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Comet C/2008 J2 Beshore

 
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PostPosted: 10 May 08 11:08    Post subject: Comet C/2008 J2 Beshore Reply with quote
I will keep try to get a good image of this comet out of 3 missions this was the best image.



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PostPosted: 10 May 08 13:21    Post subject: Reply with quote
And it's a good one, Tony, when you consider how few people have even seen this brand new discovery Very Happy

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PostPosted: 11 May 08 08:29    Post subject: Reply with quote



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PostPosted: 11 May 08 08:34    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 18 May 08 13:43    Post subject: Reply with quote
Comets Beshore orbit has been recalculates from observation it been changed from C/2008 J2 Beshore to P/2008 J2 Beshore. Now a periodic comet with a period of 6.37 Years





a 3.43774
T = 6.3739630443617120174715876824918 years

Code:
P/2008 J2 (Beshore)
T 2008 Apr. 8.848 TT                                    MPC
q   2.44020              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.154631       Peri.  138.289       -0.547270       +0.817303
a   3.43774        Node    97.774       -0.807979       -0.459719
e   0.29017        Incl.   10.485       -0.218325       -0.347383
P   6.37
From 227 observations 2008 May 6-16.

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