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MPEC 2009-R33 : COMET C/2009 R1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-R33                                Issued 2009 Sept. 10, 15:19 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 R1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK09R010  C2009 07 20.69943 22 15 39.81 -31 42 50.2          18.5 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 07 20.70883 22 15 39.33 -31 42 52.3          18.5 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 07 20.71775 22 15 38.93 -31 42 54.8          18.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 07 20.72649 22 15 38.46 -31 42 56.2          18.6 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 01.66369 22 04 42.86 -32 33 12.3          17.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 01.67701 22 04 42.06 -32 33 15.1          17.6 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 01.69035 22 04 41.23 -32 33 18.5          17.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 01.70368 22 04 40.41 -32 33 22.0          17.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 18.50163 21 45 59.59 -33 28 29.2          17.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 18.50915 21 45 59.06 -33 28 30.4          17.9 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 18.51676 21 45 58.47 -33 28 31.7          17.8 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 08 18.52445 21 45 57.92 -33 28 32.7          17.7 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.61721 21 19 28.81 -33 47 55.2          17.3 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.62681 21 19 28.16 -33 47 55.0          17.5 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.63643 21 19 27.47 -33 47 54.7          17.4 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.64608 21 19 26.82 -33 47 54.1          17.4 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.72701 21 19 21.18 -33 47 49.6                 ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.86135 21 19 12.14 -33 47 45.8          18.0 T ER033J04
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.86276 21 19 12.12 -33 47 45.6          18.3 T ER033J04
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.86394 21 19 12.00 -33 47 45.4          17.7 T ER033J04
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.86509 21 19 11.95 -33 47 45.8          18.2 T ER033J04
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.86626 21 19 11.85 -33 47 45.4          18.1 T ER033J04
    CK09R010  C2009 09 09.98227 21 19 03.85 -33 47 35.2                 ER033I21
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.01160 21 19 01.84 -33 47 34.6                 ER033I21
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.14003 21 18 52.89 -33 47 33.1          18.1 N ER033H55
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.14600 21 18 52.57 -33 47 32.0          18.0 N ER033H55
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.15243 21 18 52.19 -33 47 31.5          17.8 N ER033H55
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.20560 21 18 48.40 -33 47 29.7          18.3 N ER033H10
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.21270 21 18 47.89 -33 47 28.5          17.6 N ER033H10
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.21979 21 18 47.42 -33 47 28.1          17.8 N ER033H10
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.23408 21 18 46.46 -33 47 27.2          17.1 T ER033H06
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.24352 21 18 45.80 -33 47 26.9          17.1 T ER033H06
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.25295 21 18 45.15 -33 47 27.0          17.4 T ER033H06
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.37859 21 18 36.66 -33 47 17.8          17.5 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.38199 21 18 36.44 -33 47 17.7          17.5 T ER033E12
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.57955 21 18 22.79 -33 47 09.0          17.3 N ER033900
    CK09R010  C2009 09 10.58668 21 18 22.28 -33 47 09.2          17.5 N ER033900

Observer details:
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  Measurer
    R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer L. Elenin.  0.36-m f/3.8
    Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer K. Dankov.  0.81-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.
I21 El Condor Observatory, Cordoba.  Observer W. Robledo.  Measurer
    C. Montivero.  0.20-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observers M. Busch, R. Kresken,
    J. Kuusela, Z. Sodnik.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
T 2010 July 2.1701 TT                                   MPC
q   0.401431             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  130.8635      -0.4152567      -0.6929477
                   Node   322.7253      +0.1978019      +0.5636176
e   1.0            Incl.   76.7005      +0.8879394      -0.4496205
From 35 observations 2009 July 20-Sept. 10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 R1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 09 06    21 23.70   -33 49.7    3.693    4.555   144.9     7.3  17.4
2009 09 16    21 12.36   -33 40.0    3.681    4.445   134.6     9.3  17.3
2009 09 26    21 02.35   -33 15.7    3.694    4.334   123.9    11.1  17.2
2009 10 06    20 54.14   -32 38.8    3.727    4.222   113.3    12.6  17.1
2009 10 16    20 47.97   -31 51.7    3.772    4.109   102.8    13.7  17.0
2009 10 26    20 43.97   -30 56.7    3.825    3.994    92.5    14.4  16.9
2009 11 05    20 42.08   -29 55.6    3.879    3.878    82.6    14.7  16.8
2009 11 15    20 42.17   -28 50.1    3.928    3.760    73.0    14.6  16.7
2009 11 25    20 44.06   -27 40.8    3.969    3.641    63.7    14.1  16.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-R33

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