MPEC 2008-U54 : COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.
Read MPEC 2008-U53
Read MPEC 2008-U55
M.P.E.C. 2008-U54 Issued 2008 Oct. 25, 16:17 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 S3 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK08S030 C2008 10 04.08821 04 41 07.00 +18 28 14.3 EU054204
CK08S030 C2008 10 04.16257 04 41 05.25 +18 28 12.6 19.2 N EU054204
CK08S030 C2008 10 20.85463 04 33 27.79 +18 20 02.6 19.2 T EU054215
CK08S030 C2008 10 25.06578 04 31 12.94 +18 17 24.5 20.5 N EU054461
CK08S030 C2008 10 25.07678 04 31 12.58 +18 17 24.2 EU054461
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly). Observers K. Sarneczky,
A. Karpati. 0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
T 2011 June 5.139 TT MPC
q 8.01771 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 39.830 +0.941683 +0.232243
Node 54.942 +0.178678 -0.958304
e 1.0 Incl. 162.694 +0.285145 -0.166482
From 64 observations 2008 Sept. 29-Oct. 25.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 10 21 04 33.39 +18 20.0 9.075 9.840 138.3 3.9 18.7
2008 10 31 04 27.86 +18 13.3 8.938 9.807 149.5 2.9 18.7
2008 11 10 04 21.77 +18 05.5 8.833 9.774 160.9 1.9 18.6
2008 11 20 04 15.31 +17 56.8 8.761 9.741 172.1 0.8 18.6
2008 11 30 04 08.66 +17 47.5 8.726 9.708 174.5 0.6 18.6
2008 12 10 04 02.05 +17 38.2 8.727 9.676 163.5 1.7 18.6
2008 12 20 03 55.71 +17 29.3 8.764 9.643 152.0 2.7 18.6
2008 12 30 03 49.81 +17 21.5 8.832 9.611 140.5 3.7 18.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-U54
Read MPEC 2008-U53
Read MPEC 2008-U55
Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.
