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MPEC 2008-U25 : COMET P/1892 T1 = 2008 T3 (BARNARD-BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U25                                Issued 2008 Oct. 20, 19:43 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 P/1892 T1 = 2008 T3 (BARNARD-BOATTINI)

Observations:
    PK08T030  C2008 10 08.30589 21 47 07.73 +34 38 45.2                 EU025701
    PK08T030  C2008 10 08.37256 21 47 26.59 +34 31 57.4                 EU025701
    PK08T030  C2008 10 08.76161 21 49 23.86 +33 52 00.8          18.0 N EU025A35
    PK08T030  C2008 10 08.77370 21 49 27.28 +33 50 45.4          18.0 N EU025A35
    PK08T030  C2008 10 08.78569 21 49 30.70 +33 49 30.9          17.9 N EU025A35
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.33586 21 52 12.71 +32 51 10.7          16.5 T EU025673
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.34292 21 52 14.75 +32 50 24.4                 EU025673
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.34975 21 52 16.76 +32 49 38.5                 EU025673
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.35681 21 52 18.75 +32 48 52.2                 EU025673
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.53081 21 53 12.88 +32 30 01.8                 EU025900
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.53793 21 53 15.05 +32 29 14.7          17.6 N EU025900
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78044 21 54 29.72 +32 02 16.6          17.6 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78448 21 54 30.93 +32 01 49.1          17.6 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78536 21 54 31.89 +32 01 47.4          18.0 N EU025104
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78582 21 54 31.97 +32 01 44.5          18.1 N EU025104
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78705 21 54 32.26 +32 01 36.6          18.0 N EU025104
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78747 21 54 31.72 +32 01 28.7          17.6 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.78767 21 54 32.56 +32 01 31.8          18.2 N EU025104
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.79125 21 54 32.98 +32 01 04.5          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.79441 21 54 33.83 +32 00 40.4          17.6 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.79800 21 54 34.90 +32 00 18.2          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.79954 21 54 35.37 +32 00 07.8          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.80031 21 54 35.49 +32 00 03.1          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.80108 21 54 35.85 +31 59 59.3          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.80185 21 54 36.09 +31 59 52.3          17.5 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.80417 21 54 36.69 +31 59 37.2          17.6 N EU025585
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.89200 21 55 03.32 +31 49 49.2                 EU025204
    PK08T030  C2008 10 09.91793 21 55 10.97 +31 46 53.3          17.7 N EU025204
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.12067 21 56 15.36 +31 24 04.2          17.8 T EU025G96
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.12104 21 56 15.50 +31 24 01.1          17.3 T EU025G96
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.12141 21 56 15.61 +31 23 58.8          17.4 T EU025G96
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.12178 21 56 15.68 +31 23 56.4          17.6 T EU025G96
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.16568 21 56 27.61 +31 18 53.5          17.6 N EU025850
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.20594 21 56 39.59 +31 14 14.3          17.5 N EU025850
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.23276 21 56 47.64 +31 11 07.9          17.5 N EU025850
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.76532 21 59 37.69 +30 08 49.0          18.1 N EU025213
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.78619 21 59 44.09 +30 06 20.2          17.9 N EU025213
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.79488 21 59 46.68 +30 05 19.7          18.0 N EU025213
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.82600 21 59 56.14 +30 01 32.5          17.7 N EU025A77
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.83611 21 59 59.13 +30 00 21.5          17.3 N EU025A77
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.83868 21 59 59.87 +30 00 04.0          17.5 N EU025A77
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.84124 22 00 00.65 +29 59 45.4          17.3 N EU025A77
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.85695 22 00 05.66 +29 57 53.1          17.9 N EU025B37
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.86008 22 00 06.61 +29 57 31.1          18.0 N EU025B37
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.86262 22 00 07.37 +29 57 12.8          18.0 N EU025B37
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.86926 22 00 10.26 +29 56 33.3          17.7 N EU025J24
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.87975 22 00 13.35 +29 55 18.7          17.5 N EU025J24
    PK08T030  C2008 10 10.89037 22 00 16.49 +29 54 02.0          17.5 N EU025J24
    PK08T030  C2008 10 11.76709 22 04 59.71 +28 05 35.2          17.9 T EU025215
    PK08T030  C2008 10 11.76774 22 04 59.80 +28 05 30.0          17.1 T EU025215
    PK08T030  C2008 10 11.76839 22 05 00.05 +28 05 25.0          17.8 T EU025215
    PK08T030  C2008 10 13.77036 22 16 12.72 +23 35 31.4          16.6 N EU025118
    PK08T030  C2008 10 13.77199 22 16 13.24 +23 35 17.7          16.7 N EU025118
    PK08T030  C2008 10 13.77416 22 16 13.97 +23 34 59.2          16.6 N EU025118
    PK08T030  C2008 10 13.77747 22 16 15.10 +23 34 30.3          16.8 N EU025118
    PK08T030  C2008 10 15.56124 22 26 43.52 +19 07 58.0                 EU025900
    PK08T030  C2008 10 15.56512 22 26 44.89 +19 07 21.3          17.4 N EU025900
    PK08T030  C2008 10 15.60262 22 26 57.79 +19 01 27.7                 EU025349
    PK08T030  C2008 10 15.60383 22 26 58.22 +19 01 16.1                 EU025349
    PK08T030  C2008 10 15.60507 22 26 58.63 +19 01 04.2          16.9 T EU025349
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31005 22 50 03.57 +08 40 33.0          16.6 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31153 22 50 04.12 +08 40 17.4          16.7 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31274 22 50 04.60 +08 40 04.8          16.4 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31423 22 50 05.16 +08 39 47.4          16.6 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31512 22 50 05.49 +08 39 37.6          16.6 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.31604 22 50 05.85 +08 39 28.1          16.6 N EU025H45
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.77209 22 53 05.01 +07 18 41.5          16.5 N EU025056
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.77606 22 53 06.32 +07 17 55.4          17.3 N EU025056
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.78069 22 53 08.28 +07 17 15.5          17.2 N EU025056
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.78450 22 53 10.18 +07 16 28.6          17.2 N EU025A13
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.78621 22 53 10.83 +07 16 10.6          17.1 N EU025A13
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.79873 22 53 15.20 +07 13 57.7          16.0 N EU025A71
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.79945 22 53 15.48 +07 13 50.0          16.2 N EU025A71
    PK08T030  C2008 10 19.80017 22 53 15.78 +07 13 42.6          16.2 N EU025A71

Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso.  Observer M. Pikler.  Measurer M. Husarik.  0.61-m f/4.3
    reflector + CCD.
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, P. Bacci,
    M. Mazzucato.  Measurer L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4 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.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
A35 Hormersdorf Observatory.  Observer J. Lorenz.  0.30-m f/6.0 reflector
    + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf.  Observer M. Jaeger.  Measurer W. Vollmann.  0.20-m f/2.8
    reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 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.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4.3
    astrograph + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  Measurer 0. 4- m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/1892 T1 = 2008 T3 (Barnard-Boattini)
Epoch 1892 Dec. 8.0 TT = JDT 2412440.5
T 1892 Dec. 11.22287 TT                                 MPC
q   1.4319342            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15181675     Peri.  170.03392     +0.93888415     -0.24291884
a   3.4800829      Node   208.03313     +0.26916323     +0.95974535
e   0.5885345      Incl.   31.26218     +0.21458731     -0.14099395
P   6.49

Epoch 2008 Oct. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454760.5
T 2008 Oct. 25.09199 TT                                 MPC
q   1.1451967            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16906991     Peri.  181.42437     +0.90377283     -0.36576879
a   3.2391061      Node   204.13485     +0.39787317     +0.90938662
e   0.6464467      Incl.   32.93047     +0.15777079     -0.19806355
P   5.83
From 160 observations 1892-2008, mean residual 1".6.

Ephemeris:
    P/1892 T1 = 2008 T3 (Barnard-Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 10 11    22 00.85   +29 40.9    0.227    1.160   131.0    40.5  16.4
2008 10 16    22 29.39   +17 59.1    0.201    1.151   136.5    36.6  16.1
2008 10 21    23 01.05   +03 39.8    0.191    1.146   139.2    34.6  16.0
2008 10 26    23 34.24   -10 54.5    0.197    1.145   136.4    36.8  16.1
2008 10 31    00 07.09   -23 01.4    0.220    1.148   130.3    41.2  16.3
2008 11 05    00 38.01   -31 42.2    0.255    1.154   124.1    45.3  16.7
2008 11 10    01 05.96   -37 25.0    0.297    1.163   119.0    48.1  17.0
2008 11 15    01 30.56   -40 59.4    0.343    1.176   115.2    49.6  17.4
2008 11 20    01 51.89   -43 05.7    0.391    1.193   112.2    50.1  17.7
2008 11 25    02 10.33   -44 11.6    0.442    1.212   110.1    49.9  18.1
2008 11 30    02 26.36   -44 34.9    0.493    1.234   108.4    49.3  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U25

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