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MPEC 2008-P05 : COMET C/2008 O3 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P05                                Issued 2008 Aug. 1, 20:51 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2008 O3 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK08O030  C2008 07 29.46129 04 20 33.03 +21 01 34.8          19.4 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 29.46571 04 20 33.39 +21 01 37.8          19.4 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 29.47013 04 20 33.79 +21 01 41.1          18.9 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 29.47452 04 20 34.15 +21 01 44.6          18.4 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 30.46534 04 22 01.16 +21 13 53.7          18.9 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 30.47186 04 22 01.66 +21 13 58.6          19.2 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 30.47833 04 22 02.28 +21 14 03.5          19.5 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 30.48509 04 22 02.89 +21 14 08.7          20.1 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 31.45996 04 23 28.03 +21 26 04.9          20.0 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 31.46259 04 23 28.32 +21 26 07.3          18.9 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 31.46522 04 23 28.50 +21 26 08.3          19.2 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 07 31.46793 04 23 28.78 +21 26 10.6          19.0 T EP005G96
    CK08O030  C2008 08 01.36773 04 24 46.98 +21 37 11.0                 EP005H55
    CK08O030  C2008 08 01.37193 04 24 47.29 +21 37 13.5          19.7 T EP005H55
    CK08O030  C2008 08 01.37610 04 24 47.68 +21 37 16.8                 EP005H55

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. Boattini, A. D. Grauer.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, R. Holmes.  0.81-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 O3 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 1.546 TT                                    MPC
q   2.56893              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  339.806       +0.844086       -0.369448
                   Node    48.343       +0.534981       +0.531266
e   1.0            Incl.   31.342       +0.036238       +0.762408
From 15 observations 2008 July 29-Aug. 1.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 O3 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 07 23    04 10.94   +19 41.6    3.057    2.627    56.0    18.7  18.6
2008 08 02    04 25.69   +21 44.9    2.976    2.652    61.8    19.7  18.6
2008 08 12    04 39.69   +23 46.0    2.892    2.680    67.9    20.5  18.6
2008 08 22    04 52.74   +25 46.0    2.805    2.712    74.3    21.0  18.6
2008 09 01    05 04.62   +27 46.3    2.717    2.748    81.1    21.3  18.6
2008 09 11    05 15.04   +29 48.3    2.628    2.787    88.3    21.2  18.6
2008 09 21    05 23.70   +31 53.1    2.543    2.829    96.0    20.7  18.5

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P05

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