MPEC 2008-S96 : COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-S96 Issued 2008 Sept. 30, 18:51 UT
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COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK08S030 C2008 09 29.49105 04 42 49.71 +18 29 48.3 18.4 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 29.49615 04 42 49.64 +18 29 47.7 18.3 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 29.50113 04 42 49.50 +18 29 48.1 18.5 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 29.50618 04 42 49.39 +18 29 47.8 18.6 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.29216 04 42 32.58 +18 29 33.2 18.3 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.30005 04 42 32.43 +18 29 33.5 18.7 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.30565 04 42 32.29 +18 29 33.7 18.8 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.31265 04 42 32.22 +18 29 33.1 18.5 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.36097 04 42 31.08 +18 29 32.4 19.0 N ES096H36
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.36838 04 42 30.92 +18 29 32.2 18.9 N ES096H36
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.37579 04 42 30.76 +18 29 32.1 18.8 N ES096H36
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.38852 04 42 30.47 +18 29 30.9 18.3 N ES096H06
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.39028 04 42 30.42 +18 29 31.9 18.2 T ES096850
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.39410 04 42 30.32 +18 29 31.7 18.2 T ES096850
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.39987 04 42 30.27 +18 29 30.8 18.2 T ES096H06
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.40557 04 42 30.04 +18 29 31.8 18.5 T ES096850
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.41688 04 42 29.94 +18 29 30.8 18.2 T ES096H06
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.41710 04 42 29.84 +18 29 31.5 18.8 T ES096850
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.42096 04 42 29.82 +18 29 31.6 18.9 T ES096850
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.43259 04 42 29.52 +18 29 31.0 18.8 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.43929 04 42 29.41 +18 29 30.9 18.6 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.44690 04 42 29.19 +18 29 30.8 18.6 T ES096G96
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.49456 04 42 28.13 +18 29 30.2 19.0 T ES096673
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.49983 04 42 28.00 +18 29 30.0 ES096673
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.50596 04 42 27.89 +18 29 29.8 ES096673
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.51221 04 42 27.75 +18 29 29.7 ES096673
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.30-m f/2.5
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer A. Boattini. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
T 2011 Apr. 4.172 TT MPC
q 3.12838 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 95.199 +0.721986 -0.616439
Node 56.737 -0.682803 -0.708206
e 1.0 Incl. 157.926 +0.111879 -0.344162
From 26 observations 2008 Sept. 29-30.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 09 21 04 45.46 +18 31.7 8.090 8.420 105.9 6.6 18.8
2008 10 01 04 42.28 +18 29.3 7.860 8.354 116.4 6.2 18.7
2008 10 11 04 38.09 +18 25.4 7.644 8.287 127.3 5.5 18.6
2008 10 21 04 32.92 +18 19.7 7.450 8.220 138.4 4.6 18.5
2008 10 31 04 26.84 +18 12.4 7.281 8.153 149.7 3.5 18.4
2008 11 10 04 20.00 +18 03.6 7.142 8.086 161.3 2.3 18.3
2008 11 20 04 12.60 +17 53.5 7.038 8.019 172.7 0.9 18.3
2008 11 30 04 04.92 +17 42.5 6.971 7.952 173.8 0.8 18.2
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-S96
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