MPEC 2008-R74 : COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-R74 Issued 2008 Sept. 15, 16:56 UT
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COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
Observations:
CK08Q010 C2008 09 03.88624 18 17 12.41 +46 19 54.6 18.4 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 03.88712 18 17 12.36 +46 19 52.8 18.1 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 03.88807 18 17 12.21 +46 19 51.4 18.3 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 03.89797 18 17 10.85 +46 19 40.6 18.1 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 03.89862 18 17 10.73 +46 19 39.6 18.0 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 07.87774 18 08 33.58 +45 00 09.2 17.5 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 07.87883 18 08 33.44 +45 00 08.0 17.6 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 07.88507 18 08 32.67 +45 00 00.6 17.3 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.82659 18 06 39.28 +44 40 51.2 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.82829 18 06 39.16 +44 40 48.9 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.83226 18 06 38.60 +44 40 44.2 17.8 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.84249 18 06 37.39 +44 40 31.7 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.84467 18 06 37.10 +44 40 28.9 18.0 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.86535 18 06 34.70 +44 40 03.9 17.2 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.86752 18 06 34.47 +44 40 00.8 17.5 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.86969 18 06 34.20 +44 39 57.7 17.5 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.87944 18 06 32.95 +44 39 46.1 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.88224 18 06 32.64 +44 39 42.4 17.9 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.96193 18 06 23.18 +44 38 04.2 17.4 T ER074585
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.96404 18 06 22.72 +44 37 59.3 18.3 N ER074585
CK08Q010 C2008 09 08.97574 18 06 21.58 +44 37 48.3 18.2 N ER074585
CK08Q010 C2008 09 09.86101 18 04 38.49 +44 19 40.6 18 N ER074B58
CK08Q010 C2008 09 09.87323 18 04 37.12 +44 19 25.7 ER074B58
CK08Q010 C2008 09 09.88579 18 04 35.47 +44 19 10.8 ER074B58
CK08Q010 C2008 09 09.93323 18 04 30.30 +44 18 12.2 17.7 N ER074J40
CK08Q010 C2008 09 10.57089 18 03 17.88 +44 05 06.1 ER074900
CK08Q010 C2008 09 10.58001 18 03 16.85 +44 04 54.8 17.5 N ER074900
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.78256 18 01 04.82 +43 40 07.8 17.3 N ER074118
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.78454 18 01 04.64 +43 40 05.7 17.1 N ER074118
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.79179 18 01 03.77 +43 39 56.5 17.2 N ER074118
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.84397 18 00 58.20 +43 38 52.4 17.5 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.84505 18 00 58.07 +43 38 50.9 17.2 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 11.84831 18 00 57.72 +43 38 46.4 17.1 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.82866 17 59 14.01 +43 18 29.4 17.6 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.83117 17 59 13.76 +43 18 25.9 17.6 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.83894 17 59 12.95 +43 18 16.9 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.84142 17 59 12.73 +43 18 12.4 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.84884 17 59 12.06 +43 18 05.4 18.1 N ER074J47
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.85536 17 59 11.27 +43 17 56.8 18.0 N ER074J47
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.85666 17 59 11.11 +43 17 54.6 16.8 N ER074J47
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.86151 17 59 10.56 +43 17 49.2 17.8 N ER074J47
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.86798 17 59 10.14 +43 17 42.5 17.1 N ER074A77
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.86823 17 59 09.90 +43 17 40.1 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.86925 17 59 09.58 +43 17 37.6 17.6 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.87263 17 59 09.49 +43 17 34.2 17.3 N ER074A77
CK08Q010 C2008 09 12.87728 17 59 09.04 +43 17 28.6 17.7 N ER074A77
CK08Q010 C2008 09 13.91368 17 57 23.13 +42 56 00.7 17.3 N ER074J51
CK08Q010 C2008 09 13.91878 17 57 22.61 +42 55 54.5 17.4 N ER074J51
CK08Q010 C2008 09 13.92389 17 57 22.08 +42 55 48.3 17.6 N ER074J51
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.84889 17 55 50.84 +42 36 36.0 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.85265 17 55 50.44 +42 36 30.8 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.85703 17 55 50.04 +42 36 26.1 17.5 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.87373 17 55 48.39 +42 36 05.2 17.4 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.87561 17 55 48.20 +42 36 02.0 17.4 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.87810 17 55 47.97 +42 35 59.3 17.5 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.87872 17 55 47.94 +42 35 58.3 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.88058 17 55 47.76 +42 35 56.8 17.6 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.89148 17 55 46.75 +42 35 42.9 17.5 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.89425 17 55 46.50 +42 35 39.4 17.6 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.89701 17 55 46.20 +42 35 35.9 17.3 N ER074J38
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.93995 17 55 41.97 +42 34 41.4 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.94372 17 55 41.55 +42 34 37.1 17.7 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.94816 17 55 41.12 +42 34 31.6 17.5 N ER074B37
CK08Q010 C2008 09 14.95037 17 55 40.95 +42 34 30.9 17.5 N ER074B37
Observer details:
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + 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.
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.
B58 Polaris Observatory, Budapest. Observer K. Sarneczky. 0.28-m f/6.3
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.
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.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
T 2008 Dec. 29.453 TT MPC
q 2.96276 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 104.326 -0.168782 -0.975298
Node 9.343 -0.795442 +0.049405
e 1.0 Incl. 118.631 +0.582052 -0.215296
From 333 observations 2008 Aug. 18-Sept. 14.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-R74
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