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  • MPEC 2009-A69 : COMET P/2008 Y1 (BOATTINI)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-A69                                Issued 2009 Jan. 14, 16:24 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 Y1 (BOATTINI)
    
    Observations:
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.03124 23 08 09.07 +01 00 15.6          19.2 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.03387 23 08 09.61 +01 00 17.9          19.4 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.03527 23 08 09.75 +01 00 18.2          19.3 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.03670 23 08 09.99 +01 00 19.4          19.3 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.03819 23 08 10.22 +01 00 19.6          19.4 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.04032 23 08 10.52 +01 00 22.5          18.8 T EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.04189 23 08 10.84 +01 00 23.8          18.7 T EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.09398 23 08 19.37 +01 01 03.8          18.4 T EA069673
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.10521 23 08 21.36 +01 01 12.6                 EA069673
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.11748 23 08 23.54 +01 01 22.6                 EA069673
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.12361 23 08 24.61 +01 01 27.4                 EA069673
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 12.14306 23 08 28.07 +01 01 42.9                 EA069673
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 13.73972 23 13 00.98 +01 22 37.3          17.9 T EA069215
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 13.74095 23 13 01.19 +01 22 38.1          18.3 T EA069215
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 13.74218 23 13 01.42 +01 22 39.3          18.4 T EA069215
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.01559 23 13 48.42 +01 26 16.2          18.4 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.01814 23 13 48.86 +01 26 18.0          18.4 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02003 23 13 49.23 +01 26 19.1          18.3 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02178 23 13 49.46 +01 26 20.3          18.5 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02309 23 13 49.72 +01 26 21.3          18.5 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02567 23 13 50.16 +01 26 24.5          18.3 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02707 23 13 50.36 +01 26 25.5          18.3 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02845 23 13 50.59 +01 26 27.1          18.5 N EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.02987 23 13 50.87 +01 26 28.0          18.1 T EA069H45
        PK08Y010  C2009 01 14.03128 23 13 51.11 +01 26 29.0          18.1 T EA069H45
    
    Observer details:
    215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4.3
        astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2008 Y1 (Boattini)
    T 2009 Feb. 25.740 TT                                   MPC
    q   1.26201              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.103310       Peri.  163.031       +0.449687       -0.880405
    a   4.49822        Node   260.029       +0.800712       +0.472053
    e   0.71944        Incl.    8.793       +0.395780       +0.045297
    P   9.54
    From 85 observations 2008 Dec. 22-2009 Jan. 14.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2008 Y1 (Boattini)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2009 01 09    22 59.68   +00 21.7    1.654    1.403    57.7    36.4  17.6
    2009 01 19    23 28.40   +02 34.1    1.650    1.352    55.0    36.6  17.4
    2009 01 29    23 59.32   +04 59.4    1.645    1.312    52.9    36.8  17.3
    2009 02 08    00 32.38   +07 32.7    1.643    1.283    51.3    36.9  17.2
    2009 02 18    01 07.43   +10 07.8    1.647    1.266    50.1    36.8  17.1
    2009 02 28    01 44.28   +12 37.5    1.660    1.262    49.3    36.5  17.1
    2009 03 10    02 22.59   +14 53.7    1.683    1.272    48.8    36.0  17.2
    2009 03 20    03 01.84   +16 49.0    1.719    1.294    48.4    35.1  17.3
    2009 03 30    03 41.46   +18 17.7    1.770    1.329    48.0    34.0  17.5
    2009 04 09    04 20.76   +19 16.3    1.835    1.374    47.5    32.5  17.7
    2009 04 19    04 59.09   +19 44.2    1.914    1.428    46.8    30.8  18.0
    2009 04 29    05 35.93   +19 43.0    2.006    1.490    45.7    29.0  18.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-A69
    

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