MPEC 2008-U21 : COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-U21 Issued 2008 Oct. 20, 19:02 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
Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.82325 18 26 37.15 +19 19 04.9 18.2 N EU021B73
CK08R030 C2008 09 08.83014 18 26 36.79 +19 19 15.0 18.2 N EU021B73
CK08R030 C2008 09 29.77457 18 36 40.86 +20 37 53.5 18.5 N EU021629
CK08R030 C2008 09 29.77870 18 36 41.07 +20 37 54.7 EU021629
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.83184 18 41 23.42 +20 53 48.9 17.2 N EU021204
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.89929 18 41 27.45 +20 54 01.6 EU021204
CK08R030 C2008 10 07.78441 18 44 31.67 +21 03 07.6 17.5 N EU021629
CK08R030 C2008 10 07.78935 18 44 31.97 +21 03 08.4 EU021629
CK08R030 C2008 10 08.42256 18 45 14.57 +21 05 11.1 EU021372
CK08R030 C2008 10 08.42404 18 45 14.69 +21 05 11.0 EU021372
CK08R030 C2008 10 08.42515 18 45 14.77 +21 05 11.5 17.2 T EU021372
CK08R030 C2008 10 09.49156 18 46 28.10 +21 08 34.6 EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 09.49949 18 46 28.66 +21 08 35.5 15.9 N EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 09.85670 18 46 53.80 +21 09 43.7 17.5 N EU021585
CK08R030 C2008 10 10.85825 18 48 05.44 +21 12 58.5 16.1 N EU021J39
CK08R030 C2008 10 10.86552 18 48 05.97 +21 13 01.1 15.6 N EU021J39
CK08R030 C2008 10 10.86573 18 48 05.95 +21 13 01.1 16.3 N EU021J39
CK08R030 C2008 10 10.87402 18 48 06.59 +21 13 02.4 16.1 N EU021J39
CK08R030 C2008 10 11.89223 18 49 21.14 +21 16 21.5 18.1 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 11.89417 18 49 21.29 +21 16 22.0 17.5 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 11.89494 18 49 21.32 +21 16 22.2 17.5 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 11.89573 18 49 21.38 +21 16 22.3 17.2 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 13.47753 18 51 21.33 +21 21 33.6 16.5 N EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 13.48625 18 51 22.05 +21 21 35.7 EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 13.75372 18 51 42.84 +21 22 27.5 EU021118
CK08R030 C2008 10 13.75809 18 51 43.21 +21 22 28.8 EU021118
CK08R030 C2008 10 14.87657 18 53 11.22 +21 26 13.1 17.7 N EU021213
CK08R030 C2008 10 14.89080 18 53 12.40 +21 26 15.6 17.6 N EU021213
CK08R030 C2008 10 14.93073 18 53 15.57 +21 26 24.7 17.0 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 14.93355 18 53 15.81 +21 26 25.3 17.3 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 14.93638 18 53 16.04 +21 26 25.6 17.3 N EU021J47
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.70291 18 54 18.04 +21 29 00.3 17.9 N EU021B42
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.70618 18 54 18.26 +21 29 01.4 17.4 N EU021B42
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.71701 18 54 19.16 +21 29 03.1 17.5 N EU021B42
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.89530 18 54 33.52 +21 29 40.3 16.6 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.89923 18 54 33.86 +21 29 40.8 16.5 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 15.90318 18 54 34.17 +21 29 41.1 16.5 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 18.45845 18 58 08.78 +21 38 30.7 16.6 N EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 18.46408 18 58 09.23 +21 38 32.2 EU021900
CK08R030 C2008 10 18.97095 18 58 52.71 +21 40 17.2 16.0 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.70089 18 59 57.56 +21 42 53.9 16.4 N EU021056
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.71644 18 59 58.75 +21 42 59.6 16.6 N EU021056
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.73378 19 00 00.51 +21 42 57.3 16.6 N EU021056
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.87297 19 00 12.63 +21 43 30.2 16.5 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.87798 19 00 13.05 +21 43 31.5 16.4 N EU021J38
CK08R030 C2008 10 19.87965 19 00 13.19 +21 43 31.7 16.5 N EU021J38
Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso. Observer M. Pikler. Measurer M. Husarik. 0.61-m f/4.3
reflector + CCD.
118 Modra. Observer S. Gajdos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
+ CCD, 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto. 0.70-m f/7
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.
B42 Vitebsk. Observer V. Nevski. 0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
B73 Mauren Valley Observatory, Holzgerlingen. Observer S. Beck. 0.20-m
Newtonian reflector + CCD. Long. = 8.98503, rho cos phi' = 0.662074,
rho sin phi' = +0.747029.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes. Observer F. Garcia. 0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
+ CCD.
J39 Ingenio. Observers J. A. Moreno Q. 0.15-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5
T 2008 Nov. 22.48273 TT MPC
q 1.9088599 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.01259485 Peri. 84.15100 +0.72569046 +0.06448373
a 18.2953514 Node 270.56180 -0.35804292 +0.88556112
e 0.8956642 Incl. 43.23763 +0.58751904 +0.46002537
P 78.25
Residuals in seconds of arc
080907 704 0.0 1.6- 080914 213 0.4- 0.7- 080929 J38 0.4- 0.1+
080907 704 0.2- 0.8+ 080914 213 0.0 0.4- 080929 J38 0.6- 0.0
080907 704 0.3+ 0.2- 080914 J40 0.1+ 0.2+ 080929 J38 1.2- 0.6-
080907 704 0.4+ 1.0+ 080914 B37 0.1- 0.7+ 080930 H47 0.2- 0.7+
080907 704 0.1- 1.0+ 080914 J40 0.1- 0.1+ 080930 H47 0.3- 0.5+
080907 458 0.1- 0.7- 080914 J40 0.4- 0.2+ 080930 H47 0.5- 0.2-
080907 595 0.1- 0.2- 080914 J38 0.1+ 0.2+ 080930 J53 0.4- 0.1-
080907 595 0.2- 0.2- 080914 J38 0.0 0.4+ 080930 J53 0.1- 0.4-
080907 458 0.1+ 0.7- 080914 J38 0.2- 1.3+ 080930 J53 0.3+ 0.1-
080907 595 0.1- 0.2- 080915 673 0.3- 0.6+ 081001 J79 0.1+ 0.4+
080907 213 0.5- 0.4+ 080915 673 0.3- 0.5+ 081001 J79 0.7- 0.2-
080907 213 0.3- 0.0 080915 673 0.3- 0.4+ 081001 J79 0.8+ 0.5+
080907 213 0.5- 0.1+ 080915 673 0.2- 0.4+ 081001 A71 0.1+ 0.1-
080908 H55 0.2+ 0.3+ 080915 J47 0.4- 0.1+ 081001 A71 0.3+ 0.1+
080908 H55 0.0 0.2+ 080915 J47 0.2- 0.3+ 081001 A71 0.7+ 0.6-
080908 H55 0.2- 0.2+ 080915 J47 0.2+ 0.8+ 081002 367 0.1- 0.3+
080908 H59 0.3- 0.2+ 080915 J47 0.1+ 0.5+ 081002 367 0.3+ 0.3+
080908 H59 0.6- 0.1+ 080915 J47 0.6+ 0.8+ 081002 367 0.1- 0.1+
080908 H59 0.4- 0.1+ 080916 204 0.1- 0.4- 081002 B37 (0.3- 2.2+)
080908 H59 0.4- 0.2+ 080916 204 0.0 0.3- 081002 B37 0.2- 0.4+
080908 H36 0.4- 0.3- 080917 850 0.2- 0.9- 081002 B37 0.3- 0.3+
080908 711 1.3+ 0.3+ 080917 850 0.3+ 0.4- 081002 B37 0.7- 0.5+
080908 711 1.0+ 0.4+ 080917 850 0.3+ 0.2+ 081002 B37 0.3- 0.4+
080908 711 0.5+ 0.2+ 080917 213 0.1- 0.4- 081002 B37 1.3+ 0.5+
080908 H36 0.2- 0.5- 080917 213 0.1- 0.5- 081002 B37 0.1+ 0.3+
080908 673 0.4- 0.3+ 080917 213 0.1- 0.3- 081002 B37 (0.3+ 2.2+)
080908 673 0.5- 0.3+ 080918 H47 0.3+ 0.3+ 081003 704 (0.2- 2.1-)
080908 673 0.4- 0.5+ 080918 H47 0.2- 0.3+ 081003 704 0.2+ 0.4-
080908 673 0.2- 0.4+ 080918 H47 0.4+ 0.1+ 081003 704 0.0 0.8-
080908 E16 0.2+ 0.0 080922 H47 0.4- 0.6+ 081003 704 1.9+ 0.6-
080908 E16 0.0 0.2+ 080922 H47 0.1- 0.7+ 081003 704 (2.6+ 0.4-)
080908 E16 0.1- 0.1+ 080922 H47 0.5+ 0.7+ 081004 H47 0.2- 0.1+
080908 E16 0.5- 0.1- 080922 D88 0.1- 0.0 081004 H47 0.4- 0.0
080908 900 0.3+ 0.2- 080922 D88 0.2- 0.3+ 081004 D88 0.0 0.4-
080908 900 0.2+ 0.7- 080922 D88 0.8- 0.6+ 081004 D88 0.2+ 0.5+
080908 A99 0.4- 0.7+ 080923 J47 0.0 0.3- 081004 D88 0.3+ 0.4+
080908 473 1.3+ 1.3- 080923 J47 0.1+ 0.3- 081004 204 0.1+ 0.1+
080908 A99 0.4- 0.7+ 080923 J47 0.1+ 0.3- 081004 204 0.1- 0.5+
080908 A99 0.2- 0.4+ 080923 J47 0.1+ 0.3- 081005 130 0.4+ 0.4-
080908 B73 (5.8+ 7.8-) 080923 J38 0.9+ 0.6+ 081005 130 0.1+ 0.5-
080908 A99 0.3- 0.3+ 080923 J38 0.6+ 0.6+ 081005 130 0.3+ 0.2-
080908 B73 0.2+ 0.3+ 080923 J38 0.3- 0.4- 081005 130 0.0 0.1+
080908 A99 0.3- 0.4+ 080924 H47 0.6- 0.2+ 081007 629 0.1- 0.1-
080908 473 0.1- 0.6- 080924 H47 0.0 0.1+ 081007 629 0.4- 0.3-
080908 473 0.4+ 0.5- 080924 H47 0.3- 0.4+ 081008 372 0.6- 0.4+
080908 473 0.3+ 0.9- 080926 J53 0.0 0.4- 081008 372 0.3- 0.1+
080908 585 0.1- 0.3+ 080926 J53 0.1+ 0.6- 081008 372 0.2- 0.3+
080908 585 0.0 0.1+ 080926 J53 0.1- 0.5- 081009 900 0.2+ 0.4-
080908 585 0.3+ 0.6- 080927 215 0.2- 0.3- 081009 900 0.4+ 1.0-
080908 585 0.4+ 0.3- 080927 215 0.0 0.4- 081009 585 1.1+ 0.0
080908 585 0.3+ 0.5- 080927 213 0.0 0.2- 081010 J39 0.9+ 1.5-
080909 900 0.2- 0.0 080927 215 0.0 0.4- 081010 J39 1.2+ 0.3-
080909 900 0.4- 0.1+ 080927 213 0.4- 0.5- 081010 J39 0.7+ 0.3-
080909 349 0.1- 0.6- 080927 213 0.0 0.1- 081010 J39 1.4+ 0.6-
080909 349 0.2+ 1.0- 080927 J47 0.3- 0.0 081011 J47 0.7- 0.1+
080909 B58 0.0 0.7- 080927 J47 0.5- 0.0 081011 J47 0.6- 0.3+
080909 B58 0.3+ 0.1- 080927 J47 0.4- 0.2- 081011 J47 0.9- 0.3+
080909 B58 0.0 0.4- 080927 J47 0.6- 0.2- 081011 J47 0.9- 0.3+
080909 B58 0.2- 0.4- 080927 J38 0.3+ 0.2- 081013 900 0.7- 0.1-
080909 J38 0.3+ 0.2- 080927 J38 0.3+ 0.3- 081013 900 0.0 0.3+
080909 J38 0.1+ 0.2+ 080927 J38 0.5+ 0.2- 081013 118 0.8- 0.4-
080910 900 1.1- 0.0 080928 H47 0.5- 0.0 081013 118 0.3- 0.0
080910 900 0.5- 0.6- 080928 H47 0.3- 0.1+ 081014 213 0.7- 0.0
080911 J38 0.5+ 0.2- 080928 A77 0.6+ 0.7- 081014 213 0.1+ 0.3-
080911 J38 0.7+ 0.8+ 080928 A77 0.2+ 0.7- 081014 J47 0.3+ 0.2-
080911 J38 0.9+ 1.0+ 080928 046 0.2- 0.5+ 081014 J47 0.6+ 0.1-
080912 J47 0.2+ 0.2- 080928 046 0.6- 0.3+ 081014 J47 0.7+ 0.4-
080912 J47 0.1- 0.1+ 080928 A77 0.5+ 0.6- 081015 B42 0.6+ 0.3+
080912 J47 0.3+ 0.3- 080928 046 0.5- 0.2+ 081015 B42 0.0 0.7+
080912 J47 0.4- 0.1- 080928 046 0.1- 0.1+ 081015 B42 0.5+ 0.3+
080913 J47 0.3+ 0.0 080928 046 0.4- 0.2+ 081015 J38 0.3- 0.7+
080913 J47 0.6+ 0.1- 080928 046 0.1+ 0.1+ 081015 J38 0.0 0.5+
080913 J47 0.6+ 0.2- 080928 B37 0.3+ 0.4+ 081015 J38 0.1- 0.0
080913 J47 0.9+ 0.3- 080928 B37 0.3+ 0.2- 081018 900 0.4- 0.3-
080913 J47 1.3+ 0.7- 080928 B37 0.1- 0.6+ 081018 900 0.8- 0.1+
080914 900 1.1- 0.3- 080928 B37 0.3+ 0.1- 081018 J38 (6.9- 0.3-)
080914 900 0.1+ 0.1- 080928 B37 0.9+ 0.8- 081019 056 0.6+ 0.6+
080914 B37 0.2+ 0.6+ 080929 629 0.2- 0.2- 081019 056 (1.7- 3.0+)
080914 B37 0.1+ 0.5+ 080929 629 0.1- 0.2+ 081019 056 (1.8+ 3.0-)
080914 B37 0.3+ 0.2+ 080929 104 0.3- 0.0 081019 J38 0.0 0.1+
080914 B37 0.0 0.3- 080929 104 0.2- 0.0 081019 J38 0.3- 0.3+
080914 213 0.5- 0.3- 080929 104 0.0 0.0 081019 J38 0.3- 0.2+
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