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MPEC 2010-O44 : COMET P/2005 U1 = 2010 N2 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-O44                                Issued 2010 July 27, 20:55 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

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       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                       COMET P/2005 U1 = 2010 N2 (READ)

Observations:
    PK10N020  C2010 07 07.43149 21 39 31.44 -15 56 44.3          23.6 N EO044568
    PK10N020  C2010 07 07.46417 21 39 30.82 -15 56 48.4          24.0 N EO044568
    PK10N020  C2010 07 07.48601 21 39 30.40 -15 56 51.2          23.9 N EO044568
    PK10N020  C2010 07 20.55527 21 33 55.26 -16 31 49.6          23.9 N EO044568
    PK10N020  C2010 07 20.59264 21 33 53.91 -16 31 56.7          23.9 N EO044568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer J. Pittichova.  Measurers J. Pittichova,
    S. R. Chesley.  2.2-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 U1 = 2010 N2 (Read)
Epoch 2005 July 9.0 TT = JDT 2453560.5
T 2005 July 27.88961 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3647335            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17507375     Peri.  325.78172     +0.95399499     -0.29932138
a   3.1646233      Node    51.64463     +0.27978833     +0.86798888
e   0.2527599      Incl.    1.26618     +0.10775919     +0.39623480
P   5.63

Epoch 2011 Mar. 20.0 TT = JDT 2455640.5
T 2011 Mar. 10.67735 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3604259            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17500980     Peri.  325.30765     +0.95646657     -0.29132724
a   3.1653943      Node    51.63920     +0.27251323     +0.87030042
e   0.2543027      Incl.    1.26601     +0.10444252     +0.39712166
P   5.63
Residuals in seconds of arc
051023 703 (0.2-  2.6+)   051028 691  1.9-  0.1+    051112 691  0.2-  0.0
051023 703  0.7+  0.7+    051028 691  0.4-  0.4-    051112 691  0.4+  0.2+
051023 703  1.0-  1.2-    051028 G96  0.4+  0.3-    051112 691  0.2+  0.3+
051023 703  0.3+  0.5-    051028 G96  0.2+  0.1+    051112 673  0.5+  0.1+
051024 691  0.1+  0.2-    051028 G96  0.0   0.2+    051112 673  1.6+  0.5+
051024 691  0.4-  0.4-    051028 291  0.2-  0.1+    051112 673  0.6+  0.5+
051024 691  0.2+  0.4-    051028 291  0.0   0.2+    051112 673  1.0+  0.6+
051024 291  0.5+  0.2+    051028 291  0.6-  0.1-    051119 147  1.2+  0.2-
051024 291  0.1+  0.0     051029 691  0.0   0.1+    051119 147  0.3+  0.9+
051024 291  0.4-  0.3-    051029 691  0.1+  0.0     051122 568  0.8+  0.4+
051025 291  0.3-  0.0     051029 691  0.4-  0.1-    051122 701  0.2+  0.1-
051025 291  0.3-  0.0     051029 673  0.1+  0.4+    051122 701  0.3+  0.1-
051025 291  0.0   0.2+    051029 673  0.2-  0.5+    051122 701  0.1+  0.3-
051025 G96  0.3+  0.4-    051029 673  0.6+  0.5+    051122 568  0.9+  0.3+
051025 G96  0.5-  0.7-    051029 673  0.2+  0.1+    051125 G96  0.7+  0.2+
051025 G96  0.2-  0.6-    051029 213  0.6+  0.2+    051125 G96  0.9+  0.2-
051025 G96  0.1+  0.3-    051029 213  0.6+  0.3+    051125 G96  0.7+  0.1+
051026 J95  0.6-  0.5-    051029 213  0.6+  0.5+    051125 G96  0.8+  0.2+
051026 J95  0.9-  0.1+    051029 213  0.6+  0.4+    051126 G96  0.7+  0.2-
051026 J95  0.3-  0.4-    051029 213  0.6+  0.3+    051126 G96  0.9+  0.2-
051026 734  0.1-  0.2-    051030 204  0.7-  0.3-    051126 G96  1.1+  0.5-
051026 291  0.5+  0.5+    051030 204  0.0   0.1-    051126 G96  0.3+  0.2-
051026 734  0.5+  0.3-    051030 A79  0.6+  0.0     051130 213  1.3+  0.1+
051026 291  0.2+  0.0     051030 A79  1.5+  0.2+    051130 213  1.1+  0.1-
051026 734  1.2-  1.9-    051101 691  0.4+  0.1-    051130 213  1.2+  0.0
051026 291  0.1-  0.1+    051101 691  0.2+  0.1+    051224 568  0.3+  0.3+
051027 291  0.3-  0.1+    051101 691  0.7-  0.5+    051224 568  0.4+  0.4+
051027 291  0.2-  0.2+    051102 213  0.1+  0.1-    051225 568  0.3+  0.3+
051027 291  0.1-  0.1+    051102 213  0.3+  0.2-    051225 568  0.3+  0.2+
051027 734  0.2+  0.1-    051104 691  0.3-  0.1+    060105 G96  0.5+  0.7-
051027 734  0.3-  0.4-    051104 691  0.0   0.4-    060105 G96  1.7+  0.1-
051027 734  0.6+  0.4-    051104 691  0.1-  0.5-    060105 G96  0.2+  0.1-
051027 734  0.1+  1.1-    051107 372  1.0+  1.0+    060105 G96  0.4+  1.3-
051027 734  0.2+  0.0     051108 372  0.4+  1.1+    070127 568  0.1-  0.3+
051027 854  0.4-  0.2+    051109 J77  0.1+  0.2-    070127 568  0.1+  0.5+
051027 854  0.8-  0.1-    051109 J77  0.9-  1.4+    070127 568  0.1+  0.5+
051027 696  0.2+  0.0     051109 J77  0.8-  0.1+    070127 568  0.1+  0.3+
051027 696  0.3+  0.2-    051109 J77  1.8-  0.9+    100707 568  0.5+  0.2+
051028 G96  0.2+  0.5-    051109 J77  1.0-  1.1-    100707 568  0.2+  0.2+
051028 G96  0.2+  0.3-    051109 J77  1.9+  0.1-    100707 568  0.0   0.2+
051028 G96  1.6-  0.9-    051110 349  1.9+  1.5+    100720 568  0.4-  0.1+
051028 G96  1.6-  0.7-    051110 349  0.9+  1.6+    100720 568  0.5-  0.1+
051028 691  0.2-  0.1+    051110 349  0.9+  1.8+

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 N2 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 07 23    21 32.49   -16 39.9    1.692    2.668   159.8     7.6  19.9
2010 08 02    21 25.60   -17 16.4    1.639    2.646   170.9     3.5  19.8
2010 08 12    21 17.67   -17 54.5    1.611    2.623   176.6     1.3  19.7
2010 08 22    21 09.70   -18 29.2    1.610    2.602   165.5     5.6  19.7
2010 09 01    21 02.71   -18 56.3    1.634    2.581   154.2     9.8  19.7
2010 09 11    20 57.57   -19 13.1    1.681    2.560   143.3    13.6  19.7
2010 09 21    20 54.92   -19 18.0    1.748    2.541   133.0    16.8  19.8
2010 10 01    20 55.02   -19 11.0    1.830    2.522   123.2    19.4  19.8
2010 10 11    20 57.88   -18 52.4    1.924    2.504   114.1    21.3  19.9
2010 10 21    21 03.36   -18 22.7    2.027    2.486   105.6    22.7  20.0
2010 10 31    21 11.14   -17 42.5    2.134    2.470    97.6    23.5  20.1
2010 11 10    21 20.94   -16 52.2    2.245    2.455    90.0    23.8  20.2
2010 11 20    21 32.44   -15 52.0    2.356    2.440    82.9    23.7  20.2
2010 11 30    21 45.35   -14 42.4    2.467    2.427    76.1    23.2  20.3
2010 12 10    21 59.41   -13 23.9    2.574    2.415    69.6    22.5  20.4
2010 12 20    22 14.42   -11 57.1    2.677    2.404    63.4    21.5  20.4
2010 12 30    22 30.17   -10 22.6    2.776    2.394    57.4    20.2  20.5
2011 01 09    22 46.53   -08 41.2    2.869    2.385    51.6    18.8  20.6
2011 01 19    23 03.39   -06 53.9    2.955    2.378    45.9    17.3  20.6
2011 01 29    23 20.63   -05 01.6    3.034    2.372    40.4    15.6  20.7
2011 02 08    23 38.20   -03 05.3    3.105    2.367    35.1    13.9  20.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-O44

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