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    • MPEC 2008-X85 : COMET C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-X85                                Issued 2008 Dec. 15, 00:38 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 C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK08X030   2008 12 07.78993 12 21 29.10 +07 25 06.4          18.0 T EX085372
    CK08X030   2008 12 09.80837 12 21 49.50 +06 35 52.4          17.9 T EX085372

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
    reflector.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Oct. 11.027 TT                                   MPC
q   1.91368              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  140.961       -0.625289       -0.700893
                   Node   337.992       +0.252873       +0.234038
e   1.0            Incl.   66.311       +0.738288       -0.673777
From 22 observations 2008 Dec. 4-9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 X3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 12 10    12 21.85   +06 31.2    2.056    2.052    75.9    27.7  17.7
2008 12 20    12 21.90   +02 23.7    1.955    2.099    84.3    27.8  17.7
2008 12 30    12 18.87   -01 50.3    1.855    2.152    93.5    27.1  17.7
2009 01 09    12 12.19   -06 10.5    1.763    2.209   103.4    25.7  17.7
2009 01 19    12 01.31   -10 33.4    1.686    2.271   114.0    23.3  17.7
2009 01 29    11 45.91   -14 50.2    1.630    2.337   124.9    20.2  17.7
2009 02 08    11 26.25   -18 46.3    1.605    2.407   135.1    16.8  17.8
2009 02 18    11 03.47   -22 04.7    1.615    2.479   143.4    13.8  18.0
2009 02 28    10 39.52   -24 31.9    1.663    2.554   147.4    12.1  18.2

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X85

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