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    M.P.E.C. 2008-O45                                Issued 2008 July 29, 17:46 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET P/2008 L2 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK08L020  C2008 07 25.94863 00 37 34.50 +29 12 19.0          17.9 N EO045B42
    PK08L020  C2008 07 25.95788 00 37 35.05 +29 12 22.4          17.8 N EO045B42
    PK08L020  C2008 07 27.66802 00 39 18.65 +29 21 49.8                 EO045900
    PK08L020  C2008 07 27.67515 00 39 19.06 +29 21 52.1          17.7 T EO045900
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.02880 00 40 38.70 +29 28 54.6                 EO045246
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.02966 00 40 38.75 +29 28 54.9                 EO045246
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.03053 00 40 38.80 +29 28 55.1                 EO045246
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.03127 00 40 38.84 +29 28 55.3                 EO045246
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.03229 00 40 38.91 +29 28 55.8                 EO045246
    PK08L020  C2008 07 29.03325 00 40 38.95 +29 28 56.0                 EO045246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 L2 (Hill)
T 2008 Aug. 18.7158 TT                                  MPC
q   2.316607             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0674201      Peri.  141.3700      +0.9614668      +0.0597690
a   5.978741       Node   217.9633      -0.0737713      +0.9963737
e   0.612526       Incl.   25.8631      +0.2648382      +0.0605574
P  14.6
From 93 observations 2008 June 12-July 29.

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 L2 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 07 23    00 34.48   +28 54.7    1.931    2.329    99.7    25.5  17.6
2008 08 02    00 44.34   +29 47.3    1.824    2.321   106.2    24.8  17.5
2008 08 12    00 52.25   +30 17.1    1.723    2.317   113.2    23.7  17.3
2008 08 22    00 57.94   +30 19.5    1.629    2.317   120.9    22.0  17.2
2008 09 01    01 01.21   +29 50.1    1.545    2.320   129.2    19.7  17.1
2008 09 11    01 02.10   +28 44.6    1.475    2.326   138.3    16.7  17.0
2008 09 21    01 00.93   +27 01.1    1.423    2.335   147.9    13.2  16.9

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2008 L3 are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-O45

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