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MPEC 2010-H07 : COMET C/2010 H1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-H07                                Issued 2010 Apr. 17, 14:53 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 H1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK10H010  C2010 04 16.64819 11 46 34.50 -31 19 23.4          18.6 T EH007E12
    CK10H010  C2010 04 16.68433 11 46 32.24 -31 19 35.2                 EH007E12
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.29082 11 45 56.20 -31 23 06.6          18.6 N EH007926
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.29451 11 45 55.96 -31 23 08.4          19.8 N EH007926
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.29821 11 45 55.77 -31 23 09.3          18.1 N EH007926
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.37756 11 45 51.32 -31 23 31.0          18.9 T EH007474
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.37883 11 45 51.25 -31 23 31.3          18.8 T EH007474
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.38009 11 45 51.17 -31 23 31.6          18.8 T EH007474
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.38601 11 45 50.82 -31 23 33.5          18.7 T EH007474
    CK10H010  C2010 04 17.38727 11 45 50.73 -31 23 34.2          19.1 T EH007474

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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 H1 (Garradd)
T 2010 July 15.125 TT                                   MPC
q   2.50955              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  247.057       -0.580992       +0.800617
                   Node   344.529       -0.383927       -0.428291
e   1.0            Incl.   33.311       -0.717669       -0.419022
From 10 observations 2010 Apr. 16-17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 H1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 14    11 49.29   -31 03.5    1.794    2.699   148.3    11.3  18.6
2010 04 24    11 39.76   -31 56.8    1.800    2.662   141.5    13.6  18.5
2010 05 04    11 32.63   -32 35.2    1.827    2.628   133.8    16.1  18.5
2010 05 14    11 28.53   -33 05.1    1.871    2.598   126.1    18.3  18.5
2010 05 24    11 27.74   -33 32.9    1.928    2.572   118.7    20.2  18.5
2010 06 03    11 30.25   -34 03.9    1.995    2.551   111.7    21.7  18.6
2010 06 13    11 35.90   -34 41.3    2.070    2.534   105.2    22.8  18.6
2010 06 23    11 44.47   -35 27.3    2.149    2.521    99.3    23.4  18.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H07

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