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M.P.E.C. 2010-M51 Issued 2010 June 23, 19:51 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 M1 (GIBBS)
Observations:
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.22315 17 06 07.84 +00 39 22.7 20.9 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.22911 17 06 07.59 +00 39 21.3 20.4 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.23509 17 06 07.38 +00 39 19.8 20.5 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.26745 17 06 06.04 +00 39 13.6 20.6 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.27372 17 06 05.72 +00 39 12.2 20.5 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.28008 17 06 05.50 +00 39 11.0 20.2 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.28644 17 06 05.22 +00 39 09.7 20.5 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.35260 17 06 02.52 +00 38 56.4 20.1 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.35428 17 06 02.41 +00 38 55.0 21.1 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 22.35596 17 06 02.34 +00 38 54.9 21.1 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 23.27477 17 05 24.93 +00 35 43.1 20.6 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 23.28178 17 05 24.64 +00 35 41.0 20.1 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 23.28878 17 05 24.32 +00 35 39.8 20.7 T EM051G96
CK10M010 C2010 06 23.31658 17 05 23.23 +00 35 32.9 EM051291
CK10M010 C2010 06 23.32721 17 05 22.75 +00 35 31.4 EM051291
Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observers R. S. McMillan, C. K. Maleszewski. 1.8-m
f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer A. R. Gibbs. Measurers J. D. Ahern,
E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2010 M1 (Gibbs)
T 2012 Feb. 7.840 TT MPC
q 2.29869 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 265.318 +0.187830 +0.152427
Node 82.150 +0.288953 +0.935593
e 1.0 Incl. 78.373 -0.938736 +0.318484
From 15 observations 2010 June 22-23.
Ephemeris:
C/2010 M1 (Gibbs)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2010 06 23 17 05.60 +00 36.7 5.366 6.281 151.9 4.4 20.6
2010 07 03 16 58.96 -00 02.3 5.342 6.203 145.1 5.4 20.6
2010 07 13 16 52.79 -00 48.5 5.346 6.126 136.7 6.5 20.5
2010 07 23 16 47.37 -01 41.1 5.374 6.048 127.6 7.6 20.5
2010 08 02 16 42.89 -02 38.7 5.423 5.970 118.2 8.6 20.4
2010 08 12 16 39.49 -03 40.2 5.488 5.892 108.7 9.4 20.4
2010 08 22 16 37.25 -04 44.4 5.564 5.813 99.3 9.9 20.4
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