MPEC 2008-U22 : COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-U22 Issued 2008 Oct. 20, 19:09 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK08S030 C2008 10 08.41624 04 39 20.88 +18 26 30.1 19.0 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 08.42258 04 39 20.70 +18 26 30.0 18.3 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 08.42869 04 39 20.59 +18 26 30.0 18.1 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 08.43492 04 39 20.37 +18 26 29.5 19.1 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 10.42847 04 38 28.57 +18 25 35.5 18.7 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 10.43413 04 38 28.42 +18 25 35.5 18.4 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 10.43977 04 38 28.21 +18 25 35.6 18.6 T EU022G96
CK08S030 C2008 10 11.11475 04 38 10.24 +18 25 17.3 19.1 N EU022B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 11.11645 04 38 10.20 +18 25 16.4 19.0 N EU022B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 11.15507 04 38 09.11 +18 25 16.3 19.2 N EU022B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 11.15935 04 38 09.06 +18 25 15.1 19.1 N EU022B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 11.17819 04 38 08.58 +18 25 14.9 19.0 N EU022B37
CK08S030 C2008 10 13.01140 04 37 18.64 +18 24 21.9 19.0 N EU022J47
CK08S030 C2008 10 13.01583 04 37 18.50 +18 24 21.8 19.2 N EU022J47
CK08S030 C2008 10 13.02202 04 37 18.31 +18 24 21.7 19.3 N EU022J47
Observer details:
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.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
T 2011 June 5.694 TT MPC
q 8.01270 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 39.898 +0.941885 +0.231228
Node 54.950 +0.177641 -0.958520
e 1.0 Incl. 162.682 +0.285124 -0.166655
From 59 observations 2008 Sept. 29-Oct. 13.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 10 11 04 38.22 +18 25.3 9.236 9.872 127.2 4.6 18.8
2008 10 21 04 33.39 +18 20.0 9.073 9.839 138.3 3.9 18.7
2008 10 31 04 27.86 +18 13.3 8.937 9.805 149.5 2.9 18.7
2008 11 10 04 21.77 +18 05.5 8.831 9.772 160.9 1.9 18.6
2008 11 20 04 15.31 +17 56.8 8.760 9.739 172.1 0.8 18.6
2008 11 30 04 08.66 +17 47.5 8.724 9.707 174.5 0.6 18.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-U22
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