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MPEC 2008-N26 : COMET P/2008 J3 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N26                                Issued 2008 July 10, 16:36 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 J3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK08J030  C2008 06 26.56619 22 15 34.30 -46 04 20.7          19.0 T EN026E16
    PK08J030  C2008 06 26.57810 22 15 34.23 -46 04 25.7          18.6 T EN026E16
    PK08J030  C2008 06 26.59218 22 15 34.10 -46 04 29.9          17.9 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 26.63055 22 15 34.27 -46 04 45.3          18.2 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 27.61108 22 15 33.85 -46 10 45.9          17.8 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 27.62876 22 15 33.75 -46 10 52.5          17.1 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 29.58005 22 15 27.48 -46 22 53.3          18.5 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 29.61052 22 15 27.29 -46 23 05.1          18.6 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 30.58887 22 15 21.14 -46 29 08.9          17.7 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 06 30.62837 22 15 20.85 -46 29 23.2          17.9 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 01.61059 22 15 12.59 -46 35 29.3          18.5 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 01.64595 22 15 12.20 -46 35 43.3          18.1 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 02.60021 22 15 02.32 -46 41 38.9          18.7 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 02.64309 22 15 01.65 -46 41 53.9          18.1 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 03.58922 22 14 50.12 -46 47 47.1          18.7 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 05.68925 22 14 16.72 -47 00 45.4          18.3 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 05.69451 22 14 16.66 -47 00 47.4          18.4 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 08.60719 22 13 15.66 -47 18 32.7          17.9 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 08.64556 22 13 14.71 -47 18 46.8          17.6 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 10.60515 22 12 23.37 -47 30 27.7          17.7 T EN026423
    PK08J030  C2008 07 10.64051 22 12 22.35 -47 30 40.3          17.5 T EN026423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey.  Observer F. Tozzi.  0.35-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
T 2009 Mar. 10.5512 TT                                  MPC
q   2.288872             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1282886      Peri.    4.2749      +0.9708380      -0.2281476
a   3.893534       Node     9.8886      +0.2052763      +0.6324460
e   0.412135       Incl.   25.3902      +0.1238351      +0.7402437
P   7.68
From 68 observations 2008 May 10-July 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N26

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