MPEC 2009-B73 : COMET P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-B73 Issued 2009 Jan. 30, 16:17 UT
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COMET P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03347 23 59 25.92 -03 18 22.5 18.4 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03478 23 59 26.06 -03 18 20.7 18.4 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03588 23 59 26.22 -03 18 20.2 18.3 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03720 23 59 26.39 -03 18 18.5 18.2 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03803 23 59 26.53 -03 18 17.1 18.2 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03881 23 59 26.55 -03 18 16.0 18.2 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 14.03957 23 59 26.72 -03 18 15.5 18.3 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.06888 00 06 32.25 -02 18 50.2 18.2 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.07006 00 06 32.35 -02 18 48.7 18.2 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.07151 00 06 32.62 -02 18 47.1 18.0 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.07289 00 06 32.73 -02 18 45.2 18.3 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.07389 00 06 32.92 -02 18 44.3 18.0 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 17.07495 00 06 33.06 -02 18 43.1 18.1 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.04766 00 13 34.48 -01 20 10.1 18.4 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.05039 00 13 34.84 -01 20 06.9 18.6 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.05136 00 13 34.96 -01 20 05.9 18.3 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.05249 00 13 35.17 -01 20 04.6 18.4 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.05388 00 13 35.34 -01 20 02.7 18.2 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.05547 00 13 35.54 -01 20 01.2 18.6 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.06410 00 13 36.77 -01 19 50.9 18.6 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 20.06521 00 13 36.97 -01 19 49.4 18.4 T EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.03469 00 18 18.14 -00 40 57.0 18.4 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.03630 00 18 18.40 -00 40 54.8 18.3 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.03828 00 18 18.66 -00 40 52.7 18.4 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.04027 00 18 18.96 -00 40 50.1 18.3 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.04144 00 18 19.13 -00 40 49.1 18.5 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.04254 00 18 19.28 -00 40 47.6 18.5 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 22.04365 00 18 19.42 -00 40 46.4 18.5 N EB073H45
PK08W96Z C2009 01 27.73410 00 32 00.75 +01 11 40.0 EB073204
PK08W96Z C2009 01 27.73844 00 32 01.37 +01 11 45.8 EB073204
PK08W96Z C2009 01 27.77935 00 32 07.29 +01 12 34.0 17.5 N EB073204
PK08W96Z C2009 01 29.09780 00 35 19.34 +01 38 36.9 18.2 T EB073673
PK08W96Z C2009 01 29.11655 00 35 22.07 +01 38 59.2 EB073673
PK08W96Z C2009 01 29.12766 00 35 23.67 +01 39 12.2 EB073673
PK08W96Z C2009 01 29.13530 00 35 24.79 +01 39 21.3 EB073673
PK08W96Z C2009 01 30.10193 00 37 46.07 +01 58 25.9 18.6 N EB073854
PK08W96Z C2009 01 30.11343 00 37 47.75 +01 58 40.2 18.6 N EB073854
PK08W96Z C2009 01 30.12493 00 37 49.35 +01 58 53.7 18.6 N EB073854
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South. Observer P. C. Sherrod. 0.51-m f/4.3
astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 23.94244 TT MPC
q 1.6460139 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.16054483 Peri. 337.63850 +0.79879422 -0.59255435
a 3.3527808 Node 59.11680 +0.56867076 +0.68731799
e 0.5090601 Incl. 6.95744 +0.19631955 +0.42008727
P 6.14
Residuals in seconds of arc
081130 704 0.2+ 0.1+ 081202 704 0.0 1.0+ 090117 H45 0.4- 0.1-
081130 704 0.3- 0.4+ 081202 704 0.3+ 0.7+ 090117 H45 0.6+ 0.2-
081130 704 0.1- 0.4+ 081202 G96 0.3- 0.3- 090117 H45 0.6- 0.1+
081130 704 0.3- 1.2+ 081202 704 0.3+ 0.0 090117 H45 0.1+ 0.2-
081130 704 (3.3+ 0.9-) 081202 G96 0.5- 0.4- 090117 H45 0.0 0.2-
081130 I77 1.2+ 0.1- 081202 G96 0.4+ 0.6- 090120 H45 0.3+ 0.1-
081130 I77 0.0 0.3+ 081202 G96 0.3- 0.3- 090120 H45 0.1- 0.2-
081130 I77 0.3- 0.3- 081202 355 0.6+ 0.7- 090120 H45 0.3- 0.3-
081201 704 0.5- 0.3+ 081202 355 0.7+ 0.6+ 090120 H45 0.4+ 0.4-
081201 704 0.1+ 1.0+ 081202 355 0.5+ 0.8+ 090120 H45 0.0 0.1-
081201 G96 0.3+ 0.3- 081202 E16 0.5- 0.5- 090120 H45 0.3- 0.5-
081201 G96 0.1+ 0.2- 081202 E16 0.5- 0.4- 090120 H45 0.1- 0.4-
081201 704 0.2- 0.2+ 081202 E16 0.3- 0.6- 090120 H45 0.5+ 0.2-
081201 G96 0.2+ 0.0 081202 E16 0.6- 0.2+ 090122 H45 0.4- 0.4-
081201 648 0.2- 0.2- 081202 E16 0.1+ 0.6- 090122 H45 0.0 0.1-
081201 651 0.2- 0.2+ 081202 E16 0.2- 0.7- 090122 H45 0.3- 0.3-
081201 G96 0.1+ 0.2- 081202 E16 0.3+ 1.3- 090122 H45 0.0 0.1-
081201 651 0.4- 0.4+ 081228 704 0.1- 0.8+ 090122 H45 0.0 0.5-
081201 651 0.4- 0.3+ 081228 704 0.2- 0.0 090122 H45 0.0 0.3-
081201 704 0.1+ 0.5+ 081228 704 0.0 0.2+ 090122 H45 0.3- 0.4-
081201 704 0.0 0.2+ 081228 704 0.1- 0.1- 090127 204 0.4+ 0.5-
081201 648 0.2- 0.3- 081228 704 0.2- 0.1+ 090127 204 0.3+ 0.2+
081201 682 0.2+ 0.1+ 090114 H45 0.8+ 0.3+ 090127 204 0.5+ 0.1-
081201 648 0.0 0.4- 090114 H45 0.1+ 0.6+ 090129 673 0.3- 0.1+
081201 682 (2.2+ 1.4+) 090114 H45 0.2+ 0.2- 090129 673 0.1- 0.2+
081201 B18 0.3+ 0.8- 090114 H45 0.1+ 0.0 090129 673 0.2- 0.0
081201 B18 0.1- 0.7- 090114 H45 0.4+ 0.4+ 090129 673 0.0 0.1+
081201 B18 0.5+ 0.8- 090114 H45 0.9- 0.6+ 090130 854 0.0 0.3+
081202 704 0.6- 0.7+ 090114 H45 0.1+ 0.2+ 090130 854 0.2+ 1.0+
081202 704 0.6+ 0.7+ 090117 H45 0.6+ 0.2- 090130 854 0.9- 0.9+
Ephemeris:
P/2008 WZ96 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 01 29 00 35.09 +01 36.7 1.909 1.647 59.6 31.1 18.1
2009 02 08 00 59.70 +04 52.8 1.979 1.652 56.4 29.8 18.2
2009 02 18 01 24.89 +08 04.0 2.053 1.663 53.3 28.4 18.3
2009 02 28 01 50.61 +11 07.1 2.131 1.680 50.2 27.0 18.4
2009 03 10 02 16.82 +13 59.0 2.212 1.701 47.2 25.4 18.5
2009 03 20 02 43.47 +16 37.0 2.296 1.727 44.2 23.7 18.7
2009 03 30 03 10.48 +18 58.9 2.382 1.757 41.1 21.9 18.8
2009 04 09 03 37.75 +21 02.8 2.471 1.792 38.0 20.1 19.0
2009 04 19 04 05.16 +22 47.5 2.562 1.829 34.8 18.3 19.2
2009 04 29 04 32.58 +24 12.4 2.653 1.870 31.5 16.3 19.3
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