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    • MPEC 2009-A71 : COMET P/2008 Y2 (GIBBS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-A71                                Issued 2009 Jan. 15, 23:33 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
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                            COMET P/2008 Y2 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 08.94375 10 09 35.05 +18 34 54.4          18.5 N EA071473
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 08.94444 10 09 35.06 +18 34 54.0          18.5 N EA071473
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 09.01123 10 09 36.59 +18 34 19.2          18.5 N EA071585
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 09.02166 10 09 36.64 +18 34 14.0          17.8 T EA071585
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 09.73901 10 09 55.39 +18 28 03.8                 EA071349
    PK08Y020  C2009 01 09.74490 10 09 55.53 +18 28 01.0          18.1 T EA071349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    F. Zucchetto, G. Sostero.  Measurers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano,
    E. Guido, G. Molettieri, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 Y2 (Gibbs)
T 2009 Jan. 22.4283 TT                                  MPC
q   1.638465             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1448712      Peri.  162.3550      -0.6863345      -0.7246719
a   3.590443       Node   330.8922      +0.6510713      -0.5744518
e   0.543659       Incl.    7.2759      +0.3241158      -0.3805991
P   6.80
From 76 observations 2008 Dec. 1-2009 Jan. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-A71

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