MPEC 2008-J50 : COMET C/2008 J2 (BESHORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J50                                Issued 2008 May  9, 13:05 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2008 J2 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.37927 17 05 57.66 -13 35 00.4          14.0 T EJ050H10
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.89648 17 05 44.12 -13 35 48.9          15.8 T EJ050104
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.90859 17 05 43.80 -13 35 49.5          14.4 N EJ050213
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.91095 17 05 43.71 -13 35 49.7          14.6 N EJ050213
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.91331 17 05 43.61 -13 35 50.2          14.6 N EJ050213
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.91824 17 05 43.47 -13 35 50.9          15.5 T EJ050104
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.93964 17 05 42.86 -13 35 53.1          15.5 T EJ050104
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.94962 17 05 42.50 -13 35 54.8          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95257 17 05 42.46 -13 35 55.3          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95556 17 05 42.39 -13 35 55.5          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95718 17 05 42.37 -13 35 54.9          15.3 N EJ050215
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95789 17 05 42.35 -13 35 55.0          15.3 N EJ050215
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95797 17 05 42.32 -13 35 56.1          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95859 17 05 42.32 -13 35 55.0          15.2 N EJ050215
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.95947 17 05 42.26 -13 35 55.7          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.96594 17 05 42.06 -13 35 56.2          14.9 T EJ050A97
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.97001 17 05 41.93 -13 35 57.2          15.9 N EJ050585
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.97996 17 05 41.66 -13 35 57.9          14.9 T EJ050A97
    CK08J020  C2008 05 07.99630 17 05 41.17 -13 35 59.3          14.8 T EJ050A97
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.06813 17 05 39.20 -13 36 05.2          14.8 N EJ050A77
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.08321 17 05 38.81 -13 36 07.3                 EJ050J95
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.08588 17 05 38.68 -13 36 07.7                 EJ050J95
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.08883 17 05 38.63 -13 36 08.0                 EJ050J95
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.09135 17 05 38.56 -13 36 08.3          15.9 N EJ050J95
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.09277 17 05 38.47 -13 36 07.5          14.3 N EJ050A77
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.11480 17 05 37.98 -13 36 08.6          14.1 N EJ050J24
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.11738 17 05 37.74 -13 36 10.0          14.4 N EJ050A77
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.14189 17 05 37.18 -13 36 11.3          14.1 N EJ050J24
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.15561 17 05 36.77 -13 36 12.6          14.1 N EJ050J24
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.51453 17 05 27.12 -13 36 41.4          15.1 T EJ050423
    CK08J020  C2008 05 08.53785 17 05 26.45 -13 36 43.6          15.2 T EJ050423
    CK08J020  C2008 05 09.02176 17 05 12.56 -13 37 38.2          16.2 N EJ050B59
    CK08J020  C2008 05 09.03546 17 05 12.15 -13 37 39.8          16.1 N EJ050B59
    CK08J020  C2008 05 09.27841 17 05 05.31 -13 38 03.0          14.7 N EJ050H06
    CK08J020  C2008 05 09.30172 17 05 04.59 -13 38 05.5          14.7 N EJ050H06
    CK08J020  C2008 05 09.34943 17 05 03.09 -13 38 10.6          15.0 N EJ050H06

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, M. Mazzucato.
    Measurers L. Tesi, M. Mazzucato.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
A97 Stammersdorf.  Observer W. Vollmann.  0.13-m f/4 refractor + CCD.
B59 Borken.  Observer C. Overhaus.  0.1-m f/9 refractor + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer M. Nicholson.  Measurers M. Nicholson,
    H. Varley.  0.25-m f/3.4 astrograph + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Cloudcroft.  Observers L. Elenin, S. Korotkiy.
    Measurer S. Korotkiy.  0.36-m f/3.8 Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira.  Observer J. F. Hernandez.  0.4-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.  Long. = 343.55719, rho cos phi' = 0.881661,
    rho sin phi' = +0.470499.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 J2 (Beshore)
T 2008 Nov.  9.569 TT                                   MPC
q   1.37158              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  250.952       +0.881527       +0.363314
                   Node    86.806       -0.231489       +0.889195
e   1.0            Incl.   17.577       -0.411488       +0.278092
From 113 observations 2008 May 6-9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2008 J2 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2008 05 04    17 07.30   -13 30.1    1.994    2.883   145.6    11.4  14.1
2008 05 14    17 02.52   -13 46.8    1.826    2.780   156.0     8.5  13.7
2008 05 24    16 55.32   -14 11.9    1.681    2.676   166.2     5.2  13.4
2008 06 03    16 46.01   -14 47.3    1.563    2.572   172.5     3.0  13.1
2008 06 13    16 35.27   -15 34.3    1.471    2.468   165.8     5.8  12.8
2008 06 23    16 24.17   -16 33.3    1.406    2.366   154.7    10.6  12.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J50

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