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    • MPEC 2008-P20 : COMET C/2008 N1 (HOLMES)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-P20                                Issued 2008 Aug. 4, 22:16 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2008 N1 (HOLMES)

Observations:
    CK08N010  C2008 07 24.98994 23 30 31.24 +16 32 07.7                 EP020204
    CK08N010  C2008 07 25.07544 23 30 26.93 +16 32 33.5          18.7 N EP020204
    CK08N010  C2008 07 29.65556 23 26 26.85 +16 54 53.5                 EP020372
    CK08N010  C2008 07 29.65823 23 26 26.71 +16 54 54.1                 EP020372
    CK08N010  C2008 07 29.66072 23 26 26.56 +16 54 54.5          18.9 N EP020372
    CK08N010  C2008 07 29.96002 23 26 10.03 +16 56 18.1          18.9 N EP020B51
    CK08N010  C2008 07 30.00653 23 26 07.58 +16 56 30.3          19.4 N EP020B51
    CK08N010  C2008 08 03.08937 23 22 10.88 +17 14 43.8                 EP020941
    CK08N010  C2008 08 03.09310 23 22 10.65 +17 14 44.6                 EP020941
    CK08N010  C2008 08 03.09459 23 22 10.55 +17 14 44.8                 EP020941
    CK08N010  C2008 08 03.60800 23 21 39.52 +17 16 56.0          18.7 N EP020372
    CK08N010  C2008 08 03.61144 23 21 39.33 +17 16 56.6          18.8 N EP020372

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
    reflector + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observers R. Ferrando, M. Ferrando.
    Measurer R. Ferrando.  0.40-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
B51 Vallauris.  Observer J. Nicolas.  0.28-m f/6.5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
T 2009 Sept. 25.2782 TT                                 MPC
q   2.784806             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  100.7181      -0.2044662      -0.9780650
                   Node   357.4734      -0.7333187      +0.1799668
e   1.0            Incl.  115.5319      +0.6484114      -0.1048844
From 95 observations 2008 July 1-Aug. 3.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 08 02    23 23.27   +17 10.0    4.218    4.915   128.5     9.3  19.0
2008 08 12    23 12.48   +17 48.4    4.039    4.843   138.3     8.0  18.9
2008 08 22    22 59.97   +18 14.6    3.890    4.771   147.1     6.6  18.7
2008 09 01    22 46.10   +18 26.2    3.775    4.699   153.3     5.5  18.6
2008 09 11    22 31.48   +18 22.4    3.699    4.627   154.4     5.4  18.5
2008 09 21    22 16.81   +18 03.8    3.661    4.556   149.7     6.4  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P20

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