MPEC 2008-T48 : COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-T48 Issued 2008 Oct. 5, 23:21 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.38784 04 42 30.50 +18 29 31.4 ET048701
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.40346 04 42 30.13 +18 29 31.6 ET048701
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.42429 04 42 29.72 +18 29 31.7 ET048701
CK08S030 C2008 09 30.44652 04 42 29.14 +18 29 30.7 ET048701
CK08S030 C2008 10 01.43464 04 42 07.59 +18 29 11.1 18.6 T ET048G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 01.43972 04 42 07.48 +18 29 11.0 18.7 T ET048G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 01.44478 04 42 07.34 +18 29 10.8 18.5 T ET048G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 01.45000 04 42 07.27 +18 29 10.8 18.6 T ET048G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 02.34720 04 41 47.20 +18 28 53.6 19.5 T ET048704
CK08S030 C2008 10 02.35951 04 41 46.88 +18 28 53.3 19.5 T ET048704
CK08S030 C2008 10 02.37210 04 41 46.57 +18 28 52.1 20.2 T ET048704
CK08S030 C2008 10 02.39685 04 41 46.04 +18 28 50.3 19.9 T ET048704
CK08S030 C2008 10 04.01431 04 41 08.80 +18 28 17.2 19.0 N ET048B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 04.01594 04 41 08.80 +18 28 17.4 19.4 N ET048B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 04.01678 04 41 08.75 +18 28 17.5 19.4 N ET048B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 05.19487 04 40 40.83 +18 27 48.6 18.4 N ET048J24
CK08S030 C2008 10 05.20802 04 40 40.36 +18 27 48.5 18.8 N ET048J24
CK08S030 C2008 10 05.21679 04 40 40.24 +18 27 48.4 18.7 N ET048J24
Observer details:
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista. Observer D. Healy. 0.81-m f/4.4
Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona. Observer A. Garrigos S.
0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + 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.
J24 Observatorio Altamira. Observer J. F. Hernandez. Measurer 0. 4- m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
T 2011 June 2.778 TT MPC
q 8.04125 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 39.590 +0.940435 +0.236587
Node 54.974 +0.183079 -0.957546
e 1.0 Incl. 162.654 +0.286469 -0.164721
From 44 observations 2008 Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 10 01 04 42.29 +18 29.3 9.427 9.914 116.4 5.2 18.8
2008 10 11 04 38.22 +18 25.4 9.244 9.880 127.2 4.6 18.8
2008 10 21 04 33.39 +18 20.0 9.082 9.847 138.3 3.9 18.7
2008 10 31 04 27.87 +18 13.4 8.946 9.814 149.5 2.9 18.7
2008 11 10 04 21.78 +18 05.6 8.840 9.781 160.9 1.9 18.6
2008 11 20 04 15.32 +17 56.9 8.769 9.748 172.1 0.8 18.6
2008 11 30 04 08.68 +17 47.7 8.733 9.716 174.6 0.6 18.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-T48
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