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MPEC 2010-E20 : COMET C/2010 D2 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E20                                Issued 2010 Mar. 6, 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2010 D2 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.02970 03 44 01.97 +70 25 06.0          20.0 N EE020H21
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.03472 03 44 02.81 +70 25 02.1          20.2 N EE020H21
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.03897 03 44 03.52 +70 24 59.2                 EE020H21
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.16580 03 44 25.27 +70 23 28.0          20.3 T EE020926
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.16875 03 44 25.98 +70 23 24.5          19.9 T EE020926
    CK10D020  C2010 03 05.17170 03 44 26.50 +70 23 22.0          20.5 T EE020926
    CK10D020  C2010 03 06.19868 03 47 23.26 +70 10 48.3                 EE020H06
    CK10D020  C2010 03 06.20610 03 47 24.68 +70 10 42.5                 EE020H06
    CK10D020  C2010 03 06.21351 03 47 26.08 +70 10 36.3          19.2 T EE020H06

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.  0.61-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 D2 (WISE)
T 2010 Apr. 15.846 TT                                   MPC
q   3.91692              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  129.121       -0.163633       -0.776660
                   Node   314.893       +0.402604       +0.510348
e   1.0            Incl.   59.167       +0.900630       -0.369248
From 19 observations 2010 Feb. 25-Mar. 6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 D2 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    03 43.95   +70 25.5    3.815    3.934    89.5    14.6  19.9
2010 03 15    04 11.79   +68 21.4    3.898    3.927    84.3    14.6  19.9
2010 03 25    04 37.86   +66 16.0    3.988    3.922    79.0    14.5  19.9
2010 04 04    05 02.35   +64 10.2    4.084    3.918    73.4    14.2  20.0
2010 04 14    05 25.41   +62 05.1    4.184    3.917    67.8    13.7  20.0
2010 04 24    05 47.22   +60 01.0    4.285    3.918    62.2    13.1  20.1
2010 05 04    06 07.85   +57 58.6    4.385    3.920    56.5    12.4  20.1
2010 05 14    06 27.42   +55 58.0    4.482    3.925    51.0    11.5  20.2
2010 05 24    06 46.01   +53 59.4    4.574    3.931    45.5    10.6  20.2

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.
     Further observations of comet P/2010 D1 are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E20

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