"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/2008 C8

Created Sat May 25 15:47:19 2013 using Find_Orb

Astrometry:
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.82089 22 17 53.4  -15 37 40                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.82089 2 +0.00937365 -0.00498061 -0.00308925   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.84636 22 17 28.1  -15 34 58                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.84636 2 +0.00937410 -0.00497973 -0.00308897   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.86256 22 17 18.6  -15 33 28                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.86256 2 +0.00937439 -0.00497917 -0.00308879   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.88768 22 17 08.4  -15 32 07                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.88768 2 +0.00937483 -0.00497830 -0.00308851   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.07090 22 14 55.5  -15 09 47                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.07090 2 +0.00937801 -0.00497199 -0.00308648   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.11255 22 14 23.9  -15 04 19                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.11255 2 +0.00937873 -0.00497056 -0.00308601   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.13755 22 14 03.8  -15 01 38                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.13755 2 +0.00937916 -0.00496971 -0.00308574   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.15422 22 13 53.2  -14 59 38                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.15422 2 +0.00937945 -0.00496914 -0.00308555   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.17922 22 13 32.3  -14 56 46                   63096249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.17922 2 +0.00937987 -0.00496829 -0.00308527   63096249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.19589 22 13 20.0  -14 54 40                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.19589 2 +0.00938016 -0.00496772 -0.00308509   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.22115 22 12 59.0  -14 51 32                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.22115 2 +0.00938059 -0.00496686 -0.00308481   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.23755 22 12 48.0  -14 49 44                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.23755 2 +0.00938087 -0.00496631 -0.00308463   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.40422 22 10 24.3  -14 27 51                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.40422 2 +0.00938370 -0.00496068 -0.00308278   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.43053 22 10 03.4  -14 24 02                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.43053 2 +0.00938414 -0.00495980 -0.00308249   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.44590 22 09 47.5  -14 22 08                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.44590 2 +0.00938440 -0.00495928 -0.00308232   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.47089 22 09 24.8  -14 19 02                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.47089 2 +0.00938482 -0.00495844 -0.00308204   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.48755 22 09 09.8  -14 16 23                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.48755 2 +0.00938510 -0.00495789 -0.00308186   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.51255 22 08 46.3  -14 12 59                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.51255 2 +0.00938552 -0.00495705 -0.00308158   63097249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.52922 22 08 30.1  -14 10 28                   63097249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.52922 2 +0.00938579 -0.00495649 -0.00308140   63097249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.89592 22 01 09.6  -13 11 06                   63097249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.89592 2 +0.00939185 -0.00494439 -0.00307734   63097249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.91257 22 00 43.0  -13 07 46                   63097249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.91257 2 +0.00939213 -0.00494384 -0.00307716   63097249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.93862 21 59 59.7  -13 02 47                   63097249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.93862 2 +0.00939255 -0.00494299 -0.00307687   63097249

Station data:
(249) SOHO.

Orbital elements:  C/2008 C8
   Perihelion 2008 Feb 16.074713 +/- 0.0205 TT =  1:47:35 (JD 2454512.574713)
Epoch 2008 Feb 15.0 TT = JDT 2454511.5   Earth MOID: 0.6109   Find_Orb
M 358.8090 +/- 0.8
n   1.1081645 +/- 1.15              Peri.   74.4162 +/- 19
a   0.9248398 +/- 0.63              Node   337.7468 +/- 7
e   0.994681 +/- 0.00377            Incl.  137.7157 +/- 2.9
P   0.89/324.86d      U 12.8  
q 735808.11 +/- 396294    Q 1.8447612 +/- 30.1
From 22 observations 2008 Feb. 14-15 (26.8 hr); mean residual 24".470.

Residuals in arcseconds:
080214 249 49.2+ 41.8+    080215 249 2.28- 13.6-    080215 249 .116- 9.24+    
080214 249 69.5- 32.7+    080215 249 8.36+ 10.6-    080215 249 3.64+ 4.40+    
080214 249 48.5- 13.4+    080215 249 6.64- 10.2-    080215 249 2.24+ 14.7+    
080214 249 51.4+ 76.0-    080215 249 23.9+ 24.8-    080215 249 8.19- 6.77+    
080215 249 13.0+ 10.6-    080215 249 23.4- .408-    080215 249 4.87- 8.31+    
080215 249 5.54+ 18.9+    080215 249 15.1+ 17.2+    080215 249 11.2+ 15.3-    
080215 249 11.1- 1.04-    080215 249 13.2- 6.54+    
080215 249 20.3+ 2.43-    080215 249 8.58- 12.0-