C/2008 J1 ( Boattini )

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Updated on April 11, 2009

Profile Discovery Date May 2, 2008 Magnitude 14.2 mag Discoverer A. Boattini (Catalina Sky Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65054: Epoch 2008 Aug. 2.0 TT = JDT 2454680.5 T 2008 July 13.2614 TT MPC q 1.724295 (2000.0) P Q z +0.006022 Peri. 68.1226 +0.4602495 +0.1205294 +/-0.000001 Node 273.4197 -0.6425054 +0.7289323 e 0.989617 Incl. 61.7800 +0.6126640 +0.6738920 From 1521 observations 2008 May 2-2009 Jan. 22, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 2.2 + 5 log d + 30 log r(t - 15) [ ,190] ( - 2009 Jan. 19) m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [190, ] (2009 Jan. 19 - )

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.