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    M.P.E.C. 2008-R01                                Issued 2008 Sept. 1, 00:27 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 08 25.04053 22 55 52.36 +18 19 40.5                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04153 22 55 52.29 +18 19 40.2                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04228 22 55 52.27 +18 19 40.5                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04302 22 55 52.20 +18 19 40.0                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04377 22 55 52.14 +18 19 41.0                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04455 22 55 52.08 +18 19 40.9                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04530 22 55 52.02 +18 19 41.0                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04606 22 55 51.95 +18 19 41.1                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 25.04684 22 55 51.88 +18 19 40.7                 ER001046
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.34166 22 54 05.15 +18 21 27.9          18.7 T ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.34300 22 54 05.00 +18 21 27.9          18.8 T ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.34483 22 54 04.90 +18 21 28.1          18.7 T ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.36586 22 54 03.08 +18 21 29.5          18.8 T ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.36784 22 54 02.89 +18 21 29.8          18.9 T ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.80174 22 53 27.11 +18 22 01.2          19.0 N ER001104
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.81237 22 53 26.24 +18 22 02.0          19.1 N ER001104
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.81513 22 53 25.98 +18 22 02.2          19.1 N ER001104
    CK08N010  C2008 08 26.82119 22 53 25.48 +18 22 02.8          18.7 N ER001104
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95128 22 51 50.94 +18 23 17.8                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95199 22 51 50.87 +18 23 17.6                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95274 22 51 50.82 +18 23 17.7                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95348 22 51 50.77 +18 23 17.8                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95436 22 51 50.69 +18 23 18.1                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.95547 22 51 50.59 +18 23 17.8                 ER001246
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.97272 22 51 49.12 +18 23 19.5          18.7 T ER001215
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.97378 22 51 49.03 +18 23 19.6          18.6 T ER001215
    CK08N010  C2008 08 27.97484 22 51 48.95 +18 23 19.7          18.2 T ER001215
    CK08N010  C2008 08 28.90066 22 50 31.04 +18 24 11.5          18.6 N ER001B26
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.05179 22 50 18.13 +18 24 19.5          18.5 N ER001B26
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.17437 22 50 07.88 +18 24 26.5          18.8 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.17925 22 50 07.45 +18 24 26.6          18.8 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.18053 22 50 07.35 +18 24 26.6          18.7 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.18198 22 50 07.25 +18 24 26.6          18.8 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.18373 22 50 07.09 +18 24 26.6          18.8 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 29.18696 22 50 06.79 +18 24 26.7          18.8 N ER001H45
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.02571 22 48 55.50 +18 25 05.4          18.4 N ER001B37
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.03434 22 48 54.74 +18 25 05.5          18.0 N ER001B37
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.04791 22 48 53.54 +18 25 06.2          18.1 N ER001B37
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.93058 22 47 38.26 +18 25 38.9          18.1 N ER001213
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.93170 22 47 38.19 +18 25 39.1          18.1 N ER001213
    CK08N010  C2008 08 30.93282 22 47 38.07 +18 25 39.0          18.2 N ER001213

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Honkova.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, M. Mazzucato, G. Fagioli.
    Measurer L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
B26 Observatoire des Terres Blanches, Reillanne.  Observer H. Jacquinot.
    0.35-m reflector + CCD.
B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona.  Observer A. Garrigos S.
    0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4.3
    astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 N1 (Holmes)
T 2009 Sept. 25.3215 TT                                 MPC
q   2.785594             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  100.7062      -0.2042448      -0.9781132
                   Node   357.4763      -0.7334323      +0.1797806
e   1.0            Incl.  115.5378      +0.6483526      -0.1047541
From 210 observations 2008 July 1-Aug. 30.

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2008-Q57)

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R01

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