MPEC 2008-U59 : COMET P/2008 U1 (McMILLAN)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-U59 Issued 2008 Oct. 26, 16:27 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET P/2008 U1 (McMILLAN)
Observations:
PK08U010 C2008 10 21.15143 02 01 54.43 +11 40 44.4 19.1 T EU059691
PK08U010 C2008 10 21.16905 02 01 53.60 +11 40 41.6 19.0 T EU059691
PK08U010 C2008 10 21.18669 02 01 52.79 +11 40 40.2 19.1 T EU059691
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.81843 01 58 23.63 +11 30 39.3 18.8 T EU059215
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.81966 01 58 23.61 +11 30 38.9 18.7 T EU059215
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.82090 01 58 23.55 +11 30 38.6 18.6 T EU059215
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.88342 01 58 20.67 +11 30 31.4 18.6 N EU059B49
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.89191 01 58 20.32 +11 30 29.5 19.3 N EU059213
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.89666 01 58 20.02 +11 30 30.2 18.3 N EU059B49
PK08U010 C2008 10 25.90005 01 58 19.96 +11 30 28.7 19.4 N EU059213
PK08U010 C2008 10 26.25197 01 58 04.13 +11 29 44.7 19.0 T EU059673
PK08U010 C2008 10 26.25810 01 58 03.83 +11 29 43.7 EU059673
PK08U010 C2008 10 26.26493 01 58 03.50 +11 29 42.8 EU059673
PK08U010 C2008 10 26.27095 01 58 03.20 +11 29 42.0 EU059673
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observer J. V. Scotti. 0.9-m f/3
reflector + CCD.
B49 Paus Observatory, Sabadell. Observer J. Camarasa. 0.25-m f/4 Newtonian
reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2008 U1 (McMillan)
T 2008 May 13.1148 TT MPC
q 2.526759 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.1215274 Peri. 310.5049 +0.9727008 +0.2275095
a 4.036640 Node 36.4120 -0.1827057 +0.8723299
e 0.374044 Incl. 4.4199 -0.1430798 +0.4327585
P 8.11
From 30 observations 2008 Sept. 20-Oct. 26.
Ephemeris:
P/2008 U1 (McMillan)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 10 21 02 02.02 +11 41.1 1.741 2.734 175.3 1.7 18.6
2008 10 31 01 54.58 +11 19.8 1.771 2.759 172.8 2.6 18.6
2008 11 10 01 47.93 +11 01.6 1.829 2.784 161.1 6.6 18.8
2008 11 20 01 42.85 +10 50.3 1.912 2.811 149.8 10.2 18.9
2008 11 30 01 39.81 +10 48.6 2.019 2.838 139.0 13.2 19.1
2008 12 10 01 39.05 +10 57.8 2.145 2.866 128.8 15.5 19.2
2008 12 20 01 40.56 +11 18.1 2.286 2.895 119.1 17.3 19.4
2008 12 30 01 44.18 +11 48.5 2.440 2.924 109.9 18.4 19.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-U59
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