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MPEC 2008-R73 : COMET C/2008 P1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-R73                                Issued 2008 Sept. 15, 16:52 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

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                           COMET C/2008 P1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK08P010  C2008 09 09.53774 23 55 58.90 -47 07 17.2          16.3 T ER073423
    CK08P010  C2008 09 09.56971 23 55 56.43 -47 07 13.3          16.2 T ER073423
    CK08P010  C2008 09 10.55231 23 54 41.01 -47 05 01.2          16.3 T ER073423
    CK08P010  C2008 09 10.58466 23 54 38.54 -47 04 56.7          16.3 T ER073423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 P1 (Garradd)
T 2009 July 22.674 TT                                   MPC
q   3.89782              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   11.779       +0.981709       -0.186927
                   Node   357.700       -0.027940       +0.046347
e   1.0            Incl.   64.269       +0.188328       +0.981280
From 51 observations 2008 Aug. 13-Sept. 10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 P1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 09 11    23 54.11   -47 03.9    3.954    4.737   136.8     8.4  16.7
2008 09 21    23 41.23   -46 28.0    3.936    4.691   134.1     8.8  16.7
2008 10 01    23 28.81   -45 28.7    3.944    4.645   129.5     9.6  16.6
2008 10 11    23 17.64   -44 07.0    3.976    4.600   123.3    10.5  16.6
2008 10 21    23 08.28   -42 26.2    4.030    4.556   116.1    11.3  16.6
2008 10 31    23 01.04   -40 30.0    4.103    4.514   108.3    12.1  16.6
2008 11 10    22 56.03   -38 22.8    4.190    4.472   100.1    12.6  16.6
2008 11 20    22 53.17   -36 08.3    4.288    4.431    91.8    12.9  16.6
2008 11 30    22 52.28   -33 49.6    4.393    4.392    83.5    12.9  16.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R73

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