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MPEC 2008-W02 : COMET C/2008 T2 (CARDINAL)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W02                                Issued 2008 Nov. 16, 15:43 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 06.86825 09 02 45.43 +85 06 53.2          16.1 N EW002585
    CK08T020  C2008 11 06.94738 09 02 59.35 +85 07 39.1          16.3 N EW002585
    CK08T020  C2008 11 06.94971 09 02 59.44 +85 07 39.8          16.3 N EW002585
    CK08T020  C2008 11 11.84557 09 15 57.98 +85 54 45.4          17.3 N EW002B42
    CK08T020  C2008 11 11.85046 09 15 58.17 +85 54 49.2          17.4 N EW002B42
    CK08T020  C2008 11 14.16649 09 21 15.54 +86 17 58.6          16.2 N EW002J38
    CK08T020  C2008 11 14.16956 09 21 16.46 +86 18 00.5          16.1 N EW002J38
    CK08T020  C2008 11 14.17114 09 21 16.65 +86 18 01.8          16.2 N EW002J38

Observer details:
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes.  Observer F. Garcia.  0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)
T 2009 June 13.2568 TT                                  MPC
q   1.202166             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  215.8761      -0.7676007      +0.0282130
                   Node   309.6808      +0.5756250      -0.4089958
e   1.0            Incl.   56.3032      -0.2818600      -0.9121000
From 180 observations 2008 Oct. 6-Nov. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W02

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