MPEC 2009-R30 : COMET P/2009 Q4 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-R30                                Issued 2009 Sept.  9, 15:59 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
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                          COMET P/2009 Q4 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 05.41892 04 56 43.10 +08 24 01.1                 ER030H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 05.42347 04 56 43.90 +08 24 02.0          17.7 T ER030H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 05.42802 04 56 44.65 +08 24 02.1                 ER030H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 06.08725 04 58 44.39 +08 23 47.2          18.1 N ER030118
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 06.09022 04 58 44.90 +08 23 49.1          18.5 N ER030118
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 06.10210 04 58 47.08 +08 23 47.7          17.9 N ER030204
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 06.12689 04 58 51.51 +08 23 47.1                 ER030204
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 09.39393 05 08 49.54 +08 21 43.7          17.9 N ER030850
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 09.42206 05 08 54.63 +08 21 41.7          17.8 N ER030850

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
T 2009 Nov. 21.377 TT                                   MPC
q   1.30942              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.195625       Peri.  321.557       +0.015263       -0.988395
a   2.93891        Node   127.054       +0.957828       -0.028924
e   0.55445        Incl.   10.916       +0.286936       +0.149125
P   5.04
From 54 observations 2009 Aug. 26-Sept. 9.

Ephemeris:
    P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 09 06    04 58.47   +08 23.9    1.194    1.551    89.1    40.5  17.8
2009 09 16    05 29.37   +08 12.3    1.093    1.498    91.0    42.2  17.4
2009 09 26    06 01.33   +07 45.0    1.004    1.449    92.5    43.7  17.1
2009 10 06    06 34.09   +07 03.9    0.925    1.406    93.8    45.2  16.8
2009 10 16    07 07.25   +06 12.3    0.858    1.370    95.0    46.4  16.5
2009 10 26    07 40.29   +05 15.7    0.799    1.342    96.3    47.4  16.3
2009 11 05    08 12.68   +04 20.8    0.750    1.322    97.9    48.0  16.1
2009 11 15    08 43.79   +03 35.2    0.707    1.311    99.9    48.0  15.9
2009 11 25    09 12.93   +03 07.4    0.671    1.310   102.7    47.3  15.8

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-R30

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