MPEC 2008-O67 : COMET C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-O67 Issued 2008 July 31, 21:50 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.59590 08 23 14.5 +16 00 39 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.59590 2 -0.00866244 +0.00694659 +0.00217187 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.63525 08 23 49.3 +16 04 02 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.63525 2 -0.00866423 +0.00694531 +0.00217076 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.65423 08 24 04.5 +16 05 34 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.65423 2 -0.00866509 +0.00694469 +0.00217022 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.67923 08 24 25.3 +16 07 47 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.67923 2 -0.00866622 +0.00694388 +0.00216951 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.69590 08 24 42.2 +16 09 13 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.69590 2 -0.00866697 +0.00694333 +0.00216903 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.72091 08 25 02.7 +16 11 31 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.72091 2 -0.00866810 +0.00694251 +0.00216832 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.73757 08 25 15.8 +16 12 48 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.73757 2 -0.00866886 +0.00694197 +0.00216785 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.76256 08 25 37.6 +16 15 05 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.76256 2 -0.00866998 +0.00694115 +0.00216714 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.77923 08 25 53.9 +16 16 55 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.77923 2 -0.00867073 +0.00694061 +0.00216667 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.82090 08 26 31.2 +16 20 28 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.82090 2 -0.00867260 +0.00693924 +0.00216549 EO067249
CK08O010 3S2008 07 31.84591 08 26 53.2 +16 22 40 EO067249
CK08O010 3s2008 07 31.84591 2 -0.00867373 +0.00693842 +0.00216478 EO067249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by H. Su, measurements
by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
T 2008 Aug. 1.67 TT MPC
q 0.0047 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 86.67 +0.15369 -0.98566
Node 6.82 -0.96328 -0.16516
e 1.0 Incl. 144.11 +0.22018 -0.03453
From 11 observations 2008 July 31.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 31.6 08 23.20 +16 06.6 1.065 0.110 5.4 60.1 8.1
2008 07 31.7 08 24.71 +16 14.6 1.061 0.103 5.1 61.1 7.8
2008 07 31.8 08 26.34 +16 22.0 1.056 0.095 4.8 61.9 7.4
2008 07 31.9 08 28.10 +16 28.7 1.053 0.088 4.4 62.4 7.1
2008 08 01.0 08 29.97 +16 34.6 1.050 0.080 4.0 62.5 6.7
2008 08 01.1 08 31.94 +16 39.6 1.047 0.073 3.6 62.1 6.2
2008 08 01.2 08 33.99 +16 43.5 1.045 0.066 3.2 60.9 5.8
2008 08 01.3 08 36.12 +16 46.3 1.044 0.058 2.8 58.8 5.3
2008 08 01.4 08 38.28 +16 47.9 1.044 0.052 2.4 55.4 4.8
2008 08 01.5 08 40.45 +16 48.2 1.044 0.047 2.0 50.6 4.3
2008 08 01.6 08 44.44 +16 51.0 1.044 0.038 1.3 38.4 3.4
The ephemeris is provided in the hope that this relatively bright
Kreutz fragment can be observed during the total solar eclipse (Aug. 1.39-1.47
UT). The alternative ephemeris below is provided to give an indication of
the likely positional uncertainty.
C/2008 O1 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 07 31.6 08 23.16 +16 06.1 1.064 0.110 5.4 60.6 8.0
2008 07 31.7 08 24.67 +16 14.1 1.060 0.103 5.1 61.7 7.7
2008 07 31.8 08 26.31 +16 21.6 1.055 0.095 4.8 62.5 7.4
2008 07 31.9 08 28.08 +16 28.5 1.052 0.088 4.4 63.0 7.0
2008 08 01.0 08 29.97 +16 34.6 1.049 0.080 4.0 63.2 6.6
2008 08 01.1 08 31.97 +16 39.8 1.046 0.072 3.6 62.7 6.2
2008 08 01.2 08 34.05 +16 44.1 1.044 0.065 3.2 61.5 5.7
2008 08 01.3 08 36.21 +16 47.2 1.043 0.058 2.8 59.2 5.2
2008 08 01.4 08 38.40 +16 49.2 1.043 0.051 2.4 55.6 4.7
2008 08 01.5 08 40.62 +16 50.0 1.043 0.046 2.0 50.4 4.2
2008 08 01.6 08 44.68 +16 53.6 1.044 0.037 1.3 37.1 3.3
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-O67
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