MPEC 2008-K55 : COMET C/2008 J5 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K55                                Issued 2008 May 29, 19:12 UT

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                           COMET C/2008 J5 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK08J050  C2008 05 24.54943 22 07 50.14 -40 52 14.7          17.7 N EK055F85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 24.59755 22 07 43.16 -40 51 50.8          17.8 N EK055F85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 27.60482 22 00 19.52 -40 26 08.1          17.6 T EK055423
    CK08J050  C2008 05 27.60858 22 00 18.90 -40 26 06.7          17.9 T EK055423
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.46481 21 58 04.63 -40 18 27.3          18.4 N EK055F85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.49527 21 57 59.73 -40 18 11.4          18.3 N EK055F85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.52895 21 57 54.33 -40 17 50.6          18.3 N EK055467
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.53120 21 57 53.87 -40 17 49.5          18.5 N EK055467
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.53345 21 57 53.69 -40 17 48.3          18.4 N EK055467
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.57095 21 57 47.53 -40 17 28.4          19.0 N EK055E85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.57249 21 57 47.36 -40 17 27.9          18.6 N EK055E85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.57403 21 57 47.11 -40 17 27.1          18.6 N EK055E85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 28.57556 21 57 46.85 -40 17 25.2          18.4 N EK055E85
    CK08J050  C2008 05 29.69460 21 54 44.95 -40 07 03.8          18.3 N EK055415
    CK08J050  C2008 05 29.69753 21 54 44.50 -40 07 02.4          18.5 N EK055415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory.  Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch.  Measurer
    G. W. Christie.  0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E85 Farm Cove.  Observer J. McCormick.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  Measurers J. C. Pelle,
    N. Teamo.  0.41-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J5 (Garradd)
T 2008 Mar. 31.985 TT                                   MPC
q   1.96307              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.01459        Peri.  313.333       +0.240948       +0.176346
                   Node   287.075       -0.301879       -0.920958
e   0.97136        Incl.   93.253       -0.922395       +0.347474
From 40 observations 2008 May 13-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 J5 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 24    22 09.10   -40 56.7    1.592    2.064   102.6    28.6  16.2
2008 06 03    21 42.10   -39 23.4    1.455    2.104   115.8    25.7  16.0
2008 06 13    21 06.80   -37 07.3    1.342    2.150   131.1    20.9  16.0
2008 06 23    20 24.98   -33 40.5    1.270    2.200   148.4    14.0  15.9
2008 07 03    19 41.37   -28 55.7    1.254    2.256   166.9     5.9  16.0
2008 07 13    19 01.83   -23 24.6    1.302    2.315   173.3     3.0  16.2
2008 07 23    18 30.13   -18 00.9    1.413    2.378   156.2     9.9  16.5

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2008 J4 are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K55

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