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MPEC 2010-H04 : COMET C/2010 G3 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-H04                                Issued 2010 Apr. 16, 15:13 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 G3 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.13821 18 48 36.28 +47 28 03.3                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.13821 1 + 2188.8484 - 4215.6501 + 5005.6781   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.27051 18 48 30.51 +47 30 18.4                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.27051 1 + 2197.2390 - 4204.8911 + 5011.0472   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.40282 18 48 24.86 +47 32 35.8                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.40282 1 + 2205.3133 - 4194.4315 + 5016.0661   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.46903 18 48 21.98 +47 33 46.8                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.46903 1 + 2216.0268 - 4218.7820 + 4991.0786   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.53512 18 48 19.10 +47 35 00.4                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.53512 1 + 2213.1080 - 4182.5595 + 5022.7985   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.66743 18 48 13.26 +47 37 13.6                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.66743 1 + 2221.3455 - 4171.3170 + 5028.2808   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.66755 18 48 13.06 +47 37 16.6                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.66755 1 + 2235.1419 - 4231.4136 + 4971.8019   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.79973 18 48 07.57 +47 39 35.6                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.79973 1 + 2229.9745 - 4162.2002 + 5031.7308   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.79986 18 48 07.43 +47 39 35.0                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.79986 1 + 2243.9338 - 4222.3294 + 4975.2770   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.86595 18 48 04.58 +47 40 42.0                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.86595 1 + 2240.9995 - 4187.2401 + 5006.1300   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.93203 18 48 01.55 +47 41 54.7                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.93203 1 + 2237.9725 - 4151.5910 + 5037.1869   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 14.93216 18 48 01.45 +47 41 52.4                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 14.93216 1 + 2252.0945 - 4211.7217 + 4980.8247   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.06434 18 47 55.85 +47 44 12.8                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.06434 1 + 2245.9768 - 4140.4778 + 5042.9320   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.06447 18 47 55.76 +47 44 12.4                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.06447 1 + 2260.2798 - 4200.6593 + 4986.6258   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.13055 18 47 52.46 +47 45 21.2                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.13055 1 + 2257.3136 - 4164.9975 + 5017.7772   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.26286 18 47 46.86 +47 47 40.8                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.26286 1 + 2265.5127 - 4154.1296 + 5023.0882   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.32907 18 47 43.87 +47 48 48.5                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.32907 1 + 2276.8520 - 4178.9651 + 4997.2911   EH004C51
    CK10G030  S2010 04 15.39516 18 47 40.84 +47 49 58.6                 EH004C51
    CK10G030  s2010 04 15.39516 1 + 2273.4476 - 4143.6929 + 5027.9181   EH004C51
    CK10G030  C2010 04 16.25312 18 47 01.44 +48 04 56.7          18.6 T EH004H01
    CK10G030  C2010 04 16.27368 18 47 00.49 +48 05 18.5          18.4 T EH004H01
    CK10G030  C2010 04 16.29606 18 46 59.46 +48 05 42.2          18.5 T EH004H01
    CK10G030  C2010 04 16.34352 18 46 57.19 +48 06 32.1          18.4 T EH004H01
    CK10G030  C2010 04 16.35436 18 46 56.69 +48 06 43.5          18.5 T EH004H01

Observer details:
C51 WISE.  Measurers A. Mainzer, E. Wright, J. Bauer, T. Grav, J. Dailey, J.
    Masiero, R. Cutri, R. McMillan, R. Walker.
    (http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/mission_sci.html)
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 G3 (WISE)
T 2010 Sept. 26.597 TT                                  MPC
q   4.66346              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   98.838       -0.333606       -0.681095
                   Node   316.408       -0.488599       +0.716199
e   1.0            Incl.  109.045       +0.806212       +0.152214
From 23 observations 2010 Apr. 14-16.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 G3 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 14    18 48.70   +47 25.6    4.744    4.845    89.8    11.9  18.7
2010 04 24    18 39.96   +50 19.2    4.661    4.824    93.3    12.0  18.7
2010 05 04    18 27.60   +53 05.9    4.594    4.805    96.0    12.0  18.6
2010 05 14    18 11.21   +55 37.4    4.545    4.786    97.7    12.1  18.6
2010 05 24    17 50.70   +57 44.4    4.515    4.769    98.4    12.1  18.6
2010 06 03    17 26.59   +59 18.3    4.506    4.753    97.9    12.2  18.5
2010 06 13    17 00.17   +60 12.6    4.516    4.739    96.5    12.3  18.5
2010 06 23    16 33.35   +60 25.1    4.543    4.725    94.1    12.4  18.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H04

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