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  • MPEC 2009-F28 : COMET P/2008 CL94 (LEMMON)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-F28                                Issued 2009 Mar. 18, 16:34 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                              COMET P/2008 CL94 (LEMMON)
    
    Observations:
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 20.45793 13 10 40.94 -03 29 27.3          19.9 N EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 20.47603 13 10 40.75 -03 29 26.6          20.0 N EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 20.49438 13 10 40.44 -03 29 24.5          19.9 N EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 24.42272 13 09 46.59 -03 24 33.9                 EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 24.44080 13 09 46.35 -03 24 32.4                 EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 02 24.45913 13 09 46.07 -03 24 31.0                 EF028691
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.40185 13 02 46.24 -02 48 08.1          20.1 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.40808 13 02 45.99 -02 48 06.9          19.3 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.41428 13 02 45.92 -02 48 06.6          19.8 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.42040 13 02 45.78 -02 48 05.6          19.6 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.47154 13 02 44.48 -02 47 58.4          19.3 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.47378 13 02 44.44 -02 47 58.7          19.5 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.47465 13 02 44.41 -02 47 58.0          19.4 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.47692 13 02 44.34 -02 47 58.4          19.4 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.47778 13 02 44.33 -02 47 57.4          19.3 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.48002 13 02 44.30 -02 47 58.5          19.9 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.48089 13 02 44.26 -02 47 57.8          19.3 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 17.48314 13 02 44.16 -02 47 57.5          19.2 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.24019 13 02 25.90 -02 46 24.7          20.1 T EF028H01
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.24378 13 02 25.80 -02 46 24.4          20.0 T EF028H01
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.24618 13 02 25.77 -02 46 24.0          20.0 T EF028H01
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.24907 13 02 25.68 -02 46 23.8          20.0 T EF028H01
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.32823 13 02 23.67 -02 46 14.4          19.2 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.33817 13 02 23.41 -02 46 13.0          19.2 T EF028G96
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.43067 13 02 21.11 -02 46 01.2          20.2 T EF028H01
        PK08C94L  C2009 03 18.44111 13 02 20.84 -02 46 00.0          20.2 T EF028H01
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, T. H. Bressi.
        0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.  Identified by T. B. Spahr.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, 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.  Identified by
        T. B. Spahr.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)
    Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5
    T 2006 July  9.1877 TT                                  MPC
    q   5.435878             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.0640843      Peri.   82.6364      -0.4353787      -0.8966713
    a   6.184456       Node    33.5426      +0.7581126      -0.4132042
    e   0.121042       Incl.    8.3416      +0.4855004      -0.1588800
    P  15.4
    From 45 observations 2008 Feb. 8-2009 Mar. 18, mean residual 0".5.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2009 03 10    13 05.61   -03 02.6    5.014    5.915   152.9     4.4  19.2
    2009 03 20    13 01.70   -02 42.7    4.961    5.923   163.7     2.7  19.2
    2009 03 30    12 57.35   -02 21.5    4.937    5.931   174.1     1.0  19.2
    2009 04 09    12 52.86   -02 00.6    4.944    5.940   172.9     1.2  19.2
    2009 04 19    12 48.50   -01 41.7    4.982    5.948   162.6     2.9  19.2
    2009 04 29    12 44.57   -01 26.5    5.048    5.956   152.0     4.6  19.3
    2009 05 09    12 41.30   -01 16.1    5.141    5.964   141.5     6.0  19.3
    2009 05 19    12 38.85   -01 11.4    5.256    5.972   131.3     7.3  19.4
    2009 05 29    12 37.34   -01 12.8    5.390    5.981   121.4     8.3  19.4
    2009 06 08    12 36.83   -01 20.6    5.538    5.989   111.7     9.1  19.5
    2009 06 18    12 37.32   -01 34.4    5.696    5.997   102.4     9.5  19.6
    2009 06 28    12 38.77   -01 53.9    5.860    6.006    93.3     9.7  19.6
    2009 07 08    12 41.15   -02 18.8    6.025    6.014    84.5     9.7  19.7
    2009 07 18    12 44.36   -02 48.5    6.188    6.022    75.9     9.4  19.8
    2009 07 28    12 48.34   -03 22.3    6.346    6.031    67.5     8.9  19.8
    2009 08 07    12 52.99   -03 59.8    6.494    6.039    59.2     8.3  19.9
    2009 08 17    12 58.25   -04 40.2    6.631    6.047    51.1     7.5  19.9
    2009 08 27    13 04.02   -05 23.2    6.754    6.056    43.1     6.5  20.0
    2009 09 06    13 10.22   -06 08.0    6.861    6.064    35.1     5.5  20.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-F28
    

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