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MPEC 2010-E64 : COMET P/2010 E2 (JARNAC)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E64                                Issued 2010 Mar. 13, 17:40 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 E2 (JARNAC)

Observations:
    PK10E020  C2010 02 17.47166 12 03 44.78 -04 20 55.8          20.7 N EE064G96
    PK10E020  C2010 02 17.47554 12 03 44.78 -04 20 53.7          20.6 N EE064G96
    PK10E020  C2010 02 17.47948 12 03 44.82 -04 20 51.9          20.7 N EE064G96
    PK10E020  C2010 02 17.48338 12 03 44.85 -04 20 50.9          20.4 N EE064G96
    PK10E020  C2010 03 09.30939 12 02 57.94 -01 17 03.0          18.7 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 09.32068 12 02 57.71 -01 16 56.0          19.4 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 09.33196 12 02 57.59 -01 16 49.4                 EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 10.28820 12 02 47.31 -01 06 10.7          19.1 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 10.30023 12 02 47.23 -01 06 02.7          18.6 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 10.31227 12 02 47.06 -01 05 55.6          19.6 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 12.24877 12 02 24.73 -00 44 02.8          19.2 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 12.26076 12 02 24.45 -00 43 54.3          18.9 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 12.27278 12 02 24.34 -00 43 45.9          19.5 N EE064G92
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.01345 12 02 15.05 -00 35 19.3          19.2 N EE064B33
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.02439 12 02 14.92 -00 35 11.9          19.6 N EE064B33
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.03423 12 02 14.77 -00 35 05.3          19.6 N EE064B33
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.21744 12 02 12.80 -00 32 57.8          20.6 N EE064926
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.22185 12 02 12.78 -00 32 54.6          20.5 N EE064926
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.22197 12 02 12.72 -00 32 54.6                 EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.22627 12 02 12.71 -00 32 51.2          20.5 N EE064926
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.22749 12 02 12.63 -00 32 50.9                 EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.22961 12 02 12.60 -00 32 48.7          19.1 T EE064H10
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.23301 12 02 12.55 -00 32 47.2          19.0 T EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.23315 12 02 12.57 -00 32 47.0          18.9 T EE064H10
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.23670 12 02 12.52 -00 32 44.8          19.0 T EE064H10
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.32148 12 02 11.27 -00 31 46.3          18.7 T EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.33108 12 02 11.18 -00 31 39.2          19.1 N EE064651
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.33287 12 02 11.17 -00 31 38.0          19.1 N EE064651
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.33630 12 02 11.08 -00 31 36.0          18.5 T EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.33643 12 02 11.10 -00 31 35.4          19.1 N EE064651
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.37179 12 02 10.56 -00 31 11.4          19.3 T EE064H01
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.37952 12 02 10.45 -00 31 06.0          19.3 T EE064H01
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.38624 12 02 10.36 -00 31 01.3          19.3 T EE064H01
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.38950 12 02 10.25 -00 30 59.1          18.9 T EE064H06
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.39400 12 02 10.23 -00 30 56.0          19.3 T EE064H01
    PK10E020  C2010 03 13.40937 12 02 09.95 -00 30 45.6          18.9 T EE064H06

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
B33 Libbiano Observatory, Peccioli.  Observer P. Bacci.  0.5-m f/8
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G92 Jarnac Observatory, Vail.  Observers D. Levy, W. Levy, T. Glinos.  0.64-m
    f/7.2 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers J. D. Ahern,
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers H. Sato, E. Guido, G. Sostero,
    R. Ligustri.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers D. Chestnov, A. Novichonok.
    0.36-m f/3.8 Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 E2 (Jarnac)
T 2010 Apr. 7.8086 TT                                   MPC
q   2.397960             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0389308      Peri.    8.2567      -0.9940456      +0.1085274
a   8.621986       Node   177.8984      -0.1088236      -0.9842136
e   0.721879       Incl.   15.4256      -0.0055474      -0.1398050
P  25.3
From 36 observations 2010 Feb. 17-Mar. 13.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 E2 (Jarnac)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 05    12 03.62   -02 03.3    1.455    2.419   162.4     7.1  18.7
2010 03 15    12 01.83   -00 12.3    1.418    2.408   173.7     2.6  18.6
2010 03 25    11 59.51   +01 45.5    1.407    2.402   174.9     2.1  18.5
2010 04 04    11 57.51   +03 39.0    1.422    2.398   163.7     6.7  18.6
2010 04 14    11 56.57   +05 18.2    1.462    2.399   152.9    11.0  18.6
2010 04 24    11 57.26   +06 35.7    1.524    2.403   142.8    14.7  18.7
2010 05 04    11 59.92   +07 28.1    1.605    2.411   133.3    17.7  18.8
2010 05 14    12 04.60   +07 55.1    1.701    2.422   124.6    20.1  19.0
2010 05 24    12 11.23   +07 58.3    1.811    2.437   116.5    21.8  19.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E64

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