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MPEC 2010-D63 : COMET P/2010 A1 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-D63                                Issued 2010 Feb. 22, 16:29 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/2010 A1 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK10A010  C2010 01 18.87152 09 01 21.69 +34 20 52.5          19.3 N ED063473
    PK10A010  C2010 01 18.91041 09 01 19.51 +34 21 04.3          19.3 N ED063473
    PK10A010  C2010 02 16.99939 08 36 04.90 +35 06 49.0          19.7 N ED063B82
    PK10A010  C2010 02 19.97016 08 34 17.19 +35 00 57.4          19.4 N ED063J01
    PK10A010  C2010 02 19.98071 08 34 16.78 +35 00 55.8          19.4 N ED063J01
    PK10A010  C2010 02 20.82447 08 33 49.00 +34 58 53.5          17.6 N ED063B09
    PK10A010  C2010 02 20.83678 08 33 48.68 +34 58 55.1          17.7 N ED063B09
    PK10A010  C2010 02 20.91602 08 33 46.17 +34 58 44.1          19.1 N ED063A77
    PK10A010  C2010 02 20.92222 08 33 45.94 +34 58 43.6          18.6 N ED063A77
    PK10A010  C2010 02 20.92843 08 33 45.64 +34 58 42.6          18.3 N ED063A77

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B09 Capannoli.  Observer P. Bacci.  0.25-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B82 Maidbronn.  Observer B. Haeusler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.20-m f/7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 A1 (Hill)
T 2009 Aug. 6.8782 TT                                   MPC
q   1.949972             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1077125      Peri.   13.1250      +0.4945894      -0.8590345
a   4.374803       Node    47.4109      +0.7803292      +0.3719915
e   0.554272       Incl.   10.3337      +0.3827109      +0.3516846
P   9.15
From 145 observations 2010 Jan. 6-Feb. 20.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-D63

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