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MPEC 2009-T39 : COMET P/2009 T2 (LA SAGRA)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-T39                                Issued 2009 Oct. 13, 03:05 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/2009 T2 (LA SAGRA)

Observations:
    PK09T020  C2009 09 18.30895 01 44 07.51 +28 05 47.1          19.0 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 18.31744 01 44 07.65 +28 05 42.9          19.3 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 18.32581 01 44 07.72 +28 05 38.0          19.0 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 18.33424 01 44 07.94 +28 05 33.6          18.9 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 25.31859 01 45 20.66 +26 52 01.2          18.7 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 25.32758 01 45 20.70 +26 51 54.3          18.7 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 25.33653 01 45 20.77 +26 51 48.4          18.7 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 09 25.34540 01 45 20.80 +26 51 41.6          18.7 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 10 09.46988 01 44 50.71 +23 01 54.9          17.2 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 10 09.47432 01 44 50.60 +23 01 50.2          17.3 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 10 09.47873 01 44 50.56 +23 01 44.1          17.3 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 10 09.48317 01 44 50.49 +23 01 38.6          17.1 N ET039703
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.87132 01 44 15.82 +21 49 42.0          17.0 T ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.88491 01 44 15.63 +21 49 24.4          17.1 T ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.89843 01 44 15.47 +21 49 06.3          17.0 T ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.91715 01 44 15.22 +21 48 41.8          17.7 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.92358 01 44 15.13 +21 48 33.3          17.7 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.93002 01 44 15.04 +21 48 24.8          17.6 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.93834 01 44 14.92 +21 48 13.7          17.7 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.94799 01 44 14.78 +21 48 00.9          17.6 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.95766 01 44 14.64 +21 47 48.1          17.7 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.96769 01 44 14.50 +21 47 34.8          17.6 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.97715 01 44 14.36 +21 47 22.2          17.6 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 12.98687 01 44 14.21 +21 47 09.3          17.6 N ET039J75
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.00144 01 44 14.00 +21 46 48.5          17.7 T ET039J77
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.00656 01 44 13.90 +21 46 41.5          17.4 T ET039J77
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.01234 01 44 13.84 +21 46 33.6          17.7 T ET039J77
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.01821 01 44 13.77 +21 46 25.8          17.7 T ET039J77
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.03232 01 44 13.55 +21 46 07.1          17.9 T ET039J77
    PK09T020  C2009 10 13.04148 01 44 13.42 +21 45 54.7          18.0 T ET039J77

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
    W. K. Y. Yeung, J. Rodriguez.  0.45-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD, 0.40-m f/10
    reflector + CCD.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/9.4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)
T 2010 Jan. 12.815 TT                                   MPC
q   1.75499              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.047144       Peri.  215.448       +0.358550       -0.891533
a   7.58906        Node   215.987       +0.927652       +0.373444
e   0.76875        Incl.   28.102       +0.104422       -0.256338
P  20.9
From 30 observations 2009 Sept. 18-Oct. 13.

Ephemeris:
    P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 10 06    01 45.29   +24 08.9    1.118    2.073   156.3    11.2  17.4
2009 10 16    01 43.60   +20 37.8    1.033    2.017   167.2     6.3  17.1
2009 10 26    01 41.19   +16 16.6    0.975    1.966   173.7     3.2  16.9
2009 11 05    01 39.26   +11 24.6    0.945    1.919   164.5     7.9  16.7
2009 11 15    01 38.92   +06 30.3    0.943    1.877   152.5    14.1  16.6
2009 11 25    01 41.08   +02 02.5    0.966    1.840   140.8    19.8  16.6
2009 12 05    01 46.26   -01 39.1    1.010    1.809   130.1    24.6  16.6
2009 12 15    01 54.50   -04 26.6    1.069    1.785   120.7    28.3  16.7
2009 12 25    02 05.65   -06 21.1    1.140    1.768   112.6    30.9  16.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-T39

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