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MPEC 2010-E03 : OBSERVABLE COMETS (2010 MAR. 15.0 TT)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E03                                Issued 2010 Mar. 2, 16:16 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,
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                      OBSERVABLE COMETS (2010 MAR. 15.0 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         2010 Jan. 21  204  20.4 N
   8P/Tuttle                             61707  68019  2008 June 10  474  17.2 N
   9P/Tempel                             62880  66731  2010 Feb. 14  703  19.3 T
  10P/Tempel                             59600  67765  2010 Jan. 27  A77  18.5 N
  14P/Wolf                               56802  65990  2010 Feb. 12  A77  21.6 N
  17P/Holmes                             51822  66961  2010 Feb. 23  F65  21.6 N
  21P/Giacobini-Zinner                   65937  68975  2006 Mar. 26  415  19.9 N
  22P/Kopff                              66205  64315  2010 Feb. 17  703  16.6 T
  24P/Schaumasse                         56804  67767  2001 July 23  360  14.9 T
  29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann               42666  66959  2010 Feb. 25  J47  14.8 N
  30P/Reinmuth                           59599  65992  2010 Feb. 26  213  16.2 N
  31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann               59600  66250  2010 Feb. 19  G96  18.2 T
  36P/Whipple                            62883  68020  2004 Feb. 20  A33  19.4 N
  43P/Wolf-Harrington                    59600         2010 Jan. 31  A77  15.5 N
  44P/Reinmuth                           60465         2010 Feb.  7  A77  17.9 N
  47P/Ashbrook-Jackson                   56802  65990  2010 Feb.  9  C51
  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
  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 Feb. 17  704  20.0 T
  65P/Gunn                               59598  68018  2010 Feb.  6  349  14.6 T
  68P/Klemola                            56802         2010 Jan.  4  215  19.7 T
  74P/Smirnova-Chernykh                  56804  67225  2010 Feb. 21  900  16.7 T
  77P/Longmore                           56804  68021  2009 Aug. 14  D90  15.5 T
  81P/Wild                               67148  66484  2010 Feb. 27  C10  13.1 N
  82P/Gehrels                            59598  66483  2010 Jan. 21  F65  21.6 N
  88P/Howell                             66205         2010 Feb.  5  J47  14.8 N
  94P/Russell                            59599  67496  2010 Feb. 24  442  16.0 T
 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 Feb. 25  J47  15.5 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 Feb. 14  G96  19.2 T
 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 Feb. 12  C12  18.1 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
 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu                  54170  68972  2009 Feb. 28  215  20   T
 149P/Mueller                            59598  66961  2010 Feb. 16  H06  19.6 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 Feb. 26  213  16.0 N
 158P/Kowal-LINEAR                       65939  68020  2009 Aug. 15  215  19.0 T
 164P/Christensen                        62880  68453  2005 June 18  G96  18.9 T
 169P/NEAT                               56805  67766  2010 Feb. 25  J59  16.1 N
 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
 186P/Garradd                            59045  68974  2009 Aug. 22  E85  20.0 N
 187P/LINEAR                             62583  68973  2008 Aug. 28  A77  18.2 N
 195P/Hill                               61438  67765  2010 Jan. 22  423  18.4 T
 200P/Larsen                             63139  66251  2009 Jan. 21  204  19.1 N
 203P/Korlevic                           63822  65992  2010 Feb. 20  J38  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 Feb. 20  B09  16.6 N
 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
 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  2010 Feb.  5  691
 229P/Gibbs                              67685  67493  2010 Feb. 12  204  19.4 N
 230P/LINEAR                             67973  67764  2010 Feb. 18  H45  18.0 T
 231P/LINEAR-NEAT                        68393  68017  2010 Jan. 19  204  21   N
 232P/Hill                               67974  67764  2010 Feb. 19  900  17.9 T
 233P/La Sagra                           68903  68970  2010 Feb. 18  H01  20.4 T
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)                   62882  68455  1997 Jan. 12  587
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels)                      31204  68972  1998 Feb.  2  691  22.6 T
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty)          35205  68973  1999 Feb. 13  693  19.4 T
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/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)                     56803  66248  2002 Oct. 14  360  17.4 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/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT)                  62880  68974  2005 Mar.  7  360  19.0 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 J3 (McNaught)                     67971  66247  2010 Jan. 16  349  19.5 T
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)                     66921  65718  2009 Dec.  9  130  19.4 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         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 Feb. 25  J47  17.0 N
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)                     68902  68974  2010 Feb. 18  215  16.6 T
P/2009 QG31 (La Sagra)                   67413  67221  2009 Nov. 17  G96  20.8 T
P/2009 SK280 (Spacewatch-Hill)           67684  67492  2009 Dec. 14  A77  20.2 N
P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)                     67684  67493  2010 Feb.  9  J53  17.2 N
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)                     67973  67763  2010 Jan. 16  349  19.2 T
P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)                     68902  68450  2010 Feb. 16  B82  17.8 N
P/2010 A1 (Hill)                         68902  68451  2010 Feb. 20  A77  18.3 N
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)                       68902  68971  2010 Feb. 21  850  20.7 N
P/2010 A3 (Hill)                         68902  68451  2010 Feb. 25  J47  16.9 N
P/2010 A5 (LINEAR)                       68903  68971  2010 Feb. 25  D96  15.8 N
P/2010 B2 (WISE)                         68903  68971  2010 Feb. 20  E85  19.9 N
P/2010 C1 (Scotti)                       68903  68971  2010 Feb. 20  J01  19.3 N
P/2010 D1 (WISE)                         68903  68971  2010 Feb. 19  291  21.3 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 Feb. 25  H45  16.8 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 Feb. 19  900  17.3 N
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)                     61994  67765  2010 Feb. 19  900  17.1 T
C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)                       68901  68974  2010 Jan. 18  204  17.2 N
C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)                   66204  67225  2010 Feb. 16  H06  18.7 T
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 Feb. 21  900  17.7 T
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)                       66464  68972  2010 Feb. 17  E12  17.4 T
C/2007 M1 (McNaught)                     63376  67224  2009 Aug. 20  204  19.2 N
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)                     68392  68972  2010 Jan.  4  415  19.2 N
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)                        65054  66731  2010 Feb. 18  H45  19.5 N
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)                61437  67222  2010 Feb. 27  A77  13.2 N
C/2007 S2 (Lemmon)                       64767  67224  2010 Jan. 20  415  19.5 N
C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)                 63821  65991  2010 Feb.  7  204  17.9 N
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)                     65935  66249  2010 Jan. 17  A77  19.3 N
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)                     64113  66960  2010 Feb. 13  H06  17.8 T
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)                      68392  66248  2010 Jan. 14  D90  19.8 T
C/2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring)       64767  67497  2010 Feb. 20  H10  15.5 T
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)                       68902  63884  2010 Feb. 23  H45  16.8 T
C/2008 P1 (Garradd)                      64114  65719  2010 Feb. 13  235  18.0 N
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)                      65935  67495  2010 Feb. 17  704  19.8 T
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)                      66204  67226  2010 Feb. 25  H45  17.9 T
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)                     66921  66249  2010 Feb. 14  A77  17.5 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 Feb.  6  349  17.2 T
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)                     68392  67766  2010 Feb. 26  E16  16.5 N
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)                     66204  67497  2009 Aug. 15  A77  18.5 N
C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)                      67147  66731  2010 Feb. 13  844  18.3 N
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  2010 Feb. 27  A77  12.6 N
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)                     68902  68452  2010 Feb. 27  A77  13.8 N
C/2009 O4 (Hill)                         67147  66958  2009 Dec. 14  E12  16.3 T
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)                      67973  68973  2010 Jan.  9  423  17.7 T
C/2009 P2 (Boattini)                     67147  68975  2009 Dec. 19  349  19.1 T
C/2009 R1 (McNaught)                     68902  68976  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  68975  2010 Jan. 20  423  18.0 T
C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)                       67973         2010 Jan. 24  561  17.8 T
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                      67414  67493  2009 Oct. 19  E12  19.2 T
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                      68902  67493  2009 Oct. 19  E12  19.2 T
C/2009 U3 (Hill)                         67973  67764  2010 Feb. 18  215  17.2 T
C/2009 U5 (Grauer)                       67973  68017  2010 Feb. 15  704  19.9 T
C/2009 W2 (Boattini)                     68392  68017  2010 Jan. 23  349  19.5 T
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)                     68902  68451  2010 Feb. 20  J01  18.1 N
C/2010 A4 (Siding Spring)                68902  68451  2010 Feb. 18  E16  18.4 N
C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)                     68903  68451  2010 Feb. 26  233  17.3 N

         Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2010 Mar. 15.0 TT

Designation (and name)                  R.A. (2000) Decl.  Geo.  Hel.  El.   Ph.
C/2008 P1 (Garradd)                    23 56.24 +41 12.9  5.06  4.39  43.7   9.0
C/2009 O4 (Hill)                       01 01.85 -50 13.6  3.19  2.68  51.1  16.8
C/2007 M2 (Catalina)                   01 18.44 -57 15.0  5.82  5.37  58.4   9.1
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)                  01 28.89 -83 41.9 29.71 29.59  82.1   1.9
P/2004 FY140 (LINEAR)                  01 29.59 +11 09.4  6.59  5.76  30.7   5.1
C/2009 U3 (Hill)                       01 37.49 +62 16.6  1.44  1.42  68.4  40.8
P/2009 U4 (McNaught)                   01 39.88 +07 50.4  3.32  2.53  31.9  12.0
P/2008 O2 (McNaught)                   01 40.26 +18 35.4  4.72  3.96  36.5   8.6
 123P/West-Hartley                     01 44.33 +08 04.5  4.58  3.79  33.0   8.2
P/2009 QG31 (La Sagra)                 01 50.08 +14 53.5  3.14  2.42  36.8  14.2
C/2008 A1 (McNaught)                   01 54.39 +77 00.0  6.39  6.33  81.6   8.9
P/2009 SK280 (Spacewatch-Hill)         01 56.75 +12 51.8  5.03  4.28  37.5   8.1
C/2008 S3 (Boattini)                   02 15.76 +17 27.6  9.16  8.46  43.5   4.6
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski)                   02 20.40 -05 21.5  5.29  4.58  40.5   8.1
P/2009 Q5 (McNaught)                   02 49.17 -17 40.9  3.82  3.26  49.2  13.4
 227P/Catalina-LINEAR                  02 59.61 +18 47.9  2.78  2.33  53.7  20.1
 224P/LINEAR-NEAT                      03 00.00 +23 28.6  2.41  2.02  55.4  23.9
P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)                   03 02.23 +23 09.2  2.75  2.34  55.7  20.5
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                    03 02.59 -20 13.5  6.96  6.41  52.9   7.1
C/2009 U1 (Garradd)                    03 06.17 -02 00.1  3.69  3.18  51.9  14.3
 228P/LINEAR                           03 16.36 +22 17.9  4.35  3.92  58.5  12.5
P/2010 A3 (Hill)                       03 41.81 +26 27.7  1.78  1.64  65.3  33.5
  47P/Ashbrook-Jackson                 03 47.28 +32 15.4  3.80  3.55  68.1  15.1
C/2009 T1 (McNaught)                   03 52.69 -40 44.2  6.61  6.31  68.7   8.4
 157P/Tritton                          04 06.52 +22 40.2  1.36  1.38  69.8  42.4
  14P/Wolf                             04 17.85 -01 27.5  3.72  3.50  69.8  15.5
 229P/Gibbs                            04 22.43 -02 30.3  3.00  2.84  70.9  19.3
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)                      04 27.69 +20 10.7  5.49  5.30  74.3  10.4
 233P/La Sagra                         04 30.63 +27 22.9  1.75  1.79  76.1  32.6
C/2009 W2 (Boattini)                   04 36.55 +35 39.0  7.04  6.91  78.9   8.1
C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)                     04 37.21 -21 47.2  5.56  5.38  74.9  10.3
P/2008 T1 (Boattini)                   04 37.93 +23 03.7  4.56  4.45  77.0  12.6
P/2009 T2 (La Sagra)                   04 39.44 -04 11.7  1.88  1.89  75.1  30.6
P/2010 D1 (WISE)                       04 41.98 +13 11.4  3.18  3.10  76.8  18.2
 203P/Korlevic                         04 50.77 +23 26.0  3.21  3.19  80.0  17.9
P/2007 R1 (Larson)                     05 21.67 +15 13.0  5.65  5.67  86.5  10.1
 231P/LINEAR-NEAT                      05 24.66 +15 44.5  3.51  3.61  87.3  16.0
C/2009 F6 (Yi-SWAN)                    05 27.89 -40 49.3  4.09  4.15  86.5  13.8
  31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann             05 28.18 +22 00.3  3.40  3.52  88.5  16.4
 200P/Larsen                           05 31.81 +14 56.9  4.23  4.33  89.0  13.3
C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)                     05 33.13 +00 06.2  4.33  4.42  88.7  13.0
  30P/Reinmuth                         05 39.07 +22 48.6  1.61  1.91  91.0  31.4
C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)                   05 57.98 +61 50.1  4.13  4.32  94.3  13.3
P/2008 J3 (McNaught)                   06 01.39 +50 40.5  3.09  3.33  95.4  17.3
 217P/LINEAR                           06 06.86 +20 44.7  2.10  2.44  97.4  23.8
 137P/Shoemaker-Levy                   06 08.29 +18 57.5  2.92  3.21  97.8  17.9
 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu                  06 14.51 +29 55.9  4.88  5.13  99.0  11.0
 118P/Shoemaker-Levy                   06 22.41 +18 12.3  1.63  2.06 101.1  28.2
  82P/Gehrels                          06 42.48 +22 02.1  3.24  3.64 105.7  15.3
P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)                     06 54.84 +24 08.2  1.51  2.05 108.3  27.4
P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness)                   06 57.17 -11 25.0  2.93  3.38 108.8  16.2
C/2008 E3 (Garradd)                    07 16.93 -68 33.7  6.77  6.95  96.6   8.2
C/2009 G1 (STEREO)                     07 37.46 -51 20.5  4.04  4.42 106.1  12.5
C/2006 K4 (NEAT)                       07 47.72 -05 12.1  7.24  7.81 121.9   6.2
   9P/Tempel                           07 57.55 +32 54.9  2.32  2.94 120.0  17.0
 136P/Mueller                          08 21.28 +18 30.3  4.03  4.72 129.1   9.4
P/2010 A1 (Hill)                       08 28.88 +33 29.7  2.01  2.72 125.9  17.2
P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR)                   08 36.41 -13 24.7  2.16  2.92 132.2  14.6
 152P/Helin-Lawrence                   08 38.34 +26 32.4  4.14  4.85 130.5   9.0
 169P/NEAT                             08 44.44 +09 15.2  0.87  1.73 136.2  23.4
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR)                   08 47.50 +15 43.2  3.59  4.35 135.8   9.2
C/2009 U5 (Grauer)                     08 48.19 +25 11.2  5.41  6.13 133.1   6.8
C/2010 A4 (Siding Spring)              09 06.27 -35 44.1  2.75  3.45 127.9  13.1
 145P/Shoemaker-Levy                   09 09.42 +30 16.5  2.62  3.40 135.0  12.0
  29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann             09 21.57 +13 11.1  5.36  6.20 144.4   5.4
 232P/Hill                             09 24.33 +35 55.7  2.35  3.13 134.3  13.2
 179P/Jedicke                          09 25.48 +26 23.0  4.61  5.41 140.0   6.8
 139P/Vaisala-Oterma                   09 28.30 +11 53.1  3.57  4.43 146.4   7.1
 226P/Pigott-LINEAR-Kowalski           09 30.23 +72 52.9  2.65  3.08 106.7  18.0
  61P/Shajn-Schaldach                  09 37.39 +12 20.3  3.11  3.99 148.4   7.5
C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)                 09 46.60 +03 44.9  4.98  5.87 152.0   4.6
C/2009 K3 (Beshore)                    10 08.84 -05 31.4  3.75  4.67 156.3   4.9
  94P/Russell                          10 11.96 +22 24.4  1.32  2.24 150.9  12.4
  17P/Holmes                           10 13.46 +06 23.7  4.14  5.08 158.4   4.1
P/2010 C1 (Scotti)                     10 14.88 +13 34.1  4.32  5.25 156.5   4.3
C/2008 E1 (Catalina)                   10 15.49 -11 23.7  4.91  5.82 155.2   4.1
P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)                   10 18.98 +24 23.0  0.88  1.81 150.8  15.6
 230P/LINEAR                           10 30.59 +27 30.7  1.62  2.53 150.0  11.3
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina)                10 48.41 +01 14.9  2.87  3.85 167.4   3.2
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)                   10 56.14 +70 10.5  3.66  4.13 111.8  12.9
  59P/Kearns-Kwee                      11 12.25 -03 42.9  2.53  3.51 171.1   2.5
 195P/Hill                             11 21.39 -39 02.3  4.03  4.82 138.5   7.9
 115P/Maury                            11 26.26 +02 17.7  3.41  4.41 176.9   0.7
C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)                    11 28.85 +56 33.9  2.93  3.60 125.7  13.0
P/2008 Y3 (McNaught)                   11 53.72 -48 09.4  4.29  4.99 129.4   8.9
C/2008 Q1 (Maticic)                    12 27.76 -08 59.0  4.12  5.08 163.3   3.2
C/2007 S2 (Lemmon)                     12 30.76 -24 20.6  5.39  6.28 150.5   4.5
 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu                12 32.13 +00 00.6  2.78  3.76 166.4   3.6
C/2005 L3 (McNaught)                   12 44.28 +41 38.2  7.11  7.87 138.0   4.8
C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)                 12 53.59 +20 44.9  5.72  6.63 154.0   3.8
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS)                  13 04.45 -15 14.9  5.93  6.83 152.4   3.9
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)                     13 23.17 +12 21.3  9.59 10.48 152.2   2.5
 128P/Shoemaker-Holt                   13 30.25 -10 54.6  4.34  5.22 149.2   5.6
 213P/Van Ness                         13 34.01 -23 17.5  2.65  3.49 142.0  10.1
C/2009 F2 (McNaught)                   13 50.30 -24 01.3  5.15  5.94 138.5   6.4
 130P/McNaught-Hughes                  13 52.26 -01 43.6  2.73  3.60 146.3   8.8
  74P/Smirnova-Chernykh                13 57.15 -04 09.0  2.79  3.64 144.8   9.1
  81P/Wild                             14 10.25 -06 49.7  0.71  1.61 141.1  22.8
 149P/Mueller                          14 14.27 +22 12.0  1.84  2.66 137.3  14.7
  21P/Giacobini-Zinner                 14 14.40 -05 07.9  4.43  5.24 140.4   7.0
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR)                   14 24.44 -14 04.9 10.65 11.39 135.7   3.5
C/2008 N1 (Holmes)                     14 29.06 +28 16.1  2.53  3.27 131.8  13.1
 173P/Mueller                          14 32.64 +04 55.9  4.22  4.99 136.5   7.9
P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR)                   14 40.86 -27 19.1  2.06  2.78 127.1  16.6
P/2008 CL94 (Lemmon)                   14 41.80 -16 10.4  5.52  6.22 131.1   6.9
 211P/Hill                             14 51.50 +10 16.4  2.26  3.01 131.5  14.3
P/2010 B2 (WISE)                       14 59.54 -22 54.7  1.02  1.79 124.9  27.1
P/2010 A5 (LINEAR)                     15 19.41 -28 00.5  1.04  1.75 119.0  29.8
C/2007 Q3 (Siding Spring)              15 22.21 +55 34.3  2.37  2.87 110.5  18.9
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR)                   15 41.42 -23 07.7 10.65 11.12 115.7   4.6
C/2009 F4 (McNaught)                   15 54.79 -42 53.2  6.86  7.21 107.0   7.6
C/2005 S4 (McNaught)                   16 04.93 +57 33.5  8.52  8.82 104.3   6.3
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)                   16 10.11 +22 10.3  5.00  5.44 111.3   9.8
 110P/Hartley                          16 16.62 -31 46.7  3.88  4.27 106.0  12.9
C/2007 M1 (McNaught)                   16 45.28 +20 07.5  8.01  8.30 103.3   6.7
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty)        17 30.00 -24 21.5  7.97  8.05  91.0   7.1
 183P/Korlevic-Juric                   17 34.69 -40 52.9  4.27  4.37  89.2  13.2
 119P/Parker-Hartley                   17 35.72 -22 24.7  5.42  5.50  89.8  10.4
C/2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring)     17 52.06 +21 30.7  4.72  4.79  87.7  12.0
  24P/Schaumasse                       17 55.88 -20 49.6  2.60  2.71  85.1  21.5
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)                 18 24.32 -24 59.7  3.97  3.90  78.6  14.5
   8P/Tuttle                           18 35.45 -23 57.3  6.86  6.69  76.1   8.3
  10P/Tempel                           18 35.93 -13 33.8  1.79  1.82  75.5  32.0
C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)                   18 52.37 +33 17.9  6.54  6.37  76.0   8.7
P/2004 T1 (LINEAR-NEAT)                18 53.77 -28 54.9  3.67  3.50  72.4  15.7
C/2009 K5 (McNaught)                   19 12.87 +05 43.4  1.66  1.57  66.8  35.7
 158P/Kowal-LINEAR                     19 18.79 -17 25.9  5.04  4.72  65.4  11.0
 116P/Wild                             19 19.60 -25 15.9  2.95  2.70  66.2  19.7
  36P/Whipple                          19 24.79 -12 47.7  4.53  4.18  63.6  12.3
  65P/Gunn                             19 28.83 -25 10.0  2.71  2.44  64.2  21.5
 143P/Kowal-Mrkos                      19 31.36 -19 39.2  3.45  3.12  62.7  16.5
 150P/LONEOS                           19 44.87 -18 12.4  4.38  3.97  59.3  12.4
C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)                     19 45.75 +35 38.4  8.08  7.74  66.1   6.8
 215P/NEAT                             19 58.59 -25 46.5  3.65  3.23  57.7  15.1
P/2003 S2 (NEAT)                       20 10.64 -22 09.5  3.74  3.25  54.2  14.3
 164P/Christensen                      20 13.29 -24 54.0  4.27  3.78  54.3  12.3
C/2006 W3 (Christensen)                20 17.15 -25 07.7  4.45  3.94  53.5  11.7
P/2006 T1 (Levy)                       20 19.48 -15 17.0  5.28  4.71  50.7   9.4
C/2009 K2 (Catalina)                   20 21.72 -00 24.5  3.83  3.26  49.2  13.3
  77P/Longmore                         20 34.97 -40 23.3  3.24  2.81  56.2  17.1
C/2008 T2 (Cardinal)                   20 50.74 -41 58.7  4.30  3.81  54.6  12.3
  49P/Arend-Rigaux                     21 08.28 -18 35.2  5.22  4.51  40.2   8.2
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels)                    21 23.73 -12 35.0  7.83  7.04  34.9   4.6
 141P/Machholz                         21 32.29 -07 22.5  2.14  1.39  31.8  22.1
 187P/LINEAR                           21 49.76 -18 13.1  4.94  4.12  31.0   7.2
C/2007 B2 (Skiff)                      22 02.98 -35 02.5  6.73  6.00  39.5   6.1
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)                   22 26.38 +38 29.6  0.92  0.72  44.1  73.4
C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)               22 59.95 +70 21.1  5.05  4.85  73.0  11.3
C/2009 P1 (Garradd)                    23 30.84 -33 54.5  7.85  7.02  31.6   4.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E03

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