MPEC 2009-K25 : COMET P/2009 K1 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-K25 Issued 2009 May 21, 14:37 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET P/2009 K1 (GIBBS)
Observations:
PK09K010 C2009 05 18.85258 08 36 57.87 +18 12 38.7 19.2 N EK025213
PK09K010 C2009 05 18.85973 08 36 59.08 +18 12 36.2 19.2 N EK025213
PK09K010 C2009 05 18.86555 08 37 00.06 +18 12 34.2 19.2 N EK025213
PK09K010 C2009 05 19.16065 08 37 50.96 +18 10 49.2 19.0 T EK025673
PK09K010 C2009 05 19.17164 08 37 52.78 +18 10 45.5 EK025673
PK09K010 C2009 05 19.18194 08 37 54.60 +18 10 41.6 EK025673
PK09K010 C2009 05 19.18854 08 37 55.74 +18 10 39.1 EK025673
PK09K010 C2009 05 20.88019 08 42 49.46 +18 00 05.8 18.1 N EK025J47
PK09K010 C2009 05 20.88397 08 42 50.11 +18 00 04.3 19.5 N EK025J47
PK09K010 C2009 05 20.88628 08 42 50.53 +18 00 03.4 18.4 N EK025J47
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret. Observer G. Muler. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2009 K1 (Gibbs)
T 2009 June 27.565 TT MPC
q 1.30005 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.165299 Peri. 28.758 -0.925120 +0.379511
a 3.28818 Node 173.515 -0.364540 -0.879623
e 0.60463 Incl. 5.682 -0.106133 -0.286767
P 5.96
From 51 observations 2009 Apr. 24-May 20.
Ephemeris:
P/2009 K1 (Gibbs)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 05 19 08 37.39 +18 11.8 1.367 1.379 69.0 43.2 19.1
2009 05 29 09 07.10 +16 58.9 1.376 1.345 66.5 43.7 19.0
2009 06 08 09 38.52 +15 19.2 1.384 1.320 64.7 44.0 18.9
2009 06 18 10 11.23 +13 12.8 1.394 1.305 63.3 44.1 18.9
2009 06 28 10 44.88 +10 41.6 1.410 1.300 62.3 43.8 18.9
2009 07 08 11 19.08 +07 49.6 1.432 1.306 61.7 43.3 18.9
2009 07 18 11 53.50 +04 42.5 1.464 1.322 61.3 42.4 19.0
2009 07 28 12 27.87 +01 26.9 1.507 1.348 61.0 41.2 19.2
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-K25
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