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MPEC 2008-W72 : COMET P/2008 J3 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W72                                Issued 2008 Nov. 26, 16:21 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/2008 J3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK08J030  C2008 11 05.44248 21 18 20.68 -32 19 53.0          17.6 T EW072423
    PK08J030  C2008 11 05.47746 21 18 22.62 -32 19 17.7          17.1 T EW072423
    PK08J030  C2008 11 23.81591 21 38 03.90 -27 14 43.0          17.1 N EW072212
    PK08J030  C2008 11 23.81873 21 38 04.14 -27 14 44.1          16.8 N EW072212
    PK08J030  C2008 11 23.82155 21 38 04.34 -27 14 38.9          16.7 N EW072212
    PK08J030  C2008 11 25.85314 21 40 32.68 -26 40 33.3          17.0 N EW072J24
    PK08J030  C2008 11 25.85611 21 40 32.70 -26 40 32.9          16.7 N EW072J24
    PK08J030  C2008 11 25.85911 21 40 33.22 -26 40 29.3          17.3 N EW072J24

Observer details:
212 Observatorio La Dehesilla.  Observer I. Almendros.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  0.4-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
Epoch 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454920.5
T 2009 Mar. 10.73209 TT                                 MPC
q   2.2871820            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.12837546     Peri.    4.40795     +0.97044182     -0.22989533
a   3.8917779      Node     9.85619     +0.20623195     +0.63196522
e   0.4123041      Incl.   25.39957     +0.12534376     +0.74011357
P   7.68
From 138 observations 2008 May 10-Nov. 25, mean residual 0".62.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W72

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