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MPEC 2010-E56 : COMET P/2010 D2 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E56                                Issued 2010 Mar. 12, 15:59 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 P/2010 D2 (WISE)

Observations:
    PK10D020  C2010 03 05.24242003 44 38.757+70 22 30.85         20.2 T EE056568
    PK10D020  C2010 03 05.24682803 44 39.509+70 22 27.56         20.2 T EE056568
    PK10D020  C2010 03 10.16505 03 58 36.14 +69 22 06.3                 EE056H06
    PK10D020  C2010 03 10.16688 03 58 36.43 +69 22 04.8                 EE056H06
    PK10D020  C2010 03 10.17055 03 58 36.75 +69 22 02.2          19.1 T EE056H06
    PK10D020  C2010 03 12.11568 04 04 00.49 +68 58 08.1                 EE056H06
    PK10D020  C2010 03 12.12311 04 04 01.87 +68 58 01.8          19.2 T EE056H06

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, J. Gazak.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.
    2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 D2 (WISE)
T 2010 Feb. 27.010 TT                                   MPC
q   3.65735              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.058000       Peri.  119.034       -0.065237       -0.837810
a   6.60976        Node   319.834       +0.327174       +0.495222
e   0.44667        Incl.   57.181       +0.942710       -0.229848
P  17.0
From 23 observations 2010 Feb. 25-Mar. 12.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 D2 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    03 43.95   +70 25.5    3.529    3.658    89.5    15.7  19.4
2010 03 15    04 11.90   +68 22.6    3.620    3.659    84.4    15.7  19.4
2010 03 25    04 38.23   +66 19.7    3.717    3.661    79.0    15.5  19.5
2010 04 04    05 03.10   +64 17.5    3.819    3.664    73.6    15.2  19.5
2010 04 14    05 26.64   +62 16.3    3.923    3.668    68.0    14.7  19.6
2010 04 24    05 49.00   +60 16.8    4.028    3.673    62.5    14.1  19.7
2010 05 04    06 10.25   +58 18.9    4.130    3.679    57.0    13.3  19.7
2010 05 14    06 30.47   +56 22.7    4.228    3.686    51.5    12.4  19.8
2010 05 24    06 49.74   +54 28.4    4.321    3.694    46.2    11.4  19.9

     Further observations of this comet are very desirable.
     Further observations of comet P/2010 D1 are very desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2010 D3 are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2010 DG56 are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E56

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