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MPEC 2010-E19 : COMET C/2010 B1 (CARDINAL)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E19                                Issued 2010 Mar. 6, 16:01 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.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2010 B1 (CARDINAL)

Observations:
    CK10B010  C2010 02 23.66007 06 17 52.30 +67 14 12.3          18.6 N EE019D93
    CK10B010  C2010 02 23.66215 06 17 52.06 +67 14 11.3          18.2 N EE019D93
    CK10B010  C2010 02 26.15438 06 13 56.32 +66 33 30.1          17.8 T EE019704
    CK10B010  C2010 02 26.16611 06 13 55.18 +66 33 19.1          18.1 T EE019704
    CK10B010  C2010 02 26.17783 06 13 54.18 +66 33 07.9          18.3 T EE019704
    CK10B010  C2010 02 26.18956 06 13 53.01 +66 32 56.3          18.2 T EE019704
    CK10B010  C2010 02 26.20150 06 13 51.83 +66 32 43.2          18.2 T EE019704
    CK10B010  C2010 02 27.75186 06 11 39.72 +66 07 04.7          17.2 N EE019118
    CK10B010  C2010 02 27.75643 06 11 39.32 +66 07 00.3          17.4 N EE019118
    CK10B010  C2010 02 27.76144 06 11 38.75 +66 06 54.7          17.3 N EE019118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 02.97568 06 07 36.38 +65 13 11.6          17.1 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 02.97718 06 07 36.22 +65 13 10.7          17.2 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 02.98014 06 07 35.99 +65 13 07.4          17.3 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 02.98162 06 07 35.94 +65 13 06.7          17.2 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 03.79527 06 06 41.38 +64 59 25.6          17.4 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 03.80119 06 06 41.03 +64 59 20.0          17.6 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 03.80713 06 06 40.46 +64 59 13.7          17.2 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 03.81308 06 06 40.09 +64 59 07.9          17.3 N EE019B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.11057 06 06 20.65 +64 54 07.4          17.1 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.11213 06 06 20.59 +64 54 05.8          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.11706 06 06 20.28 +64 54 00.7          17.1 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.11831 06 06 20.17 +64 53 59.5          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.11946 06 06 20.10 +64 53 58.3          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.12145 06 06 19.96 +64 53 56.1          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.12264 06 06 19.92 +64 53 55.0          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 04.83312 06 05 35.01 +64 41 56.0          17.4 T EE019480
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.10734 06 05 18.20 +64 37 18.8          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.10839 06 05 18.10 +64 37 17.6          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.11045 06 05 18.00 +64 37 15.4          17.1 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.11127 06 05 17.95 +64 37 14.6          17.3 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.11211 06 05 17.90 +64 37 13.7          17.3 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.11788 06 05 17.53 +64 37 07.8          17.3 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.11942 06 05 17.45 +64 37 06.4          17.2 T EE019H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 05.85480 06 04 33.67 +64 24 41.0          17.3 N EE019235

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  Measurer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5
    reflector + CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observers R. Ligustri, M. P. Benvenuti.
    Measurer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
480 Cockfield.  Observer M. P. Mobberley.  0.36-m f/7.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + 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.
B82 Maidbronn.  Observer B. Haeusler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D93 Sendai Astronomical Observatory.  Observer M. Koishikawa.  1.3-m f/4.85
    reflector + CCD.
H45 Arkansas Sky Obs., Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.
    0.51-m f/4.3 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
T 2011 Feb. 6.8916 TT                                   MPC
q   2.942385             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  211.4801      +0.0006797      +0.2412696
                   Node   277.2045      +0.9919421      -0.1231101
e   1.0            Incl.  101.9908      -0.1266900      -0.9626177
From 269 observations 2010 Jan. 19-Mar. 5.

     Further observations of comet P/2010 B2 are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E19

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