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    • MPEC 2008-K33 : COMET P/2008 J3 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-K33                                Issued 2008 May 25, 23:25 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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                          COMET P/2008 J3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK08J030  C2008 05 23.55671 21 58 47.42 -43 18 25.2          18.7 N EK033F85
    PK08J030  C2008 05 23.60962 21 58 50.15 -43 18 34.7                 EK033F85
    PK08J030  C2008 05 25.60480 22 00 35.22 -43 25 19.2                 EK033F85
    PK08J030  C2008 05 25.63886 22 00 36.94 -43 25 25.9          19.4 N EK033F85

Observer details:
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  Measurer J. C. Pelle.
    0.41-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
T 2009 Mar. 10.870 TT                                   MPC
q   2.28234              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.128560       Peri.    4.634       +0.969696       -0.233120
a   3.88805        Node     9.816       +0.208108       +0.631361
e   0.41299        Incl.   25.395       +0.127991       +0.739621
P   7.67
From 30 observations 2008 May 10-25.

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 J3 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 24    21 59.18   -43 19.8    2.596    3.021   105.0    18.9  18.9
2008 06 03    22 07.03   -43 58.1    2.451    2.982   111.9    18.4  18.7
2008 06 13    22 12.54   -44 46.4    2.315    2.943   118.9    17.6  18.5
2008 06 23    22 15.31   -45 42.9    2.190    2.905   125.9    16.5  18.3
2008 07 03    22 14.95   -46 44.2    2.079    2.867   132.7    15.1  18.2
2008 07 13    22 11.14   -47 44.6    1.985    2.830   138.7    13.7  18.0
2008 07 23    22 03.91   -48 35.6    1.910    2.793   143.5    12.5  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K33

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