MPEC 2009-G07 : COMET C/2008 Q3 (GARRADD)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-G07 Issued 2009 Apr. 3, 03:14 UT
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COMET C/2008 Q3 (GARRADD)
Observations:
CK08Q030 C2009 03 29.68542 21 25 25.08 -48 09 14.6 15.0 N EG007467
CK08Q030 C2009 03 29.68660 21 25 25.04 -48 09 15.3 15.1 N EG007467
CK08Q030 C2009 03 29.68779 21 25 25.04 -48 09 16.2 15.0 N EG007467
CK08Q030 C2009 04 02.64593 21 24 44.28 -48 50 59.0 15.3 N EG007467
CK08Q030 C2009 04 02.64756 21 24 44.24 -48 51 00.3 15.3 N EG007467
CK08Q030 C2009 04 02.64921 21 24 44.23 -48 51 01.4 15.3 N EG007467
Observer details:
467 Auckland Observatory. Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch. Measurer
G. W. Christie. 0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5
T 2009 June 23.10242 TT MPC
q 1.7983099 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0001710 Peri. 340.85657 -0.56424227 -0.71954018
+/-0.0000061 Node 219.73567 -0.65051353 +0.08551470
e 0.9996925 Incl. 140.70580 -0.50839237 +0.68916556
Residuals in seconds of arc
080827 E12 1.0+ 1.3+ 080828 474 0.2+ 0.0 080930 E12 (2.3+ 1.8+)
080827 E12 0.3+ 0.7+ 080828 474 0.2+ 0.1- 080930 E12 0.0 0.4-
080827 E12 0.0 0.2+ 080828 E12 0.2+ 0.1- 081001 423 1.0+ 0.2-
080827 E12 0.7- 1.0- 080911 E12 0.3- 0.5- 081007 423 0.4- 2.0+
080827 E12 0.1- 0.5+ 080911 E12 0.4- 0.1+ 081008 423 0.4- 0.2-
080828 474 0.2- 0.1- 080917 415 0.0 1.6- 081008 423 0.8+ 0.8+
080828 474 0.0 0.4- 080917 415 1.8+ 0.3+ 081017 I32 0.5- 0.9+
080828 474 0.0 0.3- 080921 415 0.4+ 0.3+ 081030 E12 0.4- 0.3-
080828 474 0.1- 0.2- 080921 415 0.5- 0.1- 081129 D90 (3.4+ 1.0-)
080828 474 0.1+ 0.2- 080922 E85 (1.0- 2.5-) 081129 D90 (2.2- 0.3+)
080828 E16 0.4- 0.0 080922 E85 0.4- 1.2- 081130 415 0.4- 0.4-
080828 E16 0.1+ 0.4+ 080922 E85 0.4+ 0.1- 081130 415 0.1- 0.3-
080828 E16 0.1+ 0.2+ 080924 415 0.4- 0.2- 090329 467 0.1+ 0.1+
080828 E16 0.6- 0.1+ 080924 415 0.6- 0.5+ 090329 467 0.2- 0.1+
080828 E16 0.1- 0.2- 080926 423 0.3+ 0.9- 090329 467 0.1- 0.1-
080828 E12 0.0 0.3+ 080926 423 0.3+ 0.3- 090402 467 0.2+ 0.1+
080828 474 0.2- 0.4- 080927 423 0.2- 0.4+ 090402 467 0.0 0.1-
080828 E12 0.3- 0.2+ 080927 423 0.4- 0.6- 090402 467 0.2+ 0.0
080828 474 0.0 0.3- 080930 E12 1.0+ 0.6+
080828 474 0.1+ 0.3- 080930 E12 0.2- 1.4+
Ephemeris:
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 03 30 21 25.38 -48 12.3 2.290 2.096 66.2 25.8 15.0
2009 04 09 21 22.26 -50 14.2 2.033 2.035 75.9 28.5 14.6
2009 04 19 21 13.10 -53 15.8 1.767 1.980 86.6 30.4 14.2
2009 04 29 20 51.66 -57 36.6 1.503 1.931 98.6 31.0 13.7
2009 05 09 20 01.46 -63 17.1 1.257 1.888 112.4 29.6 13.3
2009 05 19 18 03.29 -67 45.7 1.058 1.854 127.2 25.8 12.8
2009 05 29 15 15.90 -62 28.2 0.946 1.827 137.5 22.0 12.5
2009 06 08 13 41.38 -47 16.2 0.958 1.809 132.9 24.3 12.5
2009 06 18 13 01.85 -31 51.6 1.087 1.800 117.6 30.0 12.7
2009 06 28 12 44.60 -20 23.2 1.294 1.799 101.6 33.6 13.1
2009 07 08 12 37.27 -12 33.7 1.537 1.808 87.7 34.2 13.5
2009 07 18 12 35.03 -07 13.1 1.793 1.826 75.5 32.6 13.9
2009 07 28 12 35.74 -03 28.0 2.045 1.853 64.6 29.7 14.2
2009 08 07 12 38.29 -00 44.0 2.284 1.887 54.6 26.0 14.6
2009 08 17 12 42.06 +01 20.3 2.503 1.930 45.3 21.9 14.8
2009 08 27 12 46.68 +02 58.6 2.698 1.979 36.5 17.7 15.1
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000283
and +0.000744 (+/- 0.000006) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-G07
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