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MPEC 2010-G104: COMET C/2010 G2 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-G104                               Issued 2010 Apr. 13, 18:50 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 G2 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.29351 16 43 15.08 +10 46 32.7                 EG104H06
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.29717 16 43 14.95 +10 46 34.8                 EG104H06
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.30175 16 43 14.78 +10 46 37.1          18.8 T EG104H06
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.41775 16 43 11.53 +10 47 49.9          19.2 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.41909 16 43 11.59 +10 47 51.2          19.3 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.42914 16 43 11.22 +10 47 57.5          19.6 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.43049 16 43 11.18 +10 47 58.6          19.4 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.44055 16 43 10.91 +10 48 04.4          19.4 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.44190 16 43 10.86 +10 48 05.7          19.7 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.45196 16 43 10.52 +10 48 12.2          19.6 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.45331 16 43 10.56 +10 48 16.0          19.7 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.46348 16 43 10.23 +10 48 19.8          19.7 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 12.46482 16 43 10.31 +10 48 20.9          19.8 T EG104704
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.06199 16 42 53.41 +10 54 28.6          18.6 N EG104J01
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.07429 16 42 53.04 +10 54 36.5          19.0 N EG104J01
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.08659 16 42 52.65 +10 54 44.0          18.7 N EG104J01
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32082 16 42 46.06 +10 57 09.8          19.4 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32261 16 42 45.93 +10 57 11.4          19.2 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32376 16 42 45.82 +10 57 12.5          19.4 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32508 16 42 45.81 +10 57 13.1          19.4 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32621 16 42 45.80 +10 57 14.0          19.3 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.32800 16 42 45.78 +10 57 14.7          19.4 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.33017 16 42 45.74 +10 57 15.8          19.3 N EG104H45
    CK10G020  C2010 04 13.33323 16 42 45.70 +10 57 17.5          19.4 N EG104H45

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H45 Arkansas Sky Obs., Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.
    0.51-m f/4.3 astrograph + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.23-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 G2 (Hill)
T 2011 Aug. 12.116 TT                                   MPC
q   1.80279              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  139.959       +0.168309       +0.419618
                   Node   246.496       +0.449902       +0.772423
e   1.0            Incl.  103.429       +0.877075       -0.476743
From 75 observations 2010 Apr. 10-13.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 G2 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 04    16 46.59   +09 21.9    5.069    5.630   119.6     8.9  19.0
2010 04 14    16 42.44   +11 04.2    4.876    5.545   127.6     8.2  18.9
2010 04 24    16 36.83   +12 48.0    4.707    5.460   134.6     7.5  18.7
2010 05 04    16 29.86   +14 29.8    4.565    5.375   139.9     6.9  18.6
2010 05 14    16 21.72   +16 05.9    4.452    5.289   142.4     6.7  18.5
2010 05 24    16 12.69   +17 32.3    4.371    5.203   141.7     6.9  18.4
2010 06 03    16 03.19   +18 45.7    4.319    5.117   137.9     7.6  18.3
2010 06 13    15 53.65   +19 43.6    4.296    5.030   131.8     8.7  18.2
2010 06 23    15 44.53   +20 25.1    4.299    4.943   124.3     9.8  18.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-G104

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