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IAUC 9002: P/2008 X2; 29P

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                                                  Circular No. 9002
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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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.

     2008 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     Dec.  4.38549    9 38 28.71   +34 42 44.7   19.7
           4.38954    9 38 29.10   +34 42 47.1   19.7
           4.39441    9 38 29.57   +34 42 51.1   19.3
           4.39927    9 38 30.05   +34 42 53.8   19.5
           4.40333    9 38 30.48   +34 42 56.9   19.5
           5.29700    9 40 01.34   +34 53 43.8   19.5
           5.32912    9 40 04.52   +34 54 07.5   19.7
           5.33805    9 40 05.39   +34 54 14.1   19.3
           5.35773    9 40 07.34   +34 54 28.7   19.6
           5.36422    9 40 07.98   +34 54 33.3   19.6

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


COMET 29P/SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN
     Visual total-magnitude estimates (cf. IAUC 8991):  Oct. 11.10
UT, 10.3 (M. Meyer, Frauenstein, Germany, 15-cm refractor); 26.11,
10.4 (J. J. Gonzalez, Leon, Spain, 20-cm reflector); Nov. 6.03,
10.3 (Gonzalez); 10.16, 11.0 (M. L. Paradowski, Dabrowa, Poland,
25-cm reflector); 23.83, 11.0 (S. Yoshida, Gunma, Japan, 40-cm
reflector).

                      (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT
2008 December 5                (9002)            Daniel W. E. Green

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