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    M.P.E.C. 2008-S22                                Issued 2008 Sept. 22, 16:01 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 Q1 (MATICIC)
    
    Observations:
        CK08Q010  C2008 08 21.85601 18 52 54.13 +50 08 43.7          18.0 T ES022152
        CK08Q010  C2008 08 21.89594 18 52 46.44 +50 08 08.4          17.6 T ES022152
        CK08Q010  C2008 08 21.89878 18 52 45.93 +50 08 05.8          17.7 T ES022152
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.83862 18 19 39.32 +46 40 20.0          17.1 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.84281 18 19 38.68 +46 40 15.6          17.2 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 02.84784 18 19 37.96 +46 40 09.8          17.2 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.79558 17 54 20.56 +42 16 58.2          17.2 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.80435 17 54 19.71 +42 16 47.5          17.2 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.81507 17 54 18.69 +42 16 33.8          17.1 N ES022J97
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.83199 17 54 17.04 +42 16 11.1          17.7 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.84446 17 54 15.85 +42 15 56.1          17.9 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.85009 17 54 15.43 +42 15 49.2          17.4 N ES022A13
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.85191 17 54 15.15 +42 15 46.5          17.7 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.86370 17 54 14.02 +42 15 31.9          17.8 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.86455 17 54 13.89 +42 15 30.6          17.9 N ES022A13
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.87052 17 54 13.39 +42 15 23.2          17.7 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.87517 17 54 12.95 +42 15 17.1          17.9 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.90681 17 54 10.00 +42 14 39.6          17.3 N ES022J47
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.90810 17 54 09.91 +42 14 37.7          17.6 N ES022J47
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.91640 17 54 09.12 +42 14 26.1          18.0 N ES022J47
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.91707 17 54 09.07 +42 14 25.3          18.0 N ES022J47
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 15.92305 17 54 08.54 +42 14 17.4          17.4 N ES022J47
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.15833 17 53 46.61 +42 09 25.9          17.3 T ES022673
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.16528 17 53 45.95 +42 09 16.8                 ES022673
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.17222 17 53 45.31 +42 09 08.4                 ES022673
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.17986 17 53 44.59 +42 08 59.3                 ES022673
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.53176 17 53 12.15 +42 01 40.4          17.7 N ES022900
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.53779 17 53 11.56 +42 01 32.2                 ES022900
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.84299 17 52 43.53 +41 55 12.2          19.2 N ES022A13
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.85526 17 52 42.46 +41 54 57.7          19.7 N ES022A13
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.89697 17 52 38.96 +41 54 05.4          17.2 N ES022J51
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.90388 17 52 38.37 +41 53 56.9          17.3 N ES022J51
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 16.91079 17 52 37.79 +41 53 48.5          17.5 N ES022J51
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.79619 17 51 19.15 +41 35 26.3          17.3 N ES022213
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.79908 17 51 18.90 +41 35 22.8          17.3 N ES022213
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.85205 17 51 14.21 +41 34 16.1          17.4 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.85317 17 51 14.15 +41 34 14.8          17.4 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.85487 17 51 13.94 +41 34 13.3          17.5 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 17.85713 17 51 13.79 +41 34 10.3          17.5 N ES022B37
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 19.14518 17 49 23.96 +41 07 30.5          17.8 N ES022850
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 19.16788 17 49 22.08 +41 07 02.3          16.9 N ES022850
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 21.00179 17 46 54.66 +40 29 11.9          17.6 N ES022J28
        CK08Q010  C2008 09 21.01414 17 46 53.83 +40 28 56.4          17.4 N ES022J28
    
    Observer details:
    152 Moletai Astronomical Observatory.  Observer K. Cernis.  0.35-m f/3.5
        reflector + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
        K. N. Hatchett.  0.30-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
    A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
        + CCD.
    B37 Obs. de L' Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona.  Observer A. Garrigos S.
        0.51-m f/4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    J28 Jaen.  Observer J. J. Martin.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)
    T 2008 Dec. 29.4482 TT                                  MPC
    q   2.962810             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  104.3250      -0.1687520      -0.9753003
                       Node     9.3448      -0.7954505      +0.0493703
    e   1.0            Incl.  118.6312      +0.5820492      -0.2152950
    From 370 observations 2008 Aug. 18-Sept. 21.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-S22
    

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