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MPEC 2010-E59 : COMET C/2010 E1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E59                                Issued 2010 Mar. 12, 20:28 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 E1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK10E010  C2010 03 11.57146 09 31 37.23 -23 35 45.1                 EE059E12
    CK10E010  C2010 03 11.58845 09 31 36.65 -23 35 13.5          17.4 T EE059E12
    CK10E010  C2010 03 11.59696 09 31 36.38 -23 34 58.7                 EE059E12
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.13037 09 31 20.97 -23 18 50.8          19.0 T EE059H21
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.13435 09 31 20.84 -23 18 43.7          18.9 T EE059H21
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.13830 09 31 20.72 -23 18 36.6          18.1 T EE059H21
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.14063 09 31 20.73 -23 18 31.6                 EE059H06
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.14408 09 31 20.61 -23 18 25.6                 EE059H06
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.14753 09 31 20.49 -23 18 19.9          17.7 T EE059H06
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.20961 09 31 18.61 -23 16 27.1          17.7 T EE059H06
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.23040 09 31 17.96 -23 15 48.1          17.8 T EE059H06
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.29642 09 31 16.03 -23 13 47.5          18.8 N EE059926
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.30339 09 31 15.76 -23 13 35.1          19.3 N EE059926
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.31035 09 31 15.60 -23 13 22.8                 EE059926
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.32363 09 31 15.12 -23 12 58.3          17.9 T EE059H10
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.32516 09 31 15.22 -23 12 55.3          18.0 T EE059H10
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.32670 09 31 15.15 -23 12 52.1          17.7 T EE059H10
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.38611 09 31 13.65 -23 10 59.2          18.8 N EE059474
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.38762 09 31 13.59 -23 10 57.0          18.4 N EE059474
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.38877 09 31 13.57 -23 10 54.5          18.5 N EE059474
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.39363 09 31 13.48 -23 10 45.2          19.1 N EE059474
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.43654 09 31 12.23 -23 09 27.9          18.1 T EE059D96
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.44975 09 31 11.87 -23 09 04.3          17.8 T EE059D96
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.46032 09 31 11.54 -23 08 45.1          17.8 T EE059D96
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.55021 09 31 08.82 -23 06 01.7          17.3 T EE059E12
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.67015 09 31 05.32 -23 02 22.1          18.2 T EE059D90
    CK10E010  C2010 03 12.68228 09 31 04.93 -23 01 59.9          18.5 T EE059D90

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.40-m f/9 reflector
    + CCD.
D96 Tzec Maun Observatory, Moorook.  Observers P. Concari, S. Foglia, G. Galli,
    M. Tombelli.  0.18-m f/2.8 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers H. Sato, E. Guido, G. Sostero.
    0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer L. Elenin.  0.36-m f/3.8
    Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.  0.81-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 E1 (Garradd)
T 2009 Oct. 24.604 TT                                   MPC
q   2.56144              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  291.168       -0.300399       -0.937320
                   Node   169.281       +0.677506       -0.079355
e   1.0            Incl.   71.721       -0.671376       +0.339313
From 27 observations 2010 Mar. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 E1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    09 35.35   -26 53.8    2.080    2.917   140.8    12.4  17.7
2010 03 15    09 30.06   -21 51.6    2.134    2.968   140.4    12.3  17.9
2010 03 25    09 27.09   -16 52.9    2.224    3.022   136.0    13.3  18.0
2010 04 04    09 26.45   -12 13.7    2.348    3.077   129.0    14.6  18.2
2010 04 14    09 27.93   -08 04.0    2.502    3.135   120.7    16.0  18.5
2010 04 24    09 31.30   -04 28.4    2.680    3.195   111.9    17.0  18.7
2010 05 04    09 36.24   -01 27.4    2.876    3.256   103.1    17.6  18.9
2010 05 14    09 42.48   +01 01.7    3.084    3.319    94.5    17.7  19.2
2010 05 24    09 49.78   +03 02.1    3.299    3.384    86.0    17.4  19.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E59

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