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    • MPEC 2008-K56 : COMET C/2008 J6 (HILL)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-K56                                Issued 2008 May 29, 19:17 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 J6 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK08J060  C2008 05 20.73699 22 51 19.15 +14 08 14.4                 EK056349
    CK08J060  C2008 05 20.73818 22 51 19.24 +14 08 16.5          15.7 T EK056349
    CK08J060  C2008 05 26.74997 22 57 54.09 +17 22 21.4                 EK056900
    CK08J060  C2008 05 26.76206 22 57 54.86 +17 22 47.9          16.4 T EK056900
    CK08J060  C2008 05 27.06038 22 58 13.69 +17 32 26.0                 EK056118
    CK08J060  C2008 05 27.06304 22 58 13.93 +17 32 30.6                 EK056118
    CK08J060  C2008 05 29.43385 23 00 40.55 +18 49 30.7          15.5 T EK056673
    CK08J060  C2008 05 29.44028 23 00 40.93 +18 49 43.4                 EK056673
    CK08J060  C2008 05 29.44433 23 00 41.15 +18 49 51.0                 EK056673
    CK08J060  C2008 05 29.44815 23 00 41.39 +18 49 58.7                 EK056673

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
T 2008 Apr. 11.084 TT                                   MPC
q   2.00405              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   10.777       +0.580606       +0.523868
                   Node   298.191       -0.789679       +0.175935
e   1.0            Incl.   45.003       -0.198251       +0.833432
From 63 observations 2008 May 14-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 J6 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 24    22 54.95   +15 53.4    2.129    2.070    72.9    27.9  15.3
2008 06 03    23 05.13   +21 18.1    2.073    2.104    77.7    28.1  15.3
2008 06 13    23 13.67   +26 43.1    2.026    2.143    82.4    28.0  15.3
2008 06 23    23 20.26   +32 03.4    1.990    2.188    87.1    27.6  15.4
2008 07 03    23 24.50   +37 13.2    1.965    2.239    91.7    27.0  15.5
2008 07 13    23 25.91   +42 05.4    1.950    2.293    96.1    26.1  15.6
2008 07 23    23 24.03   +46 32.7    1.947    2.353   100.4    25.1  15.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K56

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