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    • MPEC 2008-C62 : COMET P/2008 A2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-C62                                Issued 2008 Feb. 11, 00:33 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.

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

                           COMET P/2008 A2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK08A020  C2008 01 31.77880 05 39 31.27 +39 28 43.1                 EC062118
    PK08A020  C2008 01 31.78209 05 39 31.11 +39 28 40.0                 EC062118
    PK08A020  C2008 02 03.98983 05 37 11.49 +38 36 23.1          18.7 N EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 03.99087 05 37 11.45 +38 36 17.1          18.7 N EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 03.99480 05 37 11.31 +38 36 13.6          18.4 T EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 03.99770 05 37 11.26 +38 36 09.8          18.3 T EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 04.00059 05 37 11.19 +38 36 04.4                 EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 04.00469 05 37 10.89 +38 36 04.1                 EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 04.01295 05 37 10.42 +38 35 54.6                 EC062585
    PK08A020  C2008 02 07.94133 05 35 09.52 +37 30 34.4          18.8 N EC062213
    PK08A020  C2008 02 07.94579 05 35 09.40 +37 30 29.7          18.9 N EC062213
    PK08A020  C2008 02 08.93417 05 34 47.49 +37 13 52.1          19.3 N EC062147
    PK08A020  C2008 02 08.95202 05 34 47.08 +37 13 34.5          19.5 N EC062147
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.12882 05 34 44.03 +37 10 38.8          18.8 T EC062673
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.13472 05 34 43.85 +37 10 32.5                 EC062673
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.14769 05 34 43.58 +37 10 19.7                 EC062673
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.15208 05 34 43.49 +37 10 15.5                 EC062673
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.80852 05 34 31.19 +36 59 10.7                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.80907 05 34 31.22 +36 59 09.7                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.80968 05 34 31.17 +36 59 09.3                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.81036 05 34 31.13 +36 59 08.9                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.81096 05 34 31.16 +36 59 08.2                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.81192 05 34 31.07 +36 59 07.3                 EC062246
    PK08A020  C2008 02 09.81266 05 34 31.02 +36 59 06.8                 EC062246

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers P. Concari, D. Crespi,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observers A. Baransky, K. Churyumov.  0.7-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 A2 (LINEAR)
T 2008 June 12.033 TT                                   MPC
q   1.30540              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.172585       Peri.  233.167       -0.957462       +0.174312
a   3.19497        Node   315.520       -0.005064       -0.806954
e   0.59142        Incl.   19.160       -0.288515       -0.564306
P   5.71
From 122 observations 2008 Jan. 13-Feb. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C62

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