MPEC 2008-U17 : COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-U17 Issued 2008 Oct. 20, 18:22 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
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MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2008 Q1 (MATICIC)
Observations:
CK08Q010 C2008 09 29.78487 17 37 20.30 +37 32 22.4 19 N EU017629
CK08Q010 C2008 09 29.78901 17 37 20.07 +37 32 17.6 EU017629
CK08Q010 C2008 10 07.75547 17 31 20.25 +35 01 34.2 18.5 N EU017629
CK08Q010 C2008 10 07.75877 17 31 20.13 +35 01 30.3 EU017629
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.16366 17 30 30.13 +34 36 07.8 17.5 T EU017G96
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.16538 17 30 30.06 +34 36 06.2 17.5 T EU017G96
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.16712 17 30 30.02 +34 36 04.0 17.4 T EU017G96
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.16884 17 30 29.91 +34 36 02.2 17.7 T EU017G96
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.46841 17 30 19.77 +34 30 40.6 EU017900
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.47712 17 30 19.48 +34 30 31.4 17.3 N EU017900
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.82905 17 30 07.79 +34 24 13.6 17.6 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.83483 17 30 07.65 +34 24 06.7 17.4 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84061 17 30 07.46 +34 24 00.7 17.3 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84215 17 30 07.29 +34 23 59.9 17.3 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84448 17 30 07.27 +34 23 57.1 17.4 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84602 17 30 07.20 +34 23 54.9 17.6 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84764 17 30 07.09 +34 23 53.6 17.5 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 09.84918 17 30 07.11 +34 23 52.4 17.5 N EU017585
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.79650 17 29 36.71 +34 07 08.4 17.1 N EU017B37
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.80088 17 29 36.54 +34 07 03.6 17.2 N EU017B37
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.81955 17 29 35.98 +34 06 43.5 17.1 N EU017B37
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.83440 17 29 35.48 +34 06 27.9 17.0 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.83626 17 29 35.40 +34 06 25.7 17.0 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.84022 17 29 35.31 +34 06 21.3 17.3 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 10.84040 17 29 35.31 +34 06 21.3 17.0 N EU017B37
CK08Q010 C2008 10 11.86467 17 29 04.18 +33 48 26.9 17.7 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 11.86635 17 29 04.15 +33 48 25.8 18.1 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 11.86914 17 29 04.06 +33 48 22.7 18.2 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 11.87082 17 29 04.02 +33 48 20.5 17.7 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 13.73341 17 28 12.18 +33 16 19.6 EU017118
CK08Q010 C2008 10 13.73693 17 28 12.09 +33 16 15.9 EU017118
CK08Q010 C2008 10 14.77846 17 27 45.48 +32 58 41.7 17.1 N EU017A13
CK08Q010 C2008 10 14.80779 17 27 44.77 +32 58 11.9 17.5 N EU017A13
CK08Q010 C2008 10 14.85189 17 27 43.71 +32 57 28.3 18.3 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 14.85561 17 27 43.61 +32 57 24.6 18.3 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 14.85933 17 27 43.46 +32 57 19.9 17.7 N EU017J47
CK08Q010 C2008 10 15.90906 17 27 18.64 +32 39 51.6 17.2 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 15.91335 17 27 18.55 +32 39 46.6 17.1 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 15.91551 17 27 18.44 +32 39 44.0 17.3 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 18.43287 17 26 25.51 +31 58 50.1 17.1 N EU017900
CK08Q010 C2008 10 18.44079 17 26 25.36 +31 58 42.6 EU017900
CK08Q010 C2008 10 19.85411 17 25 59.74 +31 36 19.4 17.2 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 19.85626 17 25 59.69 +31 36 17.3 17.4 N EU017J38
CK08Q010 C2008 10 19.86491 17 25 59.52 +31 36 09.2 17.1 N EU017J38
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.
629 JATE Observatory, Szeged. Observer G. Santa. 0.40-m f/3.0 reflector
+ CCD.
900 Moriyama. Observer Y. Ikari. 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly. Observer P. Kocher. 0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
+ 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.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes. Observer F. Garcia. 0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
+ CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2008 Dec. 30.13908 TT MPC
q 2.9591145 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0017020 Peri. 104.48221 -0.17175918 -0.97485565
+/-0.0000231 Node 9.30792 -0.79516405 +0.05211640
e 0.9949635 Incl. 118.62665 +0.58156075 -0.21665720
From 490 observations 2008 Aug. 18-Oct. 19, mean residual 0".44.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.001786
and +0.001851 (+/- 0.000023) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-U17
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