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MPEC 2010-E55 : COMET C/2010 B1 (CARDINAL)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E55                                Issued 2010 Mar. 12, 15:51 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 07.96587 06 55 03.29 +71 04 05.9          17.5 N EE055473
    CK10B010  C2010 02 07.96875 06 55 02.74 +71 04 03.7          17.5 N EE055473
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.81890 06 03 39.36 +64 08 22.5          17.0 N EE055A77
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.85656 06 03 37.19 +64 07 43.8          17.4 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.86101 06 03 36.95 +64 07 39.2          17.4 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.86692 06 03 36.60 +64 07 33.4          17.5 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.88469 06 03 35.63 +64 07 15.3          17.5 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 06.88765 06 03 35.54 +64 07 12.6          17.4 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.10476 06 03 23.78 +64 03 32.7          17.5 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.10588 06 03 23.68 +64 03 31.3          17.5 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.10803 06 03 23.58 +64 03 29.0          17.4 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.11487 06 03 23.21 +64 03 22.0          17.5 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.11579 06 03 23.16 +64 03 21.0          17.4 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.11701 06 03 23.05 +64 03 19.7          17.4 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.80450 06 02 46.97 +63 51 41.6          17.5 T EE055215
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.80573 06 02 46.94 +63 51 40.4          17.5 T EE055215
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.80696 06 02 46.90 +63 51 39.0          17.4 T EE055215
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.84192 06 02 45.02 +63 51 03.6          18.0 N EE055B84
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.84486 06 02 44.86 +63 51 00.1          17.9 N EE055B84
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.84781 06 02 44.72 +63 50 57.4          18.0 N EE055B84
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.85018 06 02 44.67 +63 50 55.6          17.3 N EE055J51
    CK10B010  C2010 03 07.86011 06 02 44.23 +63 50 46.0          17.5 N EE055J51
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.63272 06 02 05.38 +63 37 39.7          17.9 N EE055D93
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.63480 06 02 05.51 +63 37 36.2          18.5 N EE055D93
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.77856 06 01 58.67 +63 35 11.9          17.5 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.77991 06 01 58.48 +63 35 09.8          17.9 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78138 06 01 58.39 +63 35 08.4          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78286 06 01 58.32 +63 35 06.8          17.9 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78433 06 01 58.28 +63 35 05.3          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78580 06 01 58.19 +63 35 03.8          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78596 06 01 58.26 +63 35 04.6          17.3 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78728 06 01 58.10 +63 35 02.2          17.9 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.78875 06 01 58.03 +63 35 00.8          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.79023 06 01 57.97 +63 34 59.3          17.9 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.79170 06 01 57.90 +63 34 57.8          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.79317 06 01 57.83 +63 34 56.4          17.7 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 08.79334 06 01 57.86 +63 34 56.7          17.4 N EE055B82
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.14037 06 00 55.93 +63 12 08.0          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.14231 06 00 55.88 +63 12 06.0          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.14410 06 00 55.80 +63 12 04.3          17.1 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.14833 06 00 55.62 +63 11 59.9          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.15361 06 00 55.39 +63 11 54.8          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.16021 06 00 55.10 +63 11 48.0          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.16131 06 00 55.03 +63 11 46.9          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.16320 06 00 54.95 +63 11 45.1          17.2 T EE055H45
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.75754 06 00 29.70 +63 01 40.9          17.7 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.75866 06 00 29.64 +63 01 39.9          17.6 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.75979 06 00 29.56 +63 01 38.6          17.7 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.76091 06 00 29.56 +63 01 37.5          17.5 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.76203 06 00 29.50 +63 01 36.4          17.4 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 10.76541 06 00 29.34 +63 01 33.0          17.8 N EE055118
    CK10B010  C2010 03 11.48254 06 00 00.12 +62 49 26.0          18.1 T EE055900
    CK10B010  C2010 03 11.49320 05 59 59.65 +62 49 14.7                 EE055900

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Vilagi.  Measurer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5
    reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
    Measurer F. Kugel.  0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
B82 Maidbronn.  Observer B. Haeusler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B84 Cyclops Observatory, Oostkapelle.  Observer N. Jobse.  0.30-m f/3.8
    reflector + 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.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
T 2011 Feb. 6.8926 TT                                   MPC
q   2.942272             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  211.4829      +0.0006570      +0.2412606
                   Node   277.2060      +0.9919356      -0.1231544
e   1.0            Incl.  101.9894      -0.1267410      -0.9626143
From 322 observations 2010 Jan. 19-Mar. 11.

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

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E55

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