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MPEC 2009-P54 : COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-P54                                Issued 2009 Aug. 15, 22:12 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 P1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK09P010  C2009 08 13.76794 00 16 01.27 -44 33 23.1          17.5 T EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 13.78096 00 16 00.76 -44 33 27.9          17.6 T EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 13.79389 00 16 00.33 -44 33 29.6          17.5 T EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 13.80681 00 15 59.90 -44 33 32.6          17.7 T EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 14.17441 00 15 47.81 -44 35 08.2                 EP054I21
    CK09P010  C2009 08 14.28686 00 15 43.97 -44 35 36.3                 EP054I21
    CK09P010  C2009 08 14.70356 00 15 29.75 -44 37 25.7          18.1 N EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 14.70834 00 15 29.57 -44 37 26.6          18.4 N EP054E12
    CK09P010  C2009 08 15.51486 00 15 02.14 -44 40 54.1          18.1 N EP054E16
    CK09P010  C2009 08 15.52702 00 15 01.63 -44 40 57.1          18.1 N EP054E16

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey.  Observers P. Camilleri, G. Sostero,
    E. Guido, E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
I21 El Condor Observatory, Cordoba.  Observer W. Robledo.  Measurer
    C. Montivero.  0.20-m f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
T 2011 Aug. 10.229 TT                                   MPC
q   1.25329              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   95.562       -0.058281       -0.960554
                   Node   344.087       -0.255862       +0.277655
e   1.0            Incl.   82.646       +0.964955       +0.015606
From 10 observations 2009 Aug. 13-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 08 07    00 19.51   -44 03.2    7.179    7.884   131.2     5.6  19.2
2009 08 17    00 14.17   -44 47.2    7.049    7.805   135.6     5.2  19.2
2009 08 27    00 07.71   -45 26.1    6.943    7.725   138.1     5.0  19.1
2009 09 06    00 00.34   -45 57.1    6.862    7.645   138.4     5.0  19.0
2009 09 16    23 52.32   -46 18.0    6.806    7.564   136.3     5.3  19.0
2009 09 26    23 44.02   -46 26.7    6.774    7.483   132.0     5.7  18.9
2009 10 06    23 35.84   -46 22.3    6.767    7.402   126.2     6.3  18.8
2009 10 16    23 28.14   -46 04.7    6.780    7.320   119.3     6.8  18.8
2009 10 26    23 21.29   -45 34.6    6.811    7.238   111.7     7.3  18.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-P54

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