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MPEC 2008-X59 : COMET C/2008 S3 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X59                                Issued 2008 Dec. 8, 00:02 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 11 18.93948 04 16 00.50 +17 57 42.7          18.1 T EX059585
    CK08S030  C2008 11 18.94456 04 16 00.40 +17 57 42.6          19.1 N EX059585
    CK08S030  C2008 11 18.94898 04 16 00.23 +17 57 41.3          19.0 N EX059585
    CK08S030  C2008 11 18.95046 04 15 59.99 +17 57 40.9          18.9 N EX059585
    CK08S030  C2008 11 18.95781 04 15 59.80 +17 57 40.4          19.0 N EX059585
    CK08S030  C2008 12 02.96560 04 06 41.27 +17 44 41.6          19.0 N EX059B37
    CK08S030  C2008 12 02.98007 04 06 40.62 +17 44 39.9          18.9 N EX059B37
    CK08S030  C2008 12 03.01855 04 06 39.02 +17 44 35.4          19.4 N EX059B37
    CK08S030  C2008 12 03.99638 04 06 00.22 +17 43 42.2          18.5 N EX059204
    CK08S030  C2008 12 04.09852 04 05 56.14 +17 43 36.6                 EX059204
    CK08S030  C2008 12 06.82536 04 04 08.15 +17 41 04.3          18.1 N EX059A77
    CK08S030  C2008 12 06.83311 04 04 07.84 +17 41 04.0          17.5 N EX059A77
    CK08S030  C2008 12 06.84086 04 04 07.51 +17 41 03.3          18.4 N EX059A77

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 S3 (Boattini)
Epoch 2011 June 8.0 TT = JDT 2455720.5
T 2011 June 5.37195 TT                                  MPC
q   8.0226636            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0006475      Peri.   39.86712     +0.94192528     +0.23158960
 +/-0.0005071      Node    54.93483     +0.17800796     -0.95838124
e   1.0051947      Incl.  162.71523     +0.28476293     -0.16694804
Residuals in seconds of arc
080929 G96  0.1+  0.7-    081011 B37  0.1-  0.9+    081110 585  0.3+  0.0
080929 G96  0.7+  1.2-    081011 B37  0.0   0.0     081110 585  0.3-  0.4-
080929 G96  0.2+  0.8-    081011 B37  0.6-  1.0+    081110 585  1.0-  0.5-
080929 G96  0.2+  1.0-    081011 B37  0.4+  0.0     081110 585  1.6-  0.7-
080930 G96  0.4-  0.5-    081011 B37  0.8+  0.3+    081110 585  0.1-  0.5-
080930 G96  0.1-  0.0     081013 J47  0.6+  0.4+    081118 585  0.3+  0.9+
080930 G96  0.3-  0.3+    081013 J47  0.4+  0.4+    081118 585  1.8+  1.0+
080930 G96  0.8+  0.2-    081013 J47  0.2+  0.5+    081118 585  1.9+  0.0
080930 H36  0.2-  0.0     081020 215  0.8+  0.4-    081118 585  0.7-  0.4-
080930 H36  0.1-  0.0     081025 461  0.4-  0.1+    081118 585  0.7+  0.5-
080930 H36  0.1-  0.0     081025 461  0.3-  0.3+    081119 704  0.1+  0.5+
080930 701  0.2-  0.5-    081025 213  0.1-  0.2-    081119 704  0.0   0.5+
080930 H06  0.4-  1.0-    081026 213  0.1-  0.3-    081119 704  0.7+  0.5+
080930 850  0.3-  0.0     081026 213  0.2-  0.1-    081119 704  0.4-  0.5-
080930 850  0.5-  0.1-    081026 H68  1.4+  0.8+    081119 704  1.0-  0.3+
080930 H06  0.3+  0.9-    081026 H68  0.4+  1.3+    081119 130  0.2+  0.4-
080930 701  0.6-  0.0     081026 H68  0.4-  0.3+    081119 130  0.0   0.3-
080930 850  0.9-  0.2+    081026 673  0.9-  0.7+    081119 130  0.2-  0.0
080930 H06  0.9+  0.6-    081026 673  0.3-  0.5+    081119 130  0.2-  0.5+
080930 850  0.2-  0.2+    081026 673  0.0   0.4+    081120 204  0.5-  0.2+
080930 850  0.8+  0.3+    081026 673  0.3+  0.4+    081120 204  0.1+  0.2+
080930 701  0.1+  0.5+    081026 J47  0.2-  1.2-    081120 691  0.2+  0.4-
080930 G96  0.2-  0.1-    081026 J47  0.2-  1.1-    081120 691  0.6+  1.1-
080930 G96  0.3+  0.0     081026 J47  0.4-  0.7-    081120 691  0.6-  0.0
080930 701  1.2-  0.1-    081026 J47  0.2-  0.6-    081120 704  1.3+  0.9+
080930 G96  0.4-  0.0     081026 J47  0.2-  0.7-    081120 704 (1.3-  2.5+)
080930 673  0.6-  0.4+    081028 A50  0.4+  0.6-    081120 704  0.4-  0.0
080930 673  0.8-  0.3+    081028 A50  0.1+  0.5-    081120 704  0.5-  1.0+
080930 673  0.5-  0.2+    081028 A50  0.9+  0.3-    081120 704  1.0-  0.4+
080930 673  0.5-  0.2+    081028 A50  0.7+  0.0     081121 H45  0.6+  0.1+
081001 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081028 H45  0.3+  0.3-    081121 H45  0.2-  0.2+
081001 G96  0.4+  0.1-    081028 H45  1.1-  0.4-    081121 H45  0.4+  0.0
081001 G96  0.0   0.2-    081028 H45  0.5-  0.7-    081121 H45  0.2-  0.2-
081001 G96  0.7+  0.1-    081028 H45  0.5-  0.8-    081121 H45  0.6-  0.0
081002 704  0.6+  1.4+    081028 H45  0.4-  0.7-    081121 H45  0.3-  0.2-
081002 704  0.1+  1.3+    081028 H45  0.1+  0.6-    081122 212  0.2+  0.0
081002 704  0.2-  0.4+    081029 585 (1.2-  2.1-)   081122 349  0.2+  0.0
081002 704  0.3+  0.9-    081029 585  0.8-  0.9-    081122 349  0.4+  0.2+
081004 B37  0.4+  1.3+    081029 585 (0.6+  2.3+)   081125 H45  0.1-  0.0
081004 B37  0.9+  1.5+    081031 349  0.6+  0.2-    081125 H45  1.2+  0.3+
081004 B37  0.5+  1.6+    081031 349  0.9+  0.5-    081125 H45  0.2+  0.3+
081004 204  0.2-  0.0     081102 H45  1.4-  0.9+    081125 H45  0.0   0.3+
081004 204  0.0   0.0     081102 H45  0.2-  0.8+    081125 H45  0.1+  0.3+
081005 J24  1.4+  0.6-    081102 H45  0.4-  0.0     081125 H45  0.1+  0.1+
081005 J24  0.8-  0.4-    081102 H45  0.0   0.1-    081202 B37  0.4-  1.0+
081005 J24  0.6+  0.3-    081102 H45  0.3-  0.0     081202 B37  1.4-  0.1+
081008 G96  0.5-  0.5+    081102 H45  0.3-  0.1+    081203 B37 (2.1-  2.2-)
081008 G96  0.7-  0.5+    081102 H45  0.2-  0.0     081203 204  0.3-  0.3-
081008 G96  0.1-  0.7+    081106 850  0.7+  0.1-    081204 204  0.2-  0.1-
081008 G96  0.9-  0.3+    081106 850  0.7+  0.2-    081206 A77  0.1+  0.4+
081010 G96  0.4+  0.2-    081106 850  0.2-  0.3+    081206 A77  0.1+  0.5+
081010 G96  0.5+  0.0     081106 850  0.7+  0.1-    081206 A77  0.2-  0.3+
081010 G96  0.4-  0.2+    081109 212  0.0   0.3+

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000501
and -0.000490 (+/- 0.000507) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X59

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