P/2008 Y1 ( Boattini )

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Updated on May 9, 2009

Profile Discovery Date December 22, 2008 Magnitude 17.9 mag Discoverer A. Boattini (Catalina Sky Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 65340: Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5 T 2009 Feb. 25.0884 TT MPC q 1.272083 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0936423 Peri. 162.3579 +0.4649742 -0.8724188 a 4.802729 Node 259.7059 +0.7926989 +0.4860154 e 0.735133 Incl. 8.8053 +0.3942429 +0.0517152 P 10.5 From 146 observations 2008 Dec. 22-2009 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.