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Orbital elements:
    P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 11.93664 TT                                 MPC
q   4.4342276            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.04334402     Peri.  238.27452     -0.59305653     -0.51123355
a   8.0263227      Node   262.93560     +0.76564725     -0.59712555
e   0.4475393      Incl.   38.81373     -0.24913500     -0.61812728
P  22.74
MPEC 2009 -A54

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Orbital elements:
    C/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
T 2008 Apr. 3.662 TT                                    MPC
q   3.90538              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  189.733       -0.076815       -0.755047
                   Node   267.023       +0.953012       +0.136340
e   1.0            Incl.   40.695       +0.293032       -0.641339
From 43 observations 2008 Dec. 31-2009 Jan. 4.
MPEC 2009 -A35

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Comet P/2008 Y3 (McNaught) was discovered on the 31st December, 2008, by Rob H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements for the comet  indicate a perihelion passage on the 8th November, 2009 at a distance of approximately 1.9 AU from the Sun.
This new comet now brings the total number of  comet discoveries by Rob McNaught to 45.

Ephemeris

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Orbital elements:
    C/2008 Y3 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 8.502 TT                                    MPC
q   1.90426              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  343.161       -0.620712       +0.606697
                   Node   245.270       -0.641504       -0.757164
e   1.0            Incl.   33.146       -0.450765       +0.242120
From 28 observations 2008 Dec. 31-2009 Jan. 1.
MPEC 2009 -A04


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