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Orbital elements:
    P/2008 X1 (Hill)
T 2009 May 8.181 TT                                     MPC
q   2.35762              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.146106       Peri.    4.640       -0.525166       -0.801040
a   3.57019        Node   117.300       +0.770005       -0.591028
e   0.33964        Incl.   18.863       +0.362344       +0.094981
P   6.75
From 60 observations 2008 Dec. 4-14.
MPEC 2008 -X84

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Comet C/2008 X1 (Hill)  was discovered by R.E. Hill (Catalina Sky Survey) and announced on December 4, 2008.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet  indicate a perihelion passage on the 20th May, 2009, at a distance of 1.6 AU from the Sun.

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Orbital elements:
    C/2008 X1 (Hill)
T 2009 May 20.504 TT                                    MPC
q   1.61769              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   44.947       -0.836222       -0.392778
                   Node   108.322       +0.316682       -0.915605
e   1.0            Incl.   23.774       +0.447711       -0.085978
From 24 observations 2008 Dec. 4-5.
MPEC 2008 -X42

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