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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   mag   

2009 07 08    12 37.25   -12 33.3    1.537    1.808    87.7    34.2  13.5
2009 07 13    12 35.66   -09 38.3    1.665    1.816    81.4    33.6  13.7
2009 07 18    12 35.01   -07 12.8    1.793    1.826    75.5    32.6  13.9
2009 07 23    12 35.08   -05 10.8    1.920    1.838    69.9    31.3  14.1
2009 07 28    12 35.73   -03 27.7    2.045    1.853    64.6    29.7  14.2
2009 08 02    12 36.82   -01 59.6    2.166    1.869    59.5    27.9  14.4
2009 08 07    12 38.28   -00 43.7    2.284    1.887    54.6    26.0  14.6
2009 08 12    12 40.04   +00 22.4    2.396    1.908    49.9    24.0  14.7
2009 08 17    12 42.05   +01 20.6    2.503    1.930    45.3    21.9  14.8
2009 08 22    12 44.27   +02 12.3    2.604    1.953    40.8    19.8  15.0
2009 08 27    12 46.66   +02 58.9    2.698    1.979    36.5    17.7  15.1


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On the 31st May, 2009,  14:00 UT, the magnitude 7.5  comet C/2008 Q3 (Garradd) will pass  2.36° from the magnitude 6.3 open cluster NGC 5617 in the constellation  Centaurus.     

Position(2000): RA 14 : 29.8, Dec -60 : 43

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MPEC 2008-U19

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Comet C/2008 Q3 (Garradd) was  discovered by G. J. Garradd (Siding Spring Survey) on August 27, 2008, and confirmed by A.C. Gilmore (Mount John Observatory).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet  indicate a perihelion passage on July 1, 2009, at a distance of 2.5 AU from the Sun.

MPEC 2008-Q52
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-- Edited by Blobrana at 21:20, 2008-10-20

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