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MPEC 2009-D20 : COMET C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-D20                                Issued 2009 Feb. 18, 15:27 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.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK09B020  C2009 02 11.78748 14 27 57.54 -16 20 33.7                 ED020349
    CK09B020  C2009 02 11.79222 14 27 56.95 -16 20 34.1          18.0 T ED020349
    CK09B020  C2009 02 12.11639 14 27 13.81 -16 21 16.4          18.9 N ED020204
    CK09B020  C2009 02 12.15777 14 27 08.22 -16 21 23.7                 ED020204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)
T 2009 Mar.  9.883 TT                                   MPC
q   2.33330              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  193.571       -0.989544       -0.068528
                   Node    18.944       -0.065631       +0.997482
e   1.0            Incl.  156.987       -0.128437       +0.018265
From 44 observations 2009 Jan. 29-Feb. 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 B2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 02 18    14 12.46   -16 30.2    1.776    2.344   112.8    22.9  17.4
2009 02 28    13 38.86   -16 18.8    1.569    2.336   130.3    18.9  17.2
2009 03 10    12 53.78   -15 11.6    1.420    2.333   150.0    12.3  16.9
2009 03 20    12 00.38   -12 49.0    1.355    2.336   166.9     5.5  16.8
2009 03 30    11 06.94   -09 27.1    1.390    2.344   157.6     9.3  16.9
2009 04 09    10 21.78   -05 57.0    1.516    2.358   138.0    16.5  17.1
2009 04 19    09 48.03   -02 59.6    1.708    2.376   120.1    21.4  17.4
2009 04 29    09 24.56   -00 46.5    1.940    2.400   104.6    24.0  17.7

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D20

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