MPEC 2009-Y40 : COMET C/2009 Y2 (KOWALSKI)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-Y40 Issued 2009 Dec. 21, 19:06 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2009 Y2 (KOWALSKI)
Observations:
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.11774 00 37 55.48 +31 27 27.2 18.9 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.12370 00 37 56.02 +31 27 20.7 18.9 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.12975 00 37 56.24 +31 27 17.4 19.1 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.13583 00 37 56.67 +31 27 14.1 19.1 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.15752 00 37 58.08 +31 26 57.4 19.3 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.16071 00 37 58.26 +31 26 55.1 19.0 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.16388 00 37 58.33 +31 26 52.7 19.2 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.16708 00 37 58.69 +31 26 50.2 19.1 T EY040703
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.18057 00 37 59.44 +31 26 39.2 19.0 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19079 00 38 00.09 +31 26 31.6 19.0 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19600 00 38 00.42 +31 26 28.0 19.2 T EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19691 00 38 00.48 +31 26 27.4 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19716 00 38 00.49 +31 26 27.0 19.2 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19782 00 38 00.55 +31 26 26.7 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.19873 00 38 00.58 +31 26 25.8 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.20267 00 38 00.84 +31 26 22.8 19.1 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.21002 00 38 01.30 +31 26 17.3 19.4 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.21058 00 38 01.28 +31 26 17.0 19.2 T EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.21153 00 38 01.39 +31 26 16.6 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.21244 00 38 01.39 +31 26 15.6 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.21336 00 38 01.50 +31 26 15.0 EY040G96
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.41674 00 38 14.83 +31 23 44.9 19.2 T EY040900
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.41972 00 38 15.14 +31 23 43.5 19.3 N EY040300
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.42137 00 38 15.23 +31 23 42.3 19.2 N EY040300
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.42734 00 38 15.58 +31 23 38.5 18.7 N EY040900
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.43886 00 38 16.27 +31 23 29.1 19.4 N EY040900
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.45411 00 38 17.32 +31 23 18.4 19.3 N EY040300
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.45715 00 38 17.50 +31 23 15.5 19.2 N EY040300
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.78378 00 38 38.82 +31 19 14.6 EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.79924 00 38 39.80 +31 19 03.1 EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.80955 00 38 40.29 +31 18 55.8 19.0 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.81350 00 38 40.63 +31 18 53.4 18.6 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.81492 00 38 40.79 +31 18 52.0 19.5 T EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.81747 00 38 40.95 +31 18 49.1 18.8 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.82196 00 38 41.10 +31 18 47.0 19.0 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.82590 00 38 41.41 +31 18 43.8 18.8 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.83083 00 38 41.71 +31 18 38.3 18.9 N EY040A24
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.85752 00 38 43.53 +31 18 20.5 EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.86802 00 38 44.20 +31 18 12.7 19.7 T EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.87973 00 38 44.97 +31 18 04.1 EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 20.89173 00 38 45.73 +31 17 55.2 19.5 T EY040J95
CK09Y020 C2009 12 21.06244 00 38 57.04 +31 15 52.0 18.9 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 21.06883 00 38 57.45 +31 15 47.2 18.8 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 21.07697 00 38 57.97 +31 15 41.3 18.7 T EY040H01
CK09Y020 C2009 12 21.08466 00 38 58.47 +31 15 35.7 19.0 T EY040H01
Observer details:
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers A. Asami, N. Hashimoto.
1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. A. Kowalski. 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.
900 Moriyama. Observer Y. Ikari. 0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate. Observer E. Cozzi. 0.36-m f/7.6
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer A. R. Gibbs. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro. Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
Measurer W. H. Ryan. 2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
T 2010 Apr. 2.849 TT MPC
q 2.29149 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 177.247 +0.201737 -0.840292
Node 260.726 +0.888598 +0.373108
e 1.0 Incl. 30.655 +0.411942 -0.393319
From 45 observations 2009 Dec. 20-21.
Ephemeris:
C/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 12 15 00 32.76 +32 32.3 2.023 2.598 115.1 20.1 18.7
2009 12 25 00 43.45 +30 29.1 2.071 2.547 107.7 21.6 18.6
2010 01 04 00 56.42 +28 41.2 2.130 2.501 100.4 22.8 18.6
2010 01 14 01 11.34 +27 09.6 2.198 2.459 93.3 23.5 18.6
2010 01 24 01 27.95 +25 53.8 2.273 2.420 86.5 23.9 18.6
2010 02 03 01 45.95 +24 52.0 2.353 2.386 79.9 24.0 18.6
2010 02 13 02 05.12 +24 01.8 2.436 2.357 73.7 23.7 18.7
2010 02 23 02 25.25 +23 20.5 2.521 2.334 67.7 23.1 18.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-Y40
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