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MPEC 2010-F67 : COMET C/2010 F3 (SCOTTI)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-F67                                Issued 2010 Mar. 23, 03:03 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 F3 (SCOTTI)

Observations:
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.18761 11 36 24.37 +04 19 05.2          19.8 T EF067691
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.20529 11 36 24.00 +04 19 07.9          20.0 T EF067691
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.22297 11 36 23.67 +04 19 10.6          20.1 T EF067691
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.30192 11 36 22.11 +04 19 23.4          20.1 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.30632 11 36 22.01 +04 19 24.4          20.1 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 20.31067 11 36 21.94 +04 19 24.9          20.0 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.27464 11 36 03.45 +04 21 59.0          19.5 T EF067G96
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.27762 11 36 03.46 +04 22 00.0          20.1 N EF067926
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.28063 11 36 03.34 +04 22 00.1          19.9 T EF067G96
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.28650 11 36 03.24 +04 22 01.0          20.1 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.28655 11 36 03.20 +04 22 01.0          19.7 T EF067G96
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.28744 11 36 03.22 +04 22 01.3          19.9 N EF067926
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.29057 11 36 03.15 +04 22 01.7          20.1 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.29255 11 36 03.13 +04 22 01.9          19.9 T EF067G96
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.29475 11 36 03.02 +04 22 02.6          20.0 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.29728 11 36 02.95 +04 22 03.3          20.4 N EF067926
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.30195 11 36 02.90 +04 22 03.6          20.0 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.30880 11 36 02.78 +04 22 04.5          20.0 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 21.31346 11 36 02.70 +04 22 05.2          20.1 T EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.28157 11 35 44.26 +04 24 39.1          20.0 N EF067926
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.28843 11 35 44.17 +04 24 40.3          19.3 T EF067H01
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.29502 11 35 44.04 +04 24 41.4          19.5 T EF067H01
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.30123 11 35 43.92 +04 24 42.9          20.0 N EF067926
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.30756 11 35 43.79 +04 24 43.4          19.6 T EF067H01
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.31401 11 35 43.64 +04 24 44.4          19.9 T EF067H01
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.35738 11 35 42.78 +04 24 52.4          19.9 T EF067H36
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.37061 11 35 42.54 +04 24 53.2          19.9 T EF067H36
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.40918 11 35 41.76 +04 24 59.5                 EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.42479 11 35 41.47 +04 25 02.0                 EF067291
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.60708 11 35 38.10 +04 25 31.3          19.6 T EF067D90
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.61561 11 35 37.96 +04 25 34.1          19.6 T EF067D90
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.62417 11 35 37.76 +04 25 36.1          20.2 T EF067D90
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.95892 11 35 31.46 +04 26 26.4          19.8 N EF067J04
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.96136 11 35 31.43 +04 26 26.8          19.9 N EF067J04
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.97658 11 35 31.07 +04 26 28.3                 EF067J95
    CK10F030  C2010 03 22.99608 11 35 30.72 +04 26 31.3                 EF067J95
    CK10F030  C2010 03 23.01279 11 35 30.35 +04 26 34.4          20.0 T EF067J95
    CK10F030  C2010 03 23.01698 11 35 30.36 +04 26 35.7          19.9 N EF067J04
    CK10F030  C2010 03 23.01942 11 35 30.29 +04 26 36.0          19.8 N EF067J04

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    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 K. Hills.  0.41-m f/9 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers
    M. Busch, D. Koschny.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 F3 (Scotti)
T 2010 Nov. 2.199 TT                                    MPC
q   5.23577              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   42.477       -0.941056       +0.336831
                   Node   157.151       -0.327797       -0.885571
e   1.0            Incl.    4.572       -0.083442       -0.319858
From 39 observations 2010 Mar. 20-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 F3 (Scotti)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 03 15    11 38.08   +04 05.0    4.523    5.517   178.2     0.3  19.2
2010 03 25    11 34.89   +04 31.8    4.514    5.494   168.2     2.1  19.2
2010 04 04    11 31.96   +04 56.0    4.534    5.472   157.6     4.0  19.2
2010 04 14    11 29.58   +05 15.9    4.581    5.451   147.1     5.7  19.2
2010 04 24    11 27.95   +05 30.2    4.653    5.430   136.9     7.3  19.2
2010 05 04    11 27.26   +05 37.9    4.745    5.411   126.9     8.6  19.2
2010 05 14    11 27.58   +05 38.4    4.853    5.393   117.4     9.6  19.2
2010 05 24    11 28.97   +05 31.7    4.974    5.375   108.1    10.3  19.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-F67

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