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MPEC 2009-Q51 : COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q51                                Issued 2009 Aug. 23, 23:07 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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                           COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK09P010  C2009 08 18.53524 00 13 15.42 -44 53 35.8          18.1 T EQ051423
    CK09P010  C2009 08 18.57135 00 13 14.07 -44 53 44.5          17.8 T EQ051423
    CK09P010  C2009 08 23.34976 00 10 14.17 -45 12 49.8          18.1 N EQ051I21
    CK09P010  C2009 08 23.36829 00 10 13.45 -45 12 53.6          18.6 N EQ051I21

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
I21 El Condor Observatory, Cordoba.  Observer W. Robledo.  Measurer
    C. Montivero.  0.20-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
T 2012 Jan. 8.433 TT                                    MPC
q   1.62074              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   89.313       -0.170257       -0.815558
                   Node   324.435       -0.615599       +0.526288
e   1.0            Incl.  108.030       +0.769448       +0.240598
From 18 observations 2009 Aug. 13-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 08 17    00 14.17   -44 47.2    7.976    8.728   135.6     4.7  17.9
2009 08 27    00 07.81   -45 26.5    7.875    8.654   138.1     4.5  17.9
2009 09 06    00 00.64   -45 58.6    7.800    8.579   138.3     4.5  17.8
2009 09 16    23 52.90   -46 21.7    7.750    8.504   136.2     4.7  17.7
2009 09 26    23 44.90   -46 34.0    7.726    8.429   131.9     5.1  17.7
2009 10 06    23 36.98   -46 34.6    7.725    8.354   126.1     5.5  17.7
2009 10 16    23 29.49   -46 23.5    7.746    8.278   119.2     6.0  17.6
2009 10 26    23 22.73   -46 01.2    7.784    8.202   111.6     6.5  17.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q51

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