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MPEC 2010-E34 : COMET C/2010 D3 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E34                                Issued 2010 Mar.  9, 18:24 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 D3 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10D030  S2010 02 26.52274 06 41 09.98 -73 24 46.8                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 26.52274 1 -  121.1995 + 1748.4504 - 6688.3025   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 26.65505 06 41 02.48 -73 24 26.3                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 26.65505 1 -  131.9641 + 1736.2107 - 6691.2827   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 26.78735 06 40 54.52 -73 23 59.3                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 26.78735 1 -  141.1618 + 1726.5377 - 6693.7067   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 27.18439 06 40 31.78 -73 22 42.5                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 27.18439 1 -  133.3602 + 1762.7659 - 6684.3049   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 27.71373 06 40 00.28 -73 20 58.2                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 27.71373 1 -  135.5368 + 1788.8214 - 6677.4056   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.11065 06 39 38.51 -73 19 41.4                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.11065 1 -  164.8302 + 1753.2318 - 6686.2188   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.24295 06 39 31.53 -73 19 19.3                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.24295 1 -  174.5362 + 1741.7922 - 6688.8319   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.24308 06 39 29.99 -73 19 21.9                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.24308 1 -  138.2212 + 1814.5938 - 6670.3043   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.50769 06 39 17.29 -73 18 22.8                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.50769 1 -  156.7839 + 1791.9814 - 6676.0820   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.63999 06 39 09.98 -73 17 58.3                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.63999 1 -  167.2337 + 1779.2716 - 6679.1843   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.77229 06 39 03.32 -73 17 35.9                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.77229 1 -  176.6718 + 1768.5105 - 6681.8998   EE034C51
    CK10D030  S2010 02 28.90460 06 38 56.71 -73 17 05.4                 EE034C51
    CK10D030  s2010 02 28.90460 1 -  185.5197 + 1757.4557 - 6684.5980   EE034C51
    CK10D030  C2010 03 08.43958 06 33 44.80 -72 47 50.0          19.6 N EE034E12
    CK10D030  C2010 03 08.44442 06 33 45.30 -72 47 53.7          20.5 N EE034E12
    CK10D030  C2010 03 08.45036 06 33 45.21 -72 47 52.7                 EE034E12
    CK10D030  C2010 03 08.45531 06 33 45.07 -72 47 51.2                 EE034E12
    CK10D030  C2010 03 09.43233 06 33 17.66 -72 43 35.9          18.9 N EE034E12
    CK10D030  C2010 03 09.45840 06 33 17.06 -72 43 29.7          21.1 N EE034E12

Observer details:
C51 WISE.  Measurers A. Mainzer, E. Wright, J. Bauer, T. Grav, J. Dailey, J.
    Masiero, R. Cutri, R. McMillan, R. Walker.
    (http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/mission_sci.html)
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 D3 (WISE)
T 2010 Sept. 2.349 TT                                   MPC
q   4.23610              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  304.535       -0.332773       -0.081221
                   Node   255.193       -0.138853       -0.981204
e   1.0            Incl.   76.354       -0.932728       +0.175047
From 17 observations 2010 Feb. 26-Mar. 9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 D3 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    06 35.75   -73 02.0    4.374    4.497    90.7    12.7  19.7
2010 03 15    06 31.67   -72 17.9    4.327    4.470    91.8    12.8  19.7
2010 03 25    06 32.69   -71 27.2    4.280    4.444    92.9    12.9  19.6
2010 04 04    06 38.39   -70 33.6    4.234    4.420    94.1    13.0  19.6
2010 04 14    06 48.27   -69 39.4    4.190    4.397    95.2    13.1  19.5
2010 04 24    07 01.86   -68 46.3    4.151    4.375    96.2    13.2  19.5
2010 05 04    07 18.66   -67 54.9    4.116    4.355    97.0    13.3  19.5
2010 05 14    07 38.23   -67 05.2    4.087    4.337    97.5    13.4  19.4
2010 05 24    08 00.18   -66 17.0    4.067    4.320    97.6    13.4  19.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E34

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