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    M.P.E.C. 2014-D59                                Issued 2014 Feb. 28, 17:13 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 J2 = 2014 D1 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    PK14D010  C2014 01 02.50566 12 28 35.66 +08 27 07.4                qED059G96
    PK14D010  C2014 01 02.51170 12 28 36.02 +08 27 06.3          20.8 TqED059G96
    PK14D010  C2014 01 02.51776 12 28 36.31 +08 27 05.7          21.0 TqED059G96
    PK14D010  C2014 01 02.52380 12 28 36.58 +08 27 06.2          21.7 TqED059G96
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 27.40087 12 47 59.74 +11 44 41.3          19.9 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 27.40843 12 47 59.59 +11 44 44.8          19.9 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 27.41599 12 47 59.45 +11 44 48.8          20.2 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 27.42355 12 47 59.29 +11 44 51.4          20.2 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 27.43111 12 47 59.18 +11 44 54.9          20.0 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 28.27855 12 47 43.84 +11 50 51.7          20.4 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 28.29349 12 47 43.52 +11 50 58.1          20.3 TqED059850
    PK14D010 KC2014 02 28.30842 12 47 43.20 +11 51 05.3          20.1 TqED059850

Observer details:
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, M. R. Lebow,
    J. F. North, A. M. Kops, B. B. Goodson.  0.3-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers A. Boattini,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
T 2008 Mar. 20.98945 TT                                 MPC
q   2.4102956            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15181919     Peri.  131.85146     -0.62897281     +0.75714810
a   3.4800456      Node    98.29851     -0.75561523     -0.54200595
e   0.3073954      Incl.   10.26931     -0.18286289     -0.36463174
P   6.49
From 455 observations 2008 May 6-2014 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".5.

    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Epoch 2014 Aug. 11.0 TT = JDT 2456880.5
T 2014 Aug. 29.97944 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3462218            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15421389     Peri.  132.20118     -0.63210147     +0.75425515
a   3.4439253      Node    97.70889     -0.75324411     -0.54429558
e   0.3187361      Incl.   10.32516     -0.18185445     -0.36720769
P   6.39
From 455 observations 2008 May 6-2014 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".5.

    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Epoch 2021 Jan. 26.0 TT = JDT 2459240.5
T 2021 Jan. 22.88533 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3433952            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15433741     Peri.  132.50514     -0.62874428     +0.75703773
a   3.4420876      Node    97.65951     -0.75564000     -0.54087622
e   0.3191936      Incl.   10.32852     -0.18354514     -0.36653347
P   6.39
From 455 observations 2008 May 6-2014 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".5.

    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5
T 2014 Aug. 29.89291 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3465720            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15421095     Peri.  132.16756     -0.63253707     +0.75388973
a   3.4439690      Node    97.70940     -0.75292998     -0.54473113
e   0.3186431      Incl.   10.32521     -0.18164058     -0.36731221
P   6.39
From 455 observations 2008 May 6-2014 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".5.

Ephemeris:
    P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2014 01 29    12 46 09.1 +09 03 37   2.0383  2.6810   120.9    18.4  20.8
...
2014 02 13    12 49 42.5 +10 12 22   1.8505  2.6408   134.8    15.4  20.6
...
2014 02 21    12 49 23.4 +11 01 15   1.7659  2.6201   142.4    13.3  20.4
...
2014 02 27    12 48 06.8 +11 41 55   1.7110  2.6048   148.1    11.6  20.3
2014 02 28    12 47 49.0 +11 48 56   1.7026  2.6023   149.0    11.3  20.3
2014 03 01    12 47 29.7 +11 55 59   1.6944  2.5998   149.9    11.0  20.3
...
2014 03 07    12 45 05.7 +12 38 54   1.6503  2.5849   155.2     9.3  20.2
...
2014 03 15    12 40 46.9 +13 35 14   1.6053  2.5656   160.9     7.3  20.1
...
2014 03 30    12 30 27.5 +15 03 57   1.5646  2.5310   161.3     7.2  20.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2014 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2014-D59

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