MPEC 2010-A32 : COMET P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2010-A32 Issued 2010 Jan. 7, 23:29 UT
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COMET P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
PK10A020 C2010 01 06.27428 07 10 16.81 +28 21 35.1 19.9 N EA032704
PK10A020 C2010 01 06.28699 07 10 15.41 +28 21 35.8 19.8 N EA032704
PK10A020 C2010 01 06.31246 07 10 12.71 +28 21 34.6 19.6 N EA032704
PK10A020 C2010 01 06.97855 07 09 26.14 +28 20 33.4 18.0 N EA032J95
PK10A020 C2010 01 06.99165 07 09 25.13 +28 20 32.4 18.5 N EA032J95
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.00389 07 09 24.18 +28 20 30.2 18.4 N EA032J95
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.20023 07 09 10.32 +28 20 15.2 19.3 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.20174 07 09 10.29 +28 20 15.1 EA032H06
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.21643 07 09 09.27 +28 20 13.3 18.3 T EA032H06
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.22675 07 09 08.08 +28 20 15.1 19.1 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.24079 07 09 07.27 +28 20 13.1 19.3 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.26423 07 09 05.46 +28 20 11.2 19.2 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.27789 07 09 04.50 +28 20 10.0 19.3 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.28787 07 09 03.67 +28 20 09.5 19.2 T EA032H01
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.32243 07 09 01.28 +28 20 04.5 19.7 T EA032G96
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.32958 07 09 00.61 +28 20 04.3 19.5 T EA032G96
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.33674 07 09 00.09 +28 20 03.7 19.9 T EA032G96
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.34397 07 08 59.73 +28 20 01.7 19.6 T EA032G96
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.66223 07 08 36.41 +28 19 32.4 18.2 T EA032349
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.66584 07 08 36.18 +28 19 31.1 EA032349
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.84000 07 08 24.10 +28 19 12.4 19.4 N EA032J95
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.85891 07 08 22.77 +28 19 10.2 18.9 N EA032J95
PK10A020 C2010 01 07.87386 07 08 21.66 +28 19 10.2 19.6 N EA032J95
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer E. C. Beshore. Measurers J. D. Ahern,
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. Observer W. H. Ryan. 2.4-m f/8.9
reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observer H. Sato. 0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
T 2010 May 7.565 TT MPC
q 1.35759 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.137499 Peri. 227.300 -0.996911 +0.017165
a 3.71766 Node 313.525 +0.020283 -0.886471
e 0.63483 Incl. 6.068 -0.075879 -0.462465
P 7.17
From 19 observations 2010 Jan. 6-7.
Ephemeris:
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2010 01 04 07 12.91 +28 24.3 0.949 1.929 173.4 3.3 18.7
2010 01 14 07 00.73 +28 06.0 0.884 1.858 168.5 6.0 18.4
2010 01 24 06 48.43 +27 29.4 0.843 1.790 156.6 12.6 18.2
2010 02 03 06 38.45 +26 35.3 0.822 1.723 144.6 19.4 17.9
2010 02 13 06 32.69 +25 28.9 0.818 1.659 133.3 25.7 17.8
2010 02 23 06 32.35 +24 15.6 0.826 1.599 123.2 31.2 17.6
2010 03 05 06 37.71 +22 58.5 0.841 1.543 114.5 35.8 17.5
2010 03 15 06 48.47 +21 37.7 0.859 1.493 107.1 39.5 17.4
2010 03 25 07 04.15 +20 10.5 0.880 1.450 100.9 42.5 17.3
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2010 MPC M.P.E.C. 2010-A32
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