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MPEC 2010-H48 : COMET C/2010 FB87 (WISE-GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-H48                                Issued 2010 Apr. 24, 14:36 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 FB87 (WISE-GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.66676 18 41 48.03 -61 49 46.7          17.8 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.67517 18 41 47.51 -61 49 59.4          17.8 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.68368 18 41 47.00 -61 50 12.7          17.7 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.69227 18 41 46.52 -61 50 26.2          18.1 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.70417 18 41 45.88 -61 50 44.2          18.0 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.79415 18 41 40.68 -61 53 03.0          18.2 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.79489 18 41 40.64 -61 53 04.1          18.2 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.79563 18 41 40.59 -61 53 05.4          18.0 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 21.79707 18 41 40.50 -61 53 07.3          18.4 T EH048E12
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 22.37466 18 41 07.53 -62 07 56.6          17.7 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 22.37701 18 41 07.38 -62 08 00.1          17.9 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 22.38086 18 41 07.10 -62 08 05.7          17.8 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 22.38476 18 41 06.82 -62 08 13.7          16.9 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 23.59379 18 39 53.08 -62 39 27.0          18.1 T EH048E10
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 23.60062 18 39 52.47 -62 39 37.8                 EH048E10
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.23267 18 39 10.40 -62 56 05.9          17.4 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.23693 18 39 10.28 -62 56 12.7          17.6 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.23998 18 39 09.97 -62 56 17.5          18.0 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.24491 18 39 09.71 -62 56 25.3          17.9 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.25373 18 39 09.08 -62 56 39.6          18.1 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.25731 18 39 08.81 -62 56 45.2          17.7 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.26080 18 39 08.58 -62 56 50.6          17.8 N EH048844
    CK10F87B  C2010 04 24.27626 18 39 07.59 -62 57 15.1          17.6 N EH048844

Observer details:
844 Los Molinos.  Observers S. Roland, R. Salvo, G. Tancredi, S. Bruzzone,
    M. Martinez.  Measurers S. Roland, S. Bruzzone, R. Salvo.  0.35-m
    reflector + CCD.
E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South.  Observer J. Wood.  Measurers
    S. Foglia, P. Miller, J. Wood.  2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 FB87 (WISE-Garradd)
T 2010 Nov. 6.444 TT                                    MPC
q   2.84781              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  264.805       -0.301775       -0.026029
                   Node    89.920       +0.294852       +0.948072
e   1.0            Incl.  107.631       -0.906639       +0.316990
From 30 observations 2010 Mar. 28-Apr. 24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 FB87 (WISE-Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 24    18 39.43   -62 50.0    2.970    3.461   111.0    15.7  17.8
2010 05 04    18 22.94   -67 17.4    2.819    3.407   117.7    15.2  17.6
2010 05 14    17 50.41   -71 42.9    2.700    3.354   122.6    14.7  17.4
2010 05 24    16 50.66   -75 24.3    2.618    3.303   124.9    14.6  17.3
2010 06 03    15 18.49   -77 10.6    2.576    3.255   124.1    15.0  17.2
2010 06 13    13 42.56   -76 13.1    2.572    3.208   120.4    15.8  17.1
2010 06 23    12 36.88   -73 18.4    2.602    3.164   114.6    17.0  17.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H48

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