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MPEC 2008-V52 : COMET C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-V52                                Issued 2008 Nov. 10, 15:14 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 T2 (CARDINAL)

Observations:
    CK08T020  C2008 11 08.04882 09 06 04.04 +85 18 02.5          16.2 N EV052945
    CK08T020  C2008 11 08.05094 09 06 04.31 +85 18 04.2          16.2 N EV052945
    CK08T020  C2008 11 08.05317 09 06 05.01 +85 18 05.7          16.2 N EV052945
    CK08T020  C2008 11 08.05784 09 06 05.77 +85 18 08.5          16.2 N EV052945
    CK08T020  C2008 11 08.06016 09 06 06.50 +85 18 09.7          16.2 N EV052945
    CK08T020  C2008 11 09.72731 09 10 33.70 +85 34 03.9          16.8 N EV052056
    CK08T020  C2008 11 09.73123 09 10 33.94 +85 34 05.6          16.6 N EV052056
    CK08T020  C2008 11 09.73528 09 10 34.86 +85 34 08.5          17.1 N EV052056

Observer details:
056 Skalnate Pleso.  Observer M. Husarik.  Measurer Z. Krisandova.  0.61-m
    f/4.3 reflector + CCD.
945 Observatorio Monte Deva.  Observer J. R. Vidal.  0.36-m f/4.48
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)
T 2009 June 13.2854 TT                                  MPC
q   1.202263             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  215.8716      -0.7676777      +0.0282592
                   Node   309.6900      +0.5755354      -0.4089592
e   1.0            Incl.   56.3020      -0.2818334      -0.9121150
From 172 observations 2008 Oct. 6-Nov. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-V52

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