MPEC 2008-T97 : COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-T97 Issued 2008 Oct. 8, 20:59 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK08R030 C2008 10 01.88344 18 38 32.41 +20 44 32.4 16.2 N ET097A71
CK08R030 C2008 10 01.88661 18 38 32.60 +20 44 33.2 16.4 N ET097A71
CK08R030 C2008 10 01.88979 18 38 32.80 +20 44 33.1 16.4 N ET097A71
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.49027 18 39 06.20 +20 46 28.8 ET097367
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.49339 18 39 06.40 +20 46 29.3 ET097367
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.49652 18 39 06.54 +20 46 29.7 16.3 T ET097367
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.89089 18 39 28.86 +20 47 45.4 17.4 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91057 18 39 29.97 +20 47 47.2 17.7 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91108 18 39 29.99 +20 47 47.2 17.2 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91210 18 39 30.02 +20 47 47.6 17.9 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91261 18 39 30.08 +20 47 47.6 17.6 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91312 18 39 30.22 +20 47 47.8 17.2 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91565 18 39 30.28 +20 47 48.0 17.1 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 02.91616 18 39 30.32 +20 47 50.0 17.1 T ET097B37
CK08R030 C2008 10 03.09634 18 39 40.75 +20 48 21.0 17.7 T ET097704
CK08R030 C2008 10 03.10849 18 39 41.46 +20 48 25.0 18.0 T ET097704
CK08R030 C2008 10 03.12079 18 39 42.13 +20 48 26.8 19.1 T ET097704
CK08R030 C2008 10 03.13302 18 39 42.95 +20 48 29.3 19.0 T ET097704
CK08R030 C2008 10 03.14539 18 39 43.69 +20 48 31.7 18.0 T ET097704
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.05196 18 40 36.57 +20 51 23.4 ET097H47
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.06146 18 40 37.10 +20 51 25.0 17.3 N ET097H47
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.44267 18 40 59.88 +20 52 36.1 ET097D88
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.44586 18 41 00.08 +20 52 37.5 ET097D88
CK08R030 C2008 10 04.44904 18 41 00.27 +20 52 38.0 16.9 T ET097D88
CK08R030 C2008 10 05.75594 18 42 20.64 +20 56 43.1 16.8 N ET097130
CK08R030 C2008 10 05.75778 18 42 20.73 +20 56 43.3 17.1 N ET097130
CK08R030 C2008 10 05.75929 18 42 20.84 +20 56 43.9 16.8 N ET097130
CK08R030 C2008 10 05.76130 18 42 20.94 +20 56 44.6 17.1 N ET097130
Observer details:
130 Lumezzane. Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
A. Soffiantini. Measurer W. Marinello. 0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
367 Yatsuka. Observer H. Abe. 0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf. Observer M. Jaeger. Measurer W. Vollmann. 0.20-m f/2.8
reflector + CCD.
B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona. Observer A. Garrigos S.
0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
D88 Hiratsuka. Observer Y. Sugiyama. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
H47 Vicksburg. Observer C. Bell. 0.3-m f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 R3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Nov. 22.467 TT MPC
q 1.90883 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.012648 Peri. 84.139 +0.725678 +0.064535
a 18.24389 Node 270.568 -0.358167 +0.885491
e 0.89537 Incl. 43.238 +0.587459 +0.460154
P 77.9
From 195 observations 2008 Sept. 7-Oct. 5.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-T97
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