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MPEC 2010-L46 : COMET P/2010 L1 (WISE)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-L46                                Issued 2010 June 8, 21:30 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 P/2010 L1 (WISE)

Observations:
    PK10L010  S2010 06 02.50126 22 58 39.88 -07 03 14.4                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 02.50126 1 + 6248.6186 - 2700.0612 - 1194.6073   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 02.63356 22 58 46.53 -07 01 27.1                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 02.63356 1 + 6255.4065 - 2685.7945 - 1190.9434   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 02.76587 22 58 53.06 -06 59 44.4                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 02.76587 1 + 6261.8325 - 2671.3590 - 1188.8249   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 02.89817 22 58 59.67 -06 58 00.3                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 02.89817 1 + 6268.3502 - 2657.0086 - 1186.3080   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 02.96426 22 59 02.87 -06 57 07.2                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 02.96426 1 + 6280.4985 - 2647.2927 - 1143.6422   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 03.03047 22 59 06.12 -06 56 15.9                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 03.03047 1 + 6275.5737 - 2642.3773 - 1182.5492   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 03.09656 22 59 09.44 -06 55 22.2                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 03.09656 1 + 6287.6216 - 2632.7139 - 1139.6682   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 03.16278 22 59 12.77 -06 54 32.2                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 03.16278 1 + 6282.4048 - 2627.9616 - 1178.8109   EL046C51
    PK10L010  S2010 06 03.22887 22 59 15.86 -06 53 40.6                 EL046C51
    PK10L010  s2010 06 03.22887 1 + 6294.1336 - 2618.3288 - 1136.4737   EL046C51
    PK10L010  C2010 06 06.46151 23 01 48.18 -06 11 23.1                 EL046291
    PK10L010  C2010 06 06.46544 23 01 48.35 -06 11 19.8          21.6 T EL046291
    PK10L010  C2010 06 06.47084 23 01 48.64 -06 11 15.9                 EL046291
    PK10L010  C2010 06 07.59567 23 02 38.40 -05 56 39.9          21.6 T EL046F65
    PK10L010  C2010 06 07.59774 23 02 38.51 -05 56 37.9          21.4 T EL046F65
    PK10L010  C2010 06 07.59980 23 02 38.65 -05 56 36.2          21.3 T EL046F65
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.43877 23 03 14.81 -05 45 47.1                 EL046695
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.44019 23 03 14.80 -05 45 45.5                 EL046291
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.44114 23 03 14.86 -05 45 45.3                 EL046695
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.44352 23 03 14.95 -05 45 42.9                 EL046695
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.44435 23 03 15.02 -05 45 42.0          22.1 T EL046291
    PK10L010  C2010 06 08.44815 23 03 15.24 -05 45 39.3                 EL046291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, J. A. Larsen, R. S. McMillan,
    G. Bechetti.  Measurers J. A. Larsen, J. V. Scotti.  2.3-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
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)
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 L1 (WISE)
T 2010 Feb. 4.039 TT                                    MPC
q   2.13749              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.124958       Peri.  316.248       +0.113503       +0.964481
a   3.96242        Node   318.501       -0.783455       -0.060752
e   0.46056        Incl.   21.099       -0.610995       +0.257070
P   7.89
From 20 observations 2010 June 2-8.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 L1 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 06 03    22 59.08   -06 56.7    2.120    2.333    88.9    25.8  21.3
2010 06 13    23 06.25   -04 47.5    2.031    2.364    96.0    25.3  21.3
2010 06 23    23 11.15   -02 44.6    1.945    2.397   103.6    24.3  21.2
2010 07 03    23 13.60   -00 49.3    1.864    2.431   111.8    22.8  21.2
2010 07 13    23 13.39   +00 56.4    1.790    2.467   120.6    20.8  21.2
2010 07 23    23 10.43   +02 30.1    1.728    2.505   130.0    18.1  21.2
2010 08 02    23 04.84   +03 49.5    1.682    2.543   139.8    14.9  21.2
2010 08 12    22 56.99   +04 52.1    1.656    2.583   149.9    11.4  21.2
2010 08 22    22 47.56   +05 36.6    1.652    2.623   159.3     7.8  21.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-L46

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