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MPEC 2009-X01 : COMET P/2009 S1 = 2001 Q10 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X01                                Issued 2009 Dec. 1, 04:46 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.

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                      COMET P/2009 S1 = 2001 Q10 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    PK01Q100  C2001 08 23.60821 02 14 09.59 -06 22 20.8          20.0 N EX001608
    PK01Q100  C2001 08 24.61243 02 14 47.80 -06 35 40.8          20.2 N EX001608
    PK01Q100  C2001 09 24.48475 02 22 42.84 -14 38 01.7          19.8 N EX001644
    PK01Q100  C2001 09 24.50631 02 22 42.65 -14 38 22.6          19.3 N EX001644
    PK01Q100  C2001 10 27.27596 02 09 16.92 -22 00 18.3          19.3 N EX001644
    PK01Q100  C2001 10 27.28631 02 09 16.49 -22 00 23.6          19.9 N EX001644
    PK01Q100  C2001 10 27.29669 02 09 16.13 -22 00 28.7          19.7 N EX001644

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, P. Kervin, J. Africano.  Measurer R. Matson.
    1.2-m reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo,
    M. Hicks, K. Lawrence, R. Thicksten.  Measurer R. Matson.  1.2-m Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2009 S1 = 2001 Q10 (Gibbs)
Epoch 2001 Sept. 8.0 TT = JDT 2452160.5
T 2001 Sept. 24.27259 TT                                MPC
q   2.4926760            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.12838975     Peri.  220.10689     +0.91309363     -0.37711888
a   3.8914890      Node   160.27443     +0.37506542     +0.92598019
e   0.3594544      Incl.   27.34807     -0.15995612     +0.01849448
P   7.68

Epoch 2009 July 28.0 TT = JDT 2455040.5
T 2009 Aug. 4.17415 TT                                  MPC
q   2.4402029            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.12683753     Peri.  224.00341     +0.90071263     -0.40185707
a   3.9231736      Node   157.97980     +0.40476118     +0.91426169
e   0.3780028      Incl.   26.11024     -0.15775028     +0.05134640
P   7.77
Residuals in seconds of arc
010823 608  0.3+  0.0     090924 585  0.4+  1.1-    091020 H45  0.5-  0.1+
010824 608  0.6-  0.8+    090924 585  1.0+  0.5-    091020 H45  0.0   0.8+
010924 644  0.3-  0.1-    090924 585 (0.4+  2.2-)   091020 900 (2.0-  2.6+)
010924 644  0.2-  0.3+    090924 585  1.5+  1.8-    091020 900 (3.0+  0.1+)
011027 644  0.8+  0.2-    090924 585 (1.5+  2.1-)   091020 E16  0.1+  0.1+
011027 644  0.1-  0.1-    090924 585  1.5+  1.4-    091020 E16  0.3+  0.2-
011027 644  0.0   0.1+    090925 H06  1.5-  0.7+    091021 215  1.5-  0.4+
090920 703  0.6-  0.2-    090925 H06 (2.1-  0.1+)   091021 215  0.9-  0.4+
090920 703  1.2-  0.3-    090925 H06 (2.7-  0.6-)   091021 215  1.0-  1.1+
090920 703 (2.1-  0.3+)   090925 H10  0.5+  0.4-    091026 204  0.0   0.1-
090920 703  1.5-  0.3+    090925 H10  0.7-  0.1+    091026 130  0.9-  0.7+
090920 703  1.0-  0.3-    090925 H10 (0.1+  2.0+)   091026 130  0.3+  0.2+
090920 703  0.5-  0.5+    090925 349 (3.0-  1.0+)   091026 130  0.7-  1.2+
090920 703  0.2+  0.2-    090925 349 (2.5-  0.3+)   091026 130  1.7+  0.6-
090920 703  0.2-  0.4+    090927 213  0.1-  0.1-    091026 204  0.1-  0.2+
090920 D90  0.1-  0.2-    090927 213  0.1+  0.1+    091030 E85  0.3+  0.0
090920 D90  0.3-  0.1+    090927 213  0.2-  0.1-    091030 E85  0.5-  0.3+
090921 I21  1.8+  0.9-    090927 A77  0.3+  0.1-    091030 E85  0.2+  0.2+
090921 I21  1.1+  1.3-    090927 A77  0.1-  0.4-    091108 D90  0.1+  0.6-
090921 I20  0.4-  0.9+    090927 A77  0.1+  0.5-    091108 D90  0.4+  0.4-
090921 I20  0.6-  0.8+    090928 H06  0.3-  1.0-    091108 D90  0.7+  0.0
090921 I20  0.9-  0.9+    090928 H06  0.9-  0.4-    091109 204  0.3+  0.0
090921 H06  0.2-  0.6+    090928 585 (2.1-  0.9-)   091110 204  0.2+  0.1+
090921 H36  0.2-  0.2-    090928 585 (2.6-  0.5-)   091116 A77  0.4+  0.2-
090921 H36  0.7-  0.2+    090929 204  0.3+  0.1-    091116 A77  0.2-  0.2-
090921 H36  0.3+  0.4-    090929 850  0.5-  0.7+    091116 A77  0.1-  0.4+
090921 H06  0.5+  0.1-    090929 850  1.1-  0.9-    091117 I10  0.2-  0.5-
090921 H36  0.5+  0.1+    090929 850 (2.8-  0.2-)   091117 I10  0.2-  0.5-
090921 H06  0.4-  0.4+    090930 A77  0.6-  0.4+    091118 I10  0.9+  1.8-
090921 H36  0.1+  0.3-    090930 A77  0.4+  0.7-    091118 I10  0.1+  0.1-
090921 H06  0.5-  0.7+    091010 474  0.4+  0.2-    091118 703  0.8+  1.8+
090921 H06  1.1-  0.9+    091010 474  0.1+  0.2-    091118 703 (1.5-  3.0+)
090921 F65  0.9+  0.0     091010 474  0.3+  0.2-    091118 703 (0.8-  2.7+)
090921 F65  0.7+  0.1-    091010 474  0.4+  0.1+    091118 703 (1.7-  3.4+)
090921 F65  1.2+  0.1+    091014 372  0.7-  0.4-    091119 900  0.1-  1.4+
090921 F65  1.1+  0.1-    091015 900  0.2+  0.5-    091119 900 (0.8+  3.6+)
090922 204  0.1+  0.1-    091015 900  0.1-  0.2+    091120 I10  0.0   0.1+
090922 204  0.0   0.1-    091015 585 (1.1+  2.8+)   091120 I10  0.6+  0.1-
090922 854  0.4+  0.3+    091015 585 (0.5+  4.3+)   091120 H10  0.2+  0.6-
090922 854  0.2-  0.3+    091018 585  1.1+  0.2-    091120 H10  0.2+  0.2+
090922 854  0.3-  0.6+    091019 349  0.1-  0.3-    091120 H10  0.3-  0.7+
090922 673  0.5+  0.6-    091019 349  0.8-  0.3+    091124 A77  0.6+  0.3-
090922 673  0.3-  0.5+    091020 H45  0.4+  0.1+    091125 I10  0.6-  0.2-
090922 673  0.0   0.0     091020 H45  0.1-  0.5+    091125 I10  0.1-  0.3-
090922 673  0.7+  0.4-    091020 H45  0.5-  1.0+

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2009-W149)

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X01

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