[IAUC] CBET 1605: 20081205 : COMET P/2008 X2 (LINEAR)

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1605
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COMET P/2008 X2 (LINEAR)
     G. Hug, Scranton, KS, U.S.A., reports his recovery of comet
P/2004 CB (cf. IAUC 8314) as an essentially stellar object on his
CCD images obtained with a 0.56-m reflector.  The indicated
correction to  the prediction on MPC 56803 is Delta(T) = +0.16 day.

    PK08X020  C2008 12 04.38549 09 38 28.71 +34 42 44.7          19.7 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 04.38954 09 38 29.10 +34 42 47.1          19.7 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 04.39441 09 38 29.57 +34 42 51.1          19.3 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 04.39927 09 38 30.05 +34 42 53.8          19.5 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 04.40333 09 38 30.48 +34 42 56.9          19.5 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 05.29700 09 40 01.34 +34 53 43.8          19.5 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 05.32912 09 40 04.52 +34 54 07.5          19.7 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 05.33805 09 40 05.39 +34 54 14.1          19.3 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 05.35773 09 40 07.34 +34 54 28.7          19.6 Nr     H36
    PK08X020  C2008 12 05.36422 09 40 07.98 +34 54 33.3          19.6 Nr     H36

     The following orbital elements by B. G. Marsden, Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory, are from 338 observations, 2004-2008
(mean residual 0".4):

                    Epoch = 2004 Mar. 16.0 TT
     T = 2004 Apr.  2.1633 TT         Peri. = 149.6559
     e = 0.689403                     Node  =  66.4876  2000.0
     q = 0.912180 AU                  Incl. =  19.1473
       a =  2.936863 AU    n = 0.1958297    P =   5.03 years

                    Epoch = 2009 Mar. 30.0 TT
     T = 2009 Apr. 15.9744 TT         Peri. = 149.7295
     e = 0.688978                     Node  =  66.4497  2000.0
     q = 0.913706 AU                  Incl. =  19.1479
       a =  2.937753 AU    n = 0.1957407    P =   5.04 years


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2008 December 5                  (CBET 1605)              Daniel W. E. Green