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MPEC 2010-E42 : COMET C/2010 DG56 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E42                                Issued 2010 Mar. 10, 19:26 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 DG56 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10D56G  C2010 03 05.25225703 55 50.438+00 36 54.16         20.8 T EE042568
    CK10D56G  C2010 03 05.25640703 55 50.016+00 36 57.00         20.8 T EE042568
    CK10D56G  C2010 03 05.26206703 55 49.430+00 37 00.96         20.8 T EE042568
    CK10D56G  C2010 03 05.28817203 55 46.729+00 37 19.22         20.8 T EE042568
    CK10D56G  C2010 03 05.29577003 55 45.957+00 37 24.40         20.8 T EE042568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, J. Gazak, D. J. Tholen.  Measurers
    D. J. Tholen, M. Micheli.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 DG56 (WISE)
T 2010 May 13.5729 TT                                   MPC
q   1.612228             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  317.0731      +0.6848193      +0.7283234
                   Node     4.0718      +0.7257552      -0.6846177
e   1.0            Incl.  160.3957      +0.0655889      -0.0290446
From 18 observations 2010 Feb. 18-Mar. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 DG56 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    03 56.28   +00 34.0    1.876    1.861    73.8    30.8  20.1
2010 03 15    03 41.95   +02 22.2    2.057    1.800    61.0    28.9  20.1
2010 03 25    03 32.09   +03 55.5    2.224    1.745    49.3    25.7  20.2
2010 04 04    03 25.26   +05 16.8    2.366    1.698    38.3    21.4  20.2
2010 04 14    03 20.47   +06 28.9    2.479    1.661    27.9    16.4  20.2
2010 04 24    03 16.98   +07 33.5    2.557    1.634    18.4    11.2  20.2
2010 05 04    03 14.23   +08 32.2    2.598    1.617    10.5     6.5  20.2
2010 05 14    03 11.78   +09 26.2    2.601    1.612     9.4     5.9  20.1
2010 05 24    03 09.19   +10 16.2    2.564    1.618    16.4    10.2  20.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E42

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