MPEC 2009-P12 : COMET C/2009 K4 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-P12 Issued 2009 Aug. 3, 16:33 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 K4 (GIBBS)
Observations:
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.83855 10 22 05.37 +27 12 06.7 17.5 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.84170 10 22 05.76 +27 11 59.1 17.7 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.84581 10 22 06.80 +27 11 50.5 17.8 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.84684 10 22 06.82 +27 11 46.8 17.5 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.84838 10 22 06.97 +27 11 47.4 17.5 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 06.85062 10 22 07.72 +27 11 41.1 17.8 N EP012585
CK09K040 C2009 07 08.14360 10 25 53.67 +26 29 31.6 16.0 T EP012H06
CK09K040 C2009 07 08.14470 10 25 53.88 +26 29 28.4 EP012H06
CK09K040 C2009 07 15.13816 10 45 33.19 +22 39 58.0 15.7 T EP012H06
CK09K040 C2009 07 15.14052 10 45 33.61 +22 39 53.7 EP012H06
CK09K040 C2009 07 26.46023 11 15 05.65 +16 30 00.8 16.0 T EP012349
CK09K040 C2009 07 26.46231 11 15 05.99 +16 29 57.2 EP012349
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observer A. Baransky. 0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observer H. Sato. 0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 K4 (Gibbs)
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5
T 2009 June 19.37894 TT MPC
q 1.5490829 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0235930 Peri. 127.46772 -0.85313329 -0.43593790
+/-0.0000000 Node 30.12010 +0.05670379 -0.62353734
e 0.9634526 Incl. 34.82458 +0.51860223 -0.64896790
Residuals in seconds of arc
090527 703 0.2- 0.1+ 090528 J95 0.7+ 0.0 090610 A71 0.2- 0.4-
090527 703 0.2- 0.0 090529 H26 (3.1+ 1.3-) 090610 A71 0.6- 0.3+
090527 703 0.2- 1.0+ 090529 H26 (3.2+ 0.0 ) 090610 J28 0.5+ 0.4+
090527 703 0.8- 0.5+ 090529 H26 (5.1+ 1.4+) 090610 J28 0.9- 0.6+
090527 703 0.5- 0.2- 090529 J95 0.7+ 0.4- 090612 442 0.5+ 0.1+
090527 703 0.5+ 0.0 090529 A77 0.7- 0.7+ 090612 442 0.7- 0.4-
090527 703 0.7- 0.0 090529 A77 (0.8+ 2.5-) 090612 204 0.2- 0.2-
090527 703 0.1+ 0.4- 090529 J95 0.4- 0.5+ 090612 B74 0.1+ 0.5+
090527 703 0.5- 0.1+ 090529 A77 1.5- 0.3+ 090612 B74 0.6+ 0.3+
090527 703 0.5+ 0.5- 090531 J47 1.1- 1.3+ 090612 204 0.0 0.1-
090527 703 1.0+ 0.0 090531 J47 0.4+ 0.1+ 090612 B74 1.1+ 0.1-
090527 703 0.3+ 0.1+ 090531 J08 0.3+ 0.8+ 090613 235 0.7- 0.6-
090527 673 1.0+ 0.5- 090531 J47 0.7- 0.6+ 090613 147 0.8- 0.4-
090527 673 1.0+ 0.5- 090602 215 0.4+ 0.8- 090613 147 1.2- 0.2-
090527 673 0.5+ 0.2- 090602 215 0.8+ 0.8- 090613 147 1.1- 0.7-
090527 673 0.3+ 0.2- 090602 215 0.4+ 0.3- 090616 A71 0.0 0.4+
090527 673 0.4+ 0.4- 090603 G96 0.2+ 0.1- 090617 A71 0.2- 0.1-
090527 673 0.2+ 0.2- 090603 G96 0.4- 0.6- 090617 B74 0.4+ 1.1-
090527 B03 1.5- 0.6- 090603 G96 0.2- 0.6- 090617 A71 0.5- 1.5-
090527 B03 0.8- 0.1+ 090603 G96 0.6- 0.2- 090617 B74 0.8+ 1.1-
090527 B03 0.7+ 1.4- 090603 204 0.1- 0.3+ 090617 B74 1.1+ 1.1-
090527 B03 0.9- 0.6+ 090603 204 0.0 0.2+ 090618 235 1.2- 0.0
090527 A71 (3.4+ 2.2-) 090605 673 0.3- 0.8+ 090619 J24 (4.2+ 0.8-)
090527 A71 0.1+ 1.0- 090605 673 0.1- 0.4+ 090619 J24 (2.3- 0.0 )
090528 H06 0.7- 0.3- 090605 673 0.4+ 0.2- 090620 585 (4.2- 0.4-)
090528 693 0.4+ 0.1- 090605 673 0.6+ 0.1+ 090620 585 (2.3- 0.4-)
090528 H06 0.3- 0.1- 090605 473 0.4+ 0.1+ 090620 585 (5.3- 0.6+)
090528 693 0.0 0.2- 090605 473 0.4+ 0.1+ 090620 585 (4.5- 1.0+)
090528 693 0.2+ 0.0 090606 585 1.4+ 1.5+ 090626 H06 0.5+ 0.1-
090528 693 0.4+ 0.1- 090606 585 1.0+ 0.4+ 090702 H06 1.4- 1.4+
090528 673 0.5+ 0.1- 090606 585 1.3- 1.4+ 090702 H06 1.0- 0.3+
090528 H06 1.1- 0.4- 090609 B74 1.1+ 0.9+ 090702 H06 0.9- 1.3-
090528 673 0.0 0.3+ 090609 B74 0.9+ 0.3+ 090706 585 (1.2- 2.3+)
090528 G96 0.0 0.2+ 090609 B74 1.2+ 0.4+ 090706 585 (3.4- 0.9+)
090528 G96 0.2- 0.1+ 090610 585 1.6+ 0.9+ 090706 585 0.8+ 0.3+
090528 G96 0.0 0.5+ 090610 585 0.9- 0.7+ 090706 585 1.4- 1.3-
090528 G96 0.1- 0.3+ 090610 585 (0.8+ 2.6-) 090706 585 (3.0- 2.3+)
090528 673 0.2+ 0.1+ 090610 585 0.2- 0.4+ 090706 585 1.7+ 0.4+
090528 673 0.0 0.1+ 090610 585 0.3+ 0.5- 090708 H06 0.3+ 0.9+
090528 673 0.2- 0.3+ 090610 585 0.2- 0.3- 090708 H06 0.6+ 0.1-
090528 673 0.3- 0.4+ 090610 585 0.8+ 1.0- 090715 H06 0.6- 0.5-
090528 673 0.5- 0.6+ 090610 585 0.7- 0.2+ 090715 H06 0.2- 0.1-
090528 235 0.6- 0.9- 090610 585 1.7- 0.4+ 090726 349 0.4+ 0.2+
090528 235 1.1- 1.1- 090610 213 (3.0- 1.4+) 090726 349 0.8+ 0.7+
090528 J95 (2.2+ 0.3-) 090610 213 0.4+ 0.1-
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.023510
and +0.023929 (+/- 0.000000) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-P12
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