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MPEC 2009-A54 : COMET P/2008 Y3 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-A54                                Issued 2009 Jan.  9, 15:57 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 Y3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 18.76082 06 15 46.49 +14 02 04.2          17.8 N EA054D35
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 18.77058 06 15 46.15 +14 02 00.1          17.5 N EA054D35
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 18.78015 06 15 45.74 +14 01 57.8          17.9 N EA054D35
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 31.23031 06 07 52.42 +13 03 29.2          18.2 N EA054G96
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 31.23448 06 07 52.24 +13 03 27.8          18.3 N EA054G96
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 31.23871 06 07 52.10 +13 03 26.8          18.2 N EA054G96
    PK08Y030  C2007 12 31.24289 06 07 51.92 +13 03 25.9          18.2 N EA054G96
    PK08Y030  C2009 01 08.32576 08 48 09.64 -22 53 28.2          18.2 T EA054673
    PK08Y030  C2009 01 08.33227 08 48 09.40 -22 53 30.9                 EA054673
    PK08Y030  C2009 01 08.33949 08 48 09.20 -22 53 33.5                 EA054673
    PK08Y030  C2009 01 08.34490 08 48 09.06 -22 53 36.3                 EA054673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer H. Rhoades.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Identification by M. Meyer.  0.41-m f/8.8
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Identification by M. Meyer.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 11.93664 TT                                 MPC
q   4.4342276            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.04334402     Peri.  238.27452     -0.59305653     -0.51123355
a   8.0263227      Node   262.93560     +0.76564725     -0.59712555
e   0.4475393      Incl.   38.81373     -0.24913500     -0.61812728
P  22.74
Residuals in seconds of arc
071218 D35  0.0   0.5+    090101 H01  0.3+  0.5-    090104 E85  1.1-  0.1+
071218 D35  0.5+  0.7-    090101 H01  0.6+  0.8-    090104 E85  0.0   0.2-
071218 D35  0.2-  0.2-    090101 H06 (0.8+  2.9+)   090104 E12  0.2-  0.1+
071231 G96  0.0   0.2+    090101 H55  0.7+  0.6-    090104 E12  0.1-  0.1+
071231 G96  0.2-  0.1-    090101 H55  0.3-  0.3+    090104 423  0.7-  0.4+
071231 G96  0.1+  0.1+    090101 H55  0.4+  0.1+    090104 423  0.8-  0.9+
071231 G96  0.2-  0.3+    090101 F84  1.1+  0.2+    090105 423 (1.5-  2.1+)
081231 E12  0.5-  0.5+    090101 F84  0.1-  0.5-    090105 423  0.3+  0.8+
081231 E12  0.2+  0.2-    090101 E12  0.1-  0.2-    090106 J95  0.2-  0.0
081231 E12  0.0   0.1+    090101 E12  0.5-  0.1+    090106 J95  0.0   0.3+
081231 E12  0.3-  0.5+    090101 355  0.2-  0.2+    090106 J95  0.0   0.4+
081231 114 (2.3+  0.1-)   090101 355  0.2+  0.4-    090107 E85 (3.8+  2.0+)
081231 114  0.8+  0.2-    090101 355  0.2-  0.3+    090107 E85  1.2-  1.7+
090101 854  0.2+  0.3+    090101 355  0.5-  0.1+    090107 E85 (0.4+  2.1-)
090101 H06  0.4-  0.5-    090101 E12  0.1-  0.2+    090107 673  0.6+  0.5-
090101 854  0.2+  0.1-    090101 349  0.2-  1.0+    090107 673  0.1-  0.1-
090101 H06  0.7-  0.5-    090101 349  0.5-  0.6+    090107 673  0.3+  0.5-
090101 H06  0.6-  1.1-    090101 E12  0.2-  0.2+    090107 673  0.3+  0.1-
090101 854  0.1-  0.1-    090102 204  0.1+  0.0     090107 900  0.8-  0.5-
090101 H01  0.6+  0.2-    090102 204  0.1+  0.2-    090107 900  0.4-  0.4+
090101 448  0.0   0.0     090102 E12  0.2-  0.1+    090108 673  0.6+  0.5-
090101 448  0.2+  0.4-    090103 372  0.2+  0.8-    090108 673  0.2+  0.7-
090101 H06 (3.4+  1.0-)   090103 372 (2.3+  0.5-)   090108 673  0.7+  0.6-
090101 448  0.4+  0.4+    090103 372  0.4+  1.0-    090108 673  1.3+  1.3-
090101 H01  0.2+  0.7-    090104 E85  0.5+  0.5+

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 01 09    08 47.80   -22 57.7    3.735    4.434   130.2     9.7  17.8
2009 01 19    08 42.00   -23 50.8    3.686    4.434   134.8     9.1  17.8
2009 01 29    08 35.69   -24 24.5    3.658    4.435   137.5     8.6  17.8
2009 02 08    08 29.38   -24 38.3    3.655    4.437   137.9     8.6  17.8
2009 02 18    08 23.58   -24 33.7    3.675    4.439   136.0     8.9  17.8
2009 02 28    08 18.74   -24 13.2    3.716    4.442   132.1     9.5  17.8
2009 03 10    08 15.23   -23 40.5    3.778    4.445   126.9    10.3  17.9
2009 03 20    08 13.26   -22 59.8    3.857    4.449   120.8    11.1  17.9
2009 03 30    08 12.92   -22 15.1    3.950    4.454   114.2    11.8  18.0
2009 04 09    08 14.22   -21 30.1    4.055    4.460   107.5    12.4  18.0
2009 04 19    08 17.06   -20 47.9    4.169    4.466   100.7    12.8  18.1
2009 04 29    08 21.33   -20 10.8    4.287    4.473    94.0    13.0  18.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-A54

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