MPEC 2008-S10 : COMET C/2008 S1 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-S10 Issued 2008 Sept. 19, 01:29 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
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2008 S1 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK08S010 C2008 09 17.40807 16 21 33.37 -24 29 41.3 16.6 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 17.41318 16 21 34.45 -24 29 49.4 17.1 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 17.41831 16 21 35.56 -24 29 58.0 17.0 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 17.42346 16 21 36.57 -24 30 05.1 17.4 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.04908 16 23 48.60 -24 46 06.8 18.9 T ES010H55
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.05226 16 23 49.26 -24 46 11.7 18.7 T ES010H55
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.05545 16 23 49.95 -24 46 16.4 19.1 T ES010H55
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.11667 16 24 02.94 -24 47 50.2 18.0 T ES010673
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.13565 16 24 06.88 -24 48 18.3 ES010673
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.14194 16 24 08.26 -24 48 28.2 ES010673
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.14549 16 24 08.98 -24 48 33.2 ES010673
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.38231 16 24 59.34 -24 54 24.0 16.4 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.38464 16 24 59.83 -24 54 27.5 16.6 T ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.47549 16 25 19.02 -24 56 44.1 18.2 T ES010D90
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.47915 16 25 19.80 -24 56 48.7 18.1 T ES010D90
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.48801 16 25 21.67 -24 57 02.6 ES010E12
CK08S010 C2008 09 18.48866 16 25 21.73 -24 57 04.0 18.4 T ES010D90
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observers D. Mayes, J. Young.
0.6-m f/16 Cassegrain + CCD.
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
+ CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer A. Herring. 0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 S1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Sept. 21.089 TT MPC
q 1.35320 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 192.082 +0.438494 +0.847650
Node 104.558 -0.796746 +0.520408
e 1.0 Incl. 17.974 -0.415835 -0.103273
From 17 observations 2008 Sept. 17-18.
Ephemeris:
C/2008 S1 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2008 09 11 16 00.08 -21 41.0 1.239 1.361 73.8 45.2 16.8
2008 09 21 16 34.42 -25 59.3 1.256 1.353 72.6 45.1 16.8
2008 10 01 17 13.25 -29 41.8 1.285 1.361 71.9 44.3 16.9
2008 10 11 17 55.88 -32 31.8 1.329 1.385 71.4 43.1 17.0
2008 10 21 18 40.90 -34 16.8 1.389 1.423 71.1 41.4 17.2
2008 10 31 19 26.39 -34 52.1 1.466 1.474 70.7 39.5 17.5
2008 11 10 20 10.41 -34 22.2 1.561 1.537 70.1 37.3 17.8
2008 11 20 20 51.47 -32 58.8 1.673 1.610 69.0 35.0 18.2
2008 11 30 21 28.86 -30 56.1 1.801 1.690 67.5 32.6 18.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-S10
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