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MPEC 2010-B61 : OBSERVABLE COMETS (2010 FEB. 13.0 TT)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-B61                                Issued 2010 Jan. 30, 14:44 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                      OBSERVABLE COMETS (2010 FEB. 13.0 TT)

     Ephemerides and orbital elements for the objects listed here
are available on the Minor Planet Center's WWW site at:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/index.html

Designation (and name)                   Orbit Ephem.    Last obs.  code  Mag.
   2P/Encke                              59600  66483  2010 Jan. 21  204  20.4 N
   8P/Tuttle                             61707  68019  2008 June 10  474  17.2 N
   9P/Tempel                             62880  66731  2010 Jan. 17  B42  19.2 N
  10P/Tempel                             59600  67765  2010 Jan. 27  A77  18.5 N
  14P/Wolf                               56802  65990  2010 Jan. 21  204  20.2 N
  17P/Holmes                             51822  66961  2009 Apr. 15  J47  20.7 N
  22P/Kopff                              66205  64315  2010 Jan. 15  235  17.8 N
  24P/Schaumasse                         56804  67767  2001 July 23  360  14.9 T
  29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann               42666  66959  2010 Jan. 27  850  15.2 N
  30P/Reinmuth                           59599  65992  2010 Jan. 23  379  15.9 N
  31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann               59600  66250  2010 Jan. 21  J38  18.7 N
  36P/Whipple                            62883  68020  2004 Feb. 20  A33  19.4 N
  37P/Forbes                             62882  68018  2006 Jan. 23  215  18.3 T
  43P/Wolf-Harrington                    59600  66250  2010 Jan. 24  D95  15.4 N
  44P/Reinmuth                           60465  67766  2010 Jan. 18  704  19.7 T
  47P/Ashbrook-Jackson                   56802  65990  2010 Jan. 21  B42  19.9 N
  49P/Arend-Rigaux                       62882  68456  2006 June 26  204  20.0 N
  54P/de Vico-Swift-NEAT                 66922         2009 Dec. 20  349  19.2 T
  57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte           54171         2009 Nov. 24  G96  20.3 T
  59P/Kearns-Kwee                        64498  68018  2009 Nov. 21  A79  19.6 N
  61P/Shajn-Schaldach                    63377  66959  2009 Mar. 15  349  18.0 T
  64P/Swift-Gehrels                      66706         2010 Jan. 18  704  19.7 T
  65P/Gunn                               59598  68018  2009 Aug. 25  900  15.3 N
  68P/Klemola                            56802         2010 Jan.  4  215  19.7 T
  74P/Smirnova-Chernykh                  56804  67225  2010 Jan. 27  A77  16.8 N
  77P/Longmore                           56804  68021  2009 Aug. 14  D90  15.5 T
  81P/Wild                               67148  66484  2010 Jan. 27  442  12.8 T
  82P/Gehrels                            59598  66483  2010 Jan. 21  F65  21.6 N
  88P/Howell                             66205  63882  2010 Jan. 18  204  14.8 N
  94P/Russell                            59599  67496  2010 Jan. 25  J01  17.3 N
 104P/Kowal                              59599  66247  2004 Feb. 20  A33  18.1 N
 110P/Hartley                            54167  68454  2009 Apr. 29  A77  19.7 N
 115P/Maury                              62882  68454  2003 Oct. 25  204
 116P/Wild                               62583  68019  2009 Aug. 23  900  14.2 N
 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu                    45658  66483  2009 Nov. 17  A77  20.3 N
 118P/Shoemaker-Levy                     66922  65989  2010 Jan. 26  B59  15.6 N
 119P/Parker-Hartley                     52907  68018  2006 Apr.  9  G96  18.6 T
 123P/West-Hartley                       62881  66730  2004 July 20  E12  17.1 T
 126P/IRAS                               66205         2009 Dec.  7  I10  15.6 N
 127P/Holt-Olmstead                      67414         2010 Jan. 18  160  18.7 N
 128P/Shoemaker-Holt                     51822  67495  2008 Apr. 28  G96  19.8 T
 130P/McNaught-Hughes                    62881  68454  2006 Jan. 26  G96  16.2 T
 136P/Mueller                            60282  66732  2009 Mar. 24  291
 137P/Shoemaker-Levy                     56803  65990  2010 Jan. 18  160  18.5 N
 139P/Vaisala-Oterma                     60666  66733  2009 Mar. 21  291  21.4 T
 141P/Machholz                           59599  68456  2005 Apr. 13  213
 143P/Kowal-Mrkos                        56803  68020  2009 Aug. 14  D90  18.2 T
 145P/Shoemaker-Levy                     56803  66484  2010 Jan. 16  204  19.3 N
 149P/Mueller                            59598  66961  2001 June 28  170  18.0 T
 150P/LONEOS                             54170  68452  2009 July 21  D25  19.2 N
 152P/Helin-Lawrence                     65938  66733  2004 Dec.  1  360  18.5 T
 157P/Tritton                            66922  65129  2010 Jan. 27  H06  16.3 T
 158P/Kowal-LINEAR                       65939  68020  2009 Aug. 15  215  19.0 T
 162P/Siding Spring                      59599         2009 Nov. 10  I10  16.8 N
 164P/Christensen                        62880  68453  2005 June 18  G96  18.9 T
 167P/CINEOS                             54367  65716  2009 Sept.28  204  20.1 N
 169P/NEAT                               56805  67766  2010 Jan. 26  900  15.0 T
 173P/Mueller                            54987  67496  2009 Apr. 25  B42  20.9 N
 179P/Jedicke                            66205  66734  2009 Apr. 21  291  20.8 T
 183P/Korlevic-Juric                     58540  67767  2009 June 13  204  18.2 N
 195P/Hill                               61438  67765  2010 Jan. 20  415  19.7 N
 199P/Shoemaker                          66205  64831  2009 Nov. 22  I10  18.2 N
 200P/Larsen                             63139  66251  2009 Jan. 21  204  19.1 N
 203P/Korlevic                           63822  65992  2010 Jan. 16  A71  16.5 N
 211P/Hill                               64768  67223  2009 Apr. 22  J47  18.9 N
 213P/Van Ness                           65058  67224  2009 Apr. 21  291  22.0 T
 215P/NEAT                               67148  68021  2009 May  19  215  19.1 T
 217P/LINEAR                             65648  64830  2010 Jan. 25  H06  14.7 T
 219P/LINEAR                             65936         2009 Dec. 26  349  16.5 T
 222P/LINEAR                             66706         2009 Dec. 17  349  20.2 T
 224P/LINEAR-NEAT                        66922  66482  2009 Nov. 11  130  20.0 N
 225P/LINEAR                             66923         2009 Nov. 24  703  19.9 T
 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski             67148  66248  2009 Nov. 23  349  19.5 T
 227P/Catalina-LINEAR                    67148  66730  2009 Nov. 19  G96  20.5 T
 228P/LINEAR                             67414  65992  2009 Dec. 20  A77  19.6 N
 229P/Gibbs                              67685  67493  2009 Dec. 20  H23  19.2 N
 230P/LINEAR                             67973  67764  2010 Jan. 19  215  17.9 T
 231P/LINEAR-NEAT                        68393  68017  2010 Jan. 19  204  21   N
 232P/Hill                               67974  67764  2010 Jan. 24  900  17.4 T
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)                   62882  68455  1997 Jan. 12  587
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR)                     54169  66732  1999 Jan. 14  693  19.1 T
P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR)                     56804  67223  2000 May   1  695  18.8 T
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)                  54170  66961  2000 Mar. 30  360  17.8 T
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti)                       65937  65991  2002 May  14  704  19.1 T
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff)                 59599  65717  2002 Feb.  1  360  19.4 T
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)                     56803  66248  2002 Oct. 14  360  17.4 T
P/2002 X2 (NEAT)                         59600  65991  2004 Mar. 16  204  20.1 T
P/2003 S2 (NEAT)                         62880  68453  2004 Feb. 18  360  19.1 T
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)                    54823  65719  2004 July 12  E12  18.8 N
P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR)                     59601  67496  2004 Oct. 12  360  19.1 T
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS)                    61994  67494  2009 June 23  291  21.8 T
P/2005 Y2 (McNaught)                     62270         2009 Dec. 11  G96  19.4 T
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski)                     60465  65719  2007 Sept. 1  204  18.8 N
P/2006 T1 (Levy)                         65937  68455  2006 Dec.  1  349  16.8 T
P/2007 R1 (Larson)                       65645  66251  2009 Feb. 16  A77  20.4 N
P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)                     65645  67496  2009 June 13  204  19.6 N
P/2008 J2 (Beshore)                      63376  65128  2008 Aug.  4  J70
P/2008 J3 (McNaught)                     67971  66247  2009 Dec. 25  A77  18.5 N
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)                     66921  65718  2009 Nov. 11  160  19.6 N
P/2008 T1 (Boattini)                     67413  66250  2009 Dec. 11  B37  20.7 N
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)                     65936  66730  2010 Jan. 25  E16  16.8 N
P/2009 O3 (Hill)                         67147  66958  2010 Jan.  3  215  19.2 T
P/2009 Q1 (Hill)                         67147  67221  2009 Nov. 11  A77  20.2 N
P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)                     67684  67222  2010 Jan. 26  H06  15.9 T
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)                     67413  67221  2010 Jan. 18  204  17.5 N
P/2009 QG31 (La Sagra)                   67413  67221  2009 Nov. 17  G96  20.8 T
P/2009 S2 (McNaught)                     67148  67221  2009 Nov. 11  E12  19.4 T
P/2009 SK280 (Spacewatch-Hill)           67684  67492  2009 Dec. 14  A77  20.2 N
P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)                     67684  67493  2010 Jan. 24  561  16.3 T
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)                     67973  67763  2009 Dec.  9  415  19.9 N
P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)                     68393  68450  2010 Jan. 24  561  18.7 T
P/2010 A1 (Hill)                         68393  68451  2010 Jan. 25  H45  19.3 N
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)                       68393  68451  2010 Jan. 25  585  16.6 N
P/2010 A3 (Hill)                         68393  68451  2010 Jan. 25  585  17.1 N
P/2010 A5 (LINEAR)                       68393  68452  2010 Jan. 26  H06  17.3 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)                    61436  66249  2007 Oct. 22  413
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)                     59874  67497  2009 May  22  215  18.7 T
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)                     56169  67766  2008 May  25  J47  20.0 N
C/2005 L3 (McNaught)                     59596  66960  2010 Jan. 25  H06  14.8 T
C/2005 S4 (McNaught)                     60464  65129  2009 July 23  204  21   N
C/2006 K4 (NEAT)                         62270  66732  2009 Mar.  6  415  18.2 N
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)                   62270  66960  2010 Jan. 26  900  17.3 T
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)                     61994  67765  2010 Jan. 27  H06  17.1 T
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)                       61702         2010 Jan. 18  204  17.2 N
C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)                   66204  67225  2010 Jan. 16  204  19.4 N
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)                  61436  68455  2009 Dec. 26  349  12.4 T
C/2007 B2 (Skiff)                        66700  68456  2009 Nov. 12  I10  18.7 N
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)                       61436  67225  2010 Jan. 25  H06  18.3 T
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)                       66464  63886  2010 Jan.  4  415  18.6 N
C/2007 M1 (McNaught)                     63376  67224  2009 Aug. 20  204  19.2 N
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)                     68392  63883  2010 Jan.  4  415  19.2 N
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)                        65054  66731  2010 Jan. 18  160  18.0 N
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)                61437  67222  2010 Jan. 24  B33  14.0 N
C/2007 S2 (Lemmon)                       64767  67224  2009 Apr. 19  461  18.3 N
C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)                       66921         2009 Nov. 18  215  18.9 T
C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)                 63821  65991  2010 Jan. 18  204  17.3 N
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)                     65935  66249  2010 Jan. 17  A77  19.3 N
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)                     64113  66960  2009 Dec. 19  349  18.6 T
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)                      68392  66248  2010 Jan. 14  D90  19.8 T
C/2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring)       64767  67497  2010 Jan. 16  H06  16.6 T
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)                        63136  66960  2008 Aug. 27  A77  19.4 N
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)                       65935  63884  2010 Jan. 13  H10  15.5 N
C/2008 P1 (Garradd)                      64114  65719  2010 Jan. 17  204  17.6 N
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)                      65935  67495  2010 Jan. 18  704  19.8 T
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)                      66204  67226  2010 Jan. 16  235  16.5 N
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)                     66921  66249  2010 Jan. 19  160  19.7 N
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)                     66921  68022  2009 Sept. 9  E94  14.9 N
C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)                       65647  66733  2009 May   9  349  18.0 T
C/2009 F2 (McNaught)                     66204  67495  2010 Jan. 26  H06  18.3 T
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)                     68392  67766  2010 Jan. 21  D96
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)                     66204  67497  2009 Aug. 15  A77  18.5 N
C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)                      67147  66731  2010 Jan. 20  423  18.8 T
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)                       66466  66482  2009 July 31  D25  15.4 T
C/2009 K2 (Catalina)                     67683  68453  2009 Nov.  6  A77  17.4 N
C/2009 K3 (Beshore)                      66205  67223  2009 May  28  H01  20.2 T
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)                     67973  68019  2009 Oct. 18  I36  16.2 T
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)                     68392  68452  2010 Jan. 25  349  13.0 T
C/2009 O4 (Hill)                         67147  66958  2009 Dec. 12  D90  17.2 T
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)                      67973  66957  2010 Jan.  9  423  17.7 T
C/2009 P2 (Boattini)                     67147  66957  2009 Dec. 19  349  19.1 T
C/2009 R1 (McNaught)                     67148         2009 Dec. 29  349  16.3 T
C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)                       67413  68454  2009 Oct. 25  G96  20.4 T
C/2009 T1 (McNaught)                     67973  67494  2010 Jan. 20  423  18.0 T
C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)                       67973  67494  2010 Jan. 24  561  17.8 T
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                      67414  67493  2009 Oct. 18  E12  19.4 T
C/2009 U3 (Hill)                         67973  67764  2010 Jan. 24  561  18.6 T
C/2009 U5 (Grauer)                       67973  68017  2010 Jan. 25  H45  18.8 N
C/2009 W2 (Boattini)                     68392  68017  2010 Jan. 19  204  19.7 N
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)                     68393  68451  2010 Jan. 25  H45  18.9 T
C/2010 A4 (Siding Spring)                68393  68451  2010 Jan. 23  D90  17.8 N
C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)                     68393  68451  2010 Jan. 26  J01  17.5 N

         Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT

Designation (and name)                  R.A. (2000) Decl.  Geo.  Hel.  El.   Ph.
C/2008 G1 (Gibbs)                      22 20.62 +43 03.9  5.65  5.18  57.2   9.2
C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)               22 39.49 +69 25.3  4.89  4.88  83.5  11.6
 167P/CINEOS                           23 12.06 +12 00.9 14.98 14.17  33.4   2.2
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)                    23 17.97 -36 15.6  8.10  7.27  30.8   4.0
C/2008 P1 (Garradd)                    23 28.71 +36 35.3  4.76  4.28  55.7  11.0
   2P/Encke                            23 36.41 +02 50.5  3.33  2.54  32.0  11.9
C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)                     23 42.26 +16 22.7  2.95  2.31  41.6  16.5
C/2009 O4 (Hill)                       23 58.17 -48 21.4  3.22  2.60  44.3  15.4
P/2008 J2 (Beshore)                    00 02.72 -09 02.4  4.81  4.03  33.9   7.9
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)                   00 20.99 +79 21.5  5.89  6.06  95.2   9.3
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)                   00 47.67 +01 12.2  2.87  2.32  47.5  18.3
P/2009 Q1 (Hill)                       00 49.12 -01 23.7  3.80  3.21  47.0  13.0
  22P/Kopff                            00 51.47 +01 14.8  3.36  2.80  48.4  15.3
C/2009 U3 (Hill)                       00 54.91 +49 25.3  1.41  1.50  75.5  39.5
P/2009 QG31 (La Sagra)                 00 55.39 +09 24.8  2.80  2.33  52.4  19.6
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)                   00 55.63 -63 03.2  5.61  5.19  59.6   9.5
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)                  01 04.32 -84 20.7 29.73 29.46  72.9   1.8
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)                   01 09.25 +16 00.4  4.36  3.93  58.4  12.3
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)                  01 10.48 +09 19.4  6.26  5.76  55.8   8.2
 123P/West-Hartley                     01 18.62 +04 28.0  4.37  3.90  55.9  12.1
P/2009 SK280 (Spacewatch-Hill)         01 31.81 +09 36.1  4.66  4.27  60.8  11.6
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski)                   01 57.74 -08 53.0  4.93  4.55  61.9  11.0
 224P/LINEAR-NEAT                      01 58.31 +16 55.2  2.11  1.99  69.5  27.7
P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)                   02 02.74 +24 30.5  2.46  2.38  73.4  23.5
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)                   02 09.49 -22 18.6  3.49  3.16  63.0  16.1
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)                   02 15.46 +17 08.9  8.75  8.52  73.4   6.4
P/2009 O3 (Hill)                       02 16.17 +02 08.6  3.62  3.39  68.9  15.8
 227P/Catalina-LINEAR                  02 18.27 +14 57.2  2.58  2.48  73.3  22.4
 157P/Tritton                          02 18.62 +18 58.6  1.24  1.36  74.7  44.3
P/2010 A3 (Hill)                       02 32.58 +18 12.5  1.64  1.72  77.6  34.1
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                    02 51.43 -11 59.2  3.42  3.29  74.3  16.8
 228P/LINEAR                           02 53.19 +20 44.8  3.97  3.97  83.0  14.3
P/2009 S2 (McNaught)                   03 17.55 -06 47.1  2.79  2.82  81.7  20.2
  47P/Ashbrook-Jackson                 03 17.64 +32 00.3  3.30  3.46  91.4  16.6
P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)                   03 32.94 -06 54.3  1.57  1.79  85.4  33.3
 229P/Gibbs                            03 50.46 -08 18.2  2.58  2.75  89.3  21.0
C/2009 T1 (McNaught)                   03 51.48 -47 22.0  6.36  6.28  81.1   8.9
  14P/Wolf                             03 55.52 -04 06.5  3.24  3.41  91.5  16.8
P/2008 T1 (Boattini)                   04 24.76 +22 49.0  4.04  4.38 104.1  12.6
 203P/Korlevic                         04 26.59 +23 07.9  2.79  3.18 104.6  17.5
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)                      04 32.89 +20 12.0  4.67  5.02 105.6  10.9
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)                     04 36.04 -28 22.3  4.99  5.16  94.4  11.0
C/2009 W2 (Boattini)                   04 49.13 +37 26.2  6.51  6.93 110.7   7.7
  30P/Reinmuth                         04 59.09 +19 24.1  1.38  1.97 111.6  27.8
 231P/LINEAR-NEAT                      05 15.18 +13 42.1  3.15  3.67 114.6  14.2
  31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann             05 15.93 +21 12.9  3.00  3.55 115.7  14.5
P/2007 R1 (Larson)                     05 16.68 +14 25.2  5.12  5.61 115.1   9.2
 200P/Larsen                           05 23.80 +14 27.7  3.71  4.25 116.8  12.0
C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)                    05 36.13 -44 50.5  3.57  3.85  99.0  14.7
 217P/LINEAR                           05 39.02 +17 31.8  1.52  2.20 120.8  22.7
P/2008 J3 (McNaught)                   05 44.57 +54 56.6  2.63  3.21 118.0  15.8
 118P/Shoemaker-Levy                   05 49.07 +14 50.9  1.30  2.01 122.9  24.3
C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)                     05 53.77 -03 26.7  3.61  4.20 120.1  11.7
 137P/Shoemaker-Levy                   05 56.55 +18 32.7  2.36  3.04 125.0  15.4
 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu                  06 16.01 +30 17.0  4.45  5.13 129.1   8.6
C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)                   06 40.62 +69 57.0  3.99  4.52 116.8  11.2
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)                     06 40.81 +26 17.9  1.21  2.03 135.0  20.1
  82P/Gehrels                          06 41.53 +21 58.9  2.86  3.63 135.6  11.0
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)                   06 58.90 -18 07.4  2.51  3.21 128.2  14.0
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)                    07 56.00 -73 53.1  6.74  6.83  90.9   8.3
C/2006 K4 (NEAT)                       08 00.50 -08 26.9  6.77  7.61 145.9   4.2
  44P/Reinmuth                         08 10.60 +17 32.1  3.60  4.52 156.8   4.9
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)                     08 12.02 -59 50.4  3.76  4.12 104.3  13.4
   9P/Tempel                           08 18.42 +32 43.5  2.19  3.10 152.4   8.5
 136P/Mueller                          08 33.45 +17 10.1  3.71  4.66 162.3   3.7
P/2010 A1 (Hill)                       08 38.84 +35 11.8  1.64  2.56 153.6   9.9
 169P/NEAT                             08 46.12 -04 41.4  0.42  1.38 156.6  16.5
 152P/Helin-Lawrence                   08 52.75 +25 42.9  3.96  4.91 162.6   3.4
C/2009 U5 (Grauer)                     08 55.41 +23 38.0  5.20  6.16 164.4   2.5
  37P/Forbes                           08 57.02 +17 23.4  3.60  4.57 167.7   2.6
P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR)                   08 57.53 -17 14.4  2.21  3.08 147.1  10.0
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR)                   09 00.86 +14 18.1  3.32  4.29 169.2   2.5
 145P/Shoemaker-Levy                   09 30.80 +30 38.5  2.28  3.24 162.5   5.3
  29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann             09 34.14 +12 29.1  5.21  6.19 177.1   0.5
 179P/Jedicke                          09 39.07 +24 51.9  4.37  5.34 168.6   2.1
 232P/Hill                             09 42.67 +36 07.3  2.15  3.08 157.4   7.1
 139P/Vaisala-Oterma                   09 44.16 +10 27.4  3.38  4.37 176.9   0.7
  61P/Shajn-Schaldach                  09 56.46 +10 07.8  2.90  3.88 175.7   1.1
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)                 10 02.71 +03 17.5  4.67  5.64 168.9   1.9
C/2010 A4 (Siding Spring)              10 13.30 -33 49.7  2.90  3.64 132.2  11.6
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)                   10 26.83 -14 03.6  4.86  5.74 150.6   4.9
  94P/Russell                          10 31.60 +20 42.8  1.29  2.26 166.8   5.7
  17P/Holmes                           10 32.76 +05 20.1  4.08  5.05 165.7   2.8
P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)                   10 34.05 +19 17.3  0.64  1.62 167.0   7.9
 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski           10 37.94 +75 39.8  2.33  2.92 117.4  17.5
C/2009 K3 (Beshore)                    10 55.90 -07 30.3  3.92  4.81 152.6   5.4
 230P/LINEAR                           10 58.06 +23 42.1  1.39  2.34 160.0   8.3
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)                11 06.82 -00 18.6  2.87  3.79 155.5   6.2
  59P/Kearns-Kwee                      11 33.28 -04 49.0  2.51  3.38 147.5   9.0
 195P/Hill                             11 36.23 -39 32.8  4.18  4.77 121.0  10.2
 115P/Maury                            11 42.67 -00 07.3  3.66  4.53 147.9   6.7
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)                   11 58.29 +62 23.5  3.71  4.36 125.7  10.6
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)                   12 08.24 -47 19.9  4.47  4.92 111.3  10.8
C/2007 S2 (Lemmon)                     12 39.61 -23 59.1  5.61  6.21 123.3   7.6
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)                    12 54.50 +47 01.6  2.63  3.33 128.4  13.4
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)                    13 01.75 -08 57.8  4.22  4.87 126.3   9.4
C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)                 13 06.35 +16 30.8  5.70  6.40 131.5   6.6
C/2005 L3 (McNaught)                   13 09.69 +38 31.5  7.08  7.73 128.6   5.7
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS)                  13 14.04 -15 03.4  6.17  6.73 121.0   7.2
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)                     13 26.68 +10 33.3  9.78 10.39 125.9   4.4
  81P/Wild                             13 35.70 -06 11.6  0.86  1.60 119.5  32.5
 128P/Shoemaker-Holt                   13 37.78 -11 43.1  4.64  5.16 117.1   9.8
 213P/Van Ness                         13 40.86 -21 55.4  3.10  3.59 112.3  14.7
C/2009 F2 (McNaught)                   13 53.71 -26 12.4  5.53  5.91 107.8   9.2
 130P/McNaught-Hughes                  13 56.69 -03 06.1  3.17  3.71 115.5  13.9
  74P/Smirnova-Chernykh                14 00.07 -04 56.2  3.11  3.62 114.2  14.4
 149P/Mueller                          14 03.82 +14 42.5  2.05  2.65 117.5  19.3
P/2010 A5 (LINEAR)                     14 23.71 -22 36.4  1.35  1.84 102.9  31.5
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)                   14 29.79 -13 40.0 10.97 11.25 104.5   4.9
 173P/Mueller                          14 33.86 +03 24.2  4.53  4.93 108.2  11.0
P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR)                   14 38.22 -26 26.7  2.24  2.58  98.5  22.2
P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)                   14 43.07 -15 56.1  5.94  6.20 100.8   9.0
 211P/Hill                             14 46.69 +06 57.0  2.49  2.92 105.8  19.0
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)              14 57.53 +44 00.3  2.21  2.68 107.9  20.5
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)                     15 21.91 +24 10.0  2.79  3.13 100.7  18.1
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)                   15 41.39 -22 33.3 10.99 10.96  85.7   5.2
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)                   15 56.54 -39 37.1  7.46  7.34  79.3   7.6
 110P/Hartley                          16 05.53 -30 33.6  4.28  4.21  78.9  13.3
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)                   16 09.23 +16 16.8  5.14  5.20  88.2  10.9
C/2005 S4 (McNaught)                   16 16.29 +53 45.0  8.51  8.68  96.4   6.5
C/2007 M1 (McNaught)                   16 51.01 +17 18.9  8.35  8.22  78.9   6.8
 183P/Korlevic-Juric                   17 11.29 -38 29.7  4.66  4.34  64.9  11.9
 119P/Parker-Hartley                   17 21.98 -22 28.4  5.89  5.51  62.8   9.2
  10P/Tempel                           17 23.07 -13 29.3  2.23  2.00  63.5  26.3
  24P/Schaumasse                       17 26.18 -19 51.6  2.77  2.46  62.0  20.7
C/2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring)     17 31.14 +15 33.5  5.13  4.87  69.2  10.9
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)                 17 56.49 -24 50.6  4.46  3.97  54.8  11.7
   8P/Tuttle                           18 25.28 -24 43.2  7.16  6.54  48.3   6.5
  65P/Gunn                             18 30.64 -24 56.1  3.01  2.44  47.1  17.2
 116P/Wild                             18 31.58 -25 48.5  3.17  2.60  47.0  16.1
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)                   18 34.68 +29 37.8  6.53  6.15  63.0   8.2
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)                   18 34.84 -13 40.3  2.32  1.78  46.2  23.6
 143P/Kowal-Mrkos                      18 50.59 -21 22.4  3.67  3.02  42.3  12.7
 158P/Kowal-LINEAR                     18 53.80 -18 10.5  5.42  4.73  41.4   7.9
  36P/Whipple                          18 56.75 -14 14.6  4.94  4.25  40.9   8.7
 215P/NEAT                             19 14.31 -26 05.7  3.98  3.25  37.5  10.7
 150P/LONEOS                           19 17.15 -20 18.9  4.58  3.83  36.0   8.7
C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)                     19 26.25 +32 37.0  8.34  7.84  56.9   6.1
P/2003 S2 (NEAT)                       19 28.25 -23 18.6  4.13  3.36  33.9   9.4
  77P/Longmore                         19 33.20 -40 58.6  3.40  2.72  39.8  13.5
 164P/Christensen                      19 38.66 -25 24.8  4.72  3.92  32.0   7.7
C/2009 K2 (Catalina)                   19 46.26 +01 37.4  4.03  3.25  33.2   9.6
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)                   20 10.60 +12 21.4  1.69  1.04  34.9  32.8
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)                   20 17.92 -44 01.8  4.25  3.49  35.8   9.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-B61

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