MPEC 2008-R77 : COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-R77 Issued 2008 Sept. 15, 17:14 UT
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COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.81179 18 26 36.65 +19 19 10.4 17.2 T ER077A99
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.81238 18 26 36.76 +19 19 08.6 17.1 N ER077473
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.81617 18 26 36.67 +19 19 11.7 17.2 T ER077A99
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.82053 18 26 36.70 +19 19 12.6 17.2 T ER077A99
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.82625 18 26 36.72 +19 19 14.1 17.2 T ER077A99
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.83061 18 26 36.74 +19 19 15.5 17.2 T ER077A99
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.83373 18 26 36.76 +19 19 15.3 17.3 N ER077473
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.85768 18 26 36.91 +19 19 22.1 17.3 N ER077473
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.87192 18 26 36.97 +19 19 25.7 17.3 N ER077473
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.92663 18 26 37.22 +19 19 41.4 18.5 N ER077585
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.92970 18 26 37.25 +19 19 42.1 17.7 T ER077585
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.93264 18 26 37.29 +19 19 42.2 17.7 T ER077585
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.93803 18 26 37.32 +19 19 43.8 17.7 T ER077585
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.47116 18 26 41.21 +19 22 16.6 17.6 N ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.48256 18 26 41.26 +19 22 19.9 ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.78901 18 26 43.80 +19 23 43.3 17.5 N ER077B58
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.80375 18 26 43.92 +19 23 47.9 ER077B58
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.81462 18 26 43.97 +19 23 50.6 ER077B58
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.82729 18 26 44.05 +19 23 54.0 ER077B58
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.92531 18 26 44.87 +19 24 21.5 17.0 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 09.92850 18 26 44.88 +19 24 22.8 17.1 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 10.53732 18 26 50.46 +19 27 09.8 ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 10.54758 18 26 50.59 +19 27 11.9 17.4 N ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 11.88800 18 27 06.20 +19 33 08.7 16.8 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 11.89438 18 27 06.29 +19 33 11.3 16.9 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 11.89758 18 27 06.34 +19 33 12.4 16.9 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 12.87469 18 27 20.10 +19 37 24.7 17.1 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 12.88061 18 27 20.16 +19 37 26.5 16.9 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 12.88090 18 27 20.19 +19 37 26.2 17.1 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 12.88841 18 27 20.24 +19 37 28.3 17.1 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 13.87735 18 27 36.39 +19 41 37.1 17.4 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 13.88322 18 27 36.50 +19 41 38.4 17.4 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 13.88453 18 27 36.52 +19 41 38.6 17.1 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 13.88565 18 27 36.56 +19 41 38.8 17.2 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 13.89051 18 27 36.66 +19 41 39.6 17.0 N ER077J47
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.57792 18 27 48.80 +19 44 27.9 ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.58545 18 27 49.02 +19 44 29.9 17.5 N ER077900
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.82941 18 27 53.89 +19 45 30.1 17.4 N ER077B37
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.83352 18 27 53.96 +19 45 31.0 17.4 N ER077B37
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.84176 18 27 54.12 +19 45 32.7 17.5 N ER077B37
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.84689 18 27 54.19 +19 45 33.4 17.4 N ER077B37
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.85674 18 27 54.33 +19 45 35.8 16.9 N ER077213
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.86369 18 27 54.46 +19 45 37.0 16.9 N ER077213
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.87062 18 27 54.61 +19 45 39.0 17.0 N ER077213
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.87495 18 27 54.72 +19 45 41.1 17.1 N ER077J40
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.88647 18 27 54.89 +19 45 43.8 17.4 N ER077B37
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.89502 18 27 55.06 +19 45 45.8 17.2 N ER077J40
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.90605 18 27 55.24 +19 45 48.5 17.4 N ER077J40
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.91850 18 27 55.53 +19 45 50.9 17.1 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.92338 18 27 55.61 +19 45 52.2 17.0 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 14.93405 18 27 55.79 +19 45 55.7 16.8 N ER077J38
CK08R030 C2008 09 15.19572 18 28 01.04 +19 46 59.1 17.5 T ER077673
CK08R030 C2008 09 15.20266 18 28 01.17 +19 47 00.6 ER077673
CK08R030 C2008 09 15.20961 18 28 01.30 +19 47 02.2 ER077673
CK08R030 C2008 09 15.21655 18 28 01.43 +19 47 03.8 ER077673
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
A99 Osservatorio del Monte Baldo. Observer C. Flavio. Measurer M. Claudio.
0.4-m 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.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Nov. 25.869 TT MPC
q 1.87827 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 88.220 +0.735912 +0.041417
Node 268.938 -0.309759 +0.908142
e 1.0 Incl. 42.526 +0.602066 +0.416608
From 89 observations 2008 Sept. 7-15.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 09 11 18 26.93 +19 29.2 1.608 2.102 104.7 27.6 17.3
2008 09 21 18 30.58 +20 09.0 1.646 2.050 98.4 29.0 17.2
2008 10 01 18 37.81 +20 42.6 1.683 2.004 93.0 29.9 17.1
2008 10 11 18 48.47 +21 15.2 1.718 1.964 88.5 30.5 17.1
2008 10 21 19 02.39 +21 50.4 1.750 1.931 84.6 30.9 17.1
2008 10 31 19 19.42 +22 30.6 1.780 1.906 81.5 31.0 17.1
2008 11 10 19 39.40 +23 17.7 1.809 1.889 79.0 31.0 17.0
2008 11 20 20 02.15 +24 12.0 1.838 1.880 76.9 30.8 17.1
2008 11 30 20 27.48 +25 12.8 1.871 1.879 75.2 30.5 17.1
Further observations of comet C/2008 R1 are extremely desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-R77
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