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    • MPEC 2008-U29 : COMET P/2008 U1 (McMILLAN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-U29                                Issued 2008 Oct. 21, 15:37 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 P/2008 U1 (McMILLAN)

Observations:
    PK08U010  C2008 09 20.35724 02 20 05.41 +12 22 54.8                 EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 09 20.37552 02 20 04.95 +12 22 54.1                 EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 09 20.39313 02 20 04.64 +12 22 54.4                 EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 06.32586 02 12 23.56 +12 08 55.6          19.0 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 06.34348 02 12 22.91 +12 08 53.6          18.9 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 06.36110 02 12 22.24 +12 08 52.8          19.1 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 10.32853 02 09 45.80 +12 02 19.1          19.0 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 10.34615 02 09 45.08 +12 02 17.4          19.1 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 10.36378 02 09 44.34 +12 02 15.4          19.0 N EU029691
    PK08U010  C2008 10 19.19689 02 03 22.46 +11 44 54.6          18.9 T EU029291
    PK08U010  C2008 10 19.22026 02 03 21.37 +11 44 51.8          18.8 T EU029291
    PK08U010  C2008 10 19.24372 02 03 20.26 +11 44 49.1          18.9 T EU029291
    PK08U010  C2008 10 20.37359 02 02 29.28 +11 42 24.6          18.0 T EU029G96
    PK08U010  C2008 10 20.37856 02 02 29.06 +11 42 24.0                 EU029G96
    PK08U010  C2008 10 20.38358 02 02 28.83 +11 42 23.5                 EU029G96
    PK08U010  C2008 10 20.38855 02 02 28.58 +11 42 22.7                 EU029G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers I. M. Florence, A. F. Tubbiolo,
    T. A. Craney, R. S. McMillan, R. Araiza, J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 U1 (McMillan)
T 2008 May 12.8317 TT                                   MPC
q   2.523942             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1212439      Peri.  310.3471      +0.9720928      +0.2301023
a   4.042929       Node    36.4170      -0.1850612      +0.8718665
e   0.375714       Incl.    4.4150      -0.1441802      +0.4323212
P   8.13
From 16 observations 2008 Sept. 20-Oct. 20.

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 U1 (McMillan)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 10 21    02 02.02   +11 41.1    1.740    2.733   175.3     1.7  18.6
2008 10 31    01 54.58   +11 19.8    1.770    2.758   172.8     2.6  18.6
2008 11 10    01 47.94   +11 01.6    1.828    2.784   161.2     6.6  18.8
2008 11 20    01 42.86   +10 50.3    1.912    2.810   149.9    10.2  18.9
2008 11 30    01 39.83   +10 48.6    2.018    2.838   139.0    13.2  19.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U29

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