59 59.0                 ER047B58
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.89680 18 14 55.14 +45 59 58.8          17.1 N ER047J40
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.90703 18 14 53.82 +45 59 46.7          17.5 N ER047J40
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.90932 18 14 53.45 +45 59 44.1          17.4 N ER047J40
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 04.92322 18 14 51.57 +45 59 27.0          17.3 N ER047J40
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 06.50532 18 11 24.96 +45 27 53.1          17.8 N ER047900
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 06.50849 18 11 24.53 +45 27 49.2                 ER047900
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 06.92994 18 10 31.08 +45 19 19.3          17.4 N ER047J38
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 06.93212 18 10 30.84 +45 19 16.6          17.2 N ER047J38
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 06.93430 18 10 30.58 +45 19 13.7          17.2 N ER047J38
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.15657 18 10 02.68 +45 14 45.3          17.7 N ER047H45
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.15881 18 10 02.41 +45 14 42.4          17.8 N ER047H45
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.16254 18 10 01.94 +45 14 38.8          17.8 N ER047H45
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.16383 18 10 01.83 +45 14 36.5          17.8 N ER047H45
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.16584 18 10 01.52 +45 14 34.4          17.7 N ER047H45
    CK08Q010  C2008 09 07.16697 18 10 01.36 +45 14 32.6          17.6 N ER047H45

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers G. Fagioli, M. Mazzucato.  Measurers
    M. Mazzucato, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf.  Observer M. Jaeger.  Measurer W. Vollmann.  0.20-m f/2.8
    reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B09 Capannoli.  Observer P. Bacci.  0.25-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona.  Observer A. Garrigos S.
    0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
B58 Polaris Observatory, Budapest.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.28-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4.3
    astrograph + CCD.
J27 El Guijo Observatory.  Observer A. San Segundo.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes.  Observer F. Garcia.  0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.
J40 Malaga.  Observer J. M. Ruiz M.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J53 Posadas.  Observer R. Benavides.  0.28-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    Measurer P. Navarro J.  0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
T 2008 Dec. 29.396 TT                                   MPC
q   2.96299              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  104.307       -0.168502       -0.975357
                   Node     9.339       -0.795433       +0.049211
e   1.0            Incl.  118.630       +0.582146       -0.215075
From 270 observations 2008 Aug. 18-Sept. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R47

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