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MPEC 2010-B35 : 2010 BT3

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M.P.E.C. 2010-B35                                Issued 2010 Jan. 23, 20:36 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

                                   2010 BT3

Observations:
     K10B03T* C2010 01 23.10902 08 36 19.91 +26 05 39.0          19.3 R EB035152
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.13382 08 36 19.62 +26 03 46.6          19.2 R EB035152
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.15736 08 36 19.39 +26 01 55.3          19.4 R EB035152
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.76458 08 36 18.57 +25 15 31.7          18.6 R EB035473
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.76597 08 36 18.56 +25 15 25.4          18.6 R EB035473
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.77662 08 36 18.58 +25 14 37.4          18.4 V EB035104
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.77940 08 36 18.53 +25 14 25.9          18.8 V EB035104
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.78225 08 36 18.49 +25 14 12.7          18.6 V EB035104
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.83759 08 36 17.67 +25 10 03.3          18.9 C EB035235
     K10B03T  C2010 01 23.84315 08 36 17.57 +25 09 37.8          18.9 C EB035235

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  Measurer L. Tesi.
    0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
152 Moletai Astronomical Observatory.  Observers K. Cernis, J. Zdanavicius.
    Measurer K. Cernis.  0.35-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/6 reflector
    + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2010 BT3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2164 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M   0.08141              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23889604     Peri.  156.26113     -0.26493766     -0.94527767
a   2.5723501      Node   308.53998     +0.84113175     -0.12999788
e   0.5395102      Incl.   14.08992     +0.47149275     -0.29925020
P   4.13           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
100123 152  0.1-  1.6-    100123 473  0.1-  0.2-    100123 235  0.0   0.5+
100123 152  0.0   1.6+    100123 104  0.4+  0.7-    100123 235  0.2-  0.1+
100123 152  0.2+  0.1+    100123 104  0.1+  0.3+
100123 473  0.2-  0.1-    100123 104  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2010 BT3                 a,e,i = 2.57, 0.54, 14                  q = 1.1845
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 01 24    08 36.25   +24 58.0    0.224    1.208   173.7     5.1    19.3
2010 02 03    08 35.34   +13 25.5    0.251    1.235   172.0     6.3    19.6
2010 02 13    08 36.13   +04 54.1    0.297    1.272   160.9    14.7    20.4
2010 02 23    08 39.67   -00 40.4    0.358    1.316   151.9    20.7    21.1
2010 03 05    08 46.14   -04 05.0    0.432    1.368   144.6    24.8    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-B35

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