MPEC 2010-B41 : COMET C/2009 O2 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2010-B41 Issued 2010 Jan. 25, 21:58 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2009 O2 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK09O020 C2010 01 24.85617 19 42 34.72 +04 21 06.7 13.2 T EB041349
CK09O020 C2010 01 24.85983 19 42 34.98 +04 21 10.9 EB041349
CK09O020 C2010 01 24.86347 19 42 35.25 +04 21 15.3 EB041349
CK09O020 C2010 01 25.85810 19 43 46.68 +04 40 40.3 13.0 T EB041349
CK09O020 C2010 01 25.86175 19 43 46.96 +04 40 44.8 EB041349
CK09O020 C2010 01 25.86542 19 43 47.23 +04 40 49.2 EB041349
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2010 Mar. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455280.5
T 2010 Mar. 24.40623 TT MPC
q 0.6953617 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0036301 Peri. 133.40714 -0.61482382 -0.30747192
+/-0.0000079 Node 310.23082 +0.07370604 +0.89444071
e 0.9974758 Incl. 107.95709 +0.78521277 -0.32471039
Residuals in seconds of arc
090727 703 0.7+ 1.3+ 090730 H01 0.2- 0.4+ 090820 585 0.2- 0.3+
090727 703 0.6+ 0.4- 090730 H01 0.2- 0.2+ 090820 160 1.3- 0.4+
090727 703 0.0 0.9+ 090730 H10 0.7- 0.5+ 090820 561 0.5- 0.2+
090727 703 0.9- 1.0- 090730 H01 0.2- 0.2+ 090820 160 1.7- 0.3+
090728 291 0.4- 0.1- 090730 H10 1.2+ 0.1- 090820 160 0.8- 0.1-
090728 291 1.1- 0.1+ 090730 H01 0.3- 0.2+ 090820 561 1.2- 0.3+
090728 703 0.5+ 1.3- 090730 H10 0.8+ 0.5- 090820 204 0.4+ 0.3-
090728 703 1.7- 0.2- 090730 A79 1.0- 0.2- 090822 J47 0.3+ 0.9+
090728 703 0.2+ 0.5- 090730 A79 (2.3- 0.1+) 090822 J47 0.3+ 0.6+
090728 H36 0.2- 0.0 090730 198 1.0+ 0.1- 090822 J47 0.5+ 1.2+
090728 703 0.1- 0.3- 090730 198 0.4+ 0.8- 090823 850 0.8- 0.4-
090728 H36 0.1+ 0.1- 090730 198 0.5+ 0.4- 090823 850 (2.5- 0.3+)
090728 H36 0.2+ 0.4- 090731 A77 (2.7+ 1.4+) 090823 367 0.3- 0.0
090728 H01 0.3- 0.1+ 090731 A77 0.3- 1.0+ 090823 367 1.2+ 0.3-
090728 H01 0.4- 0.2+ 090731 213 0.3+ 0.5- 090824 850 0.1+ 0.1-
090728 H01 0.2- 0.3+ 090731 A77 0.8+ 0.4+ 090824 850 (4.2- 0.0 )
090728 H01 0.2- 0.3+ 090731 213 0.3+ 0.1- 090824 900 1.3- 0.6-
090728 A17 0.9+ 1.1- 090809 B18 0.8+ 0.2- 090824 900 0.5- 0.1-
090728 A17 0.4+ 0.3+ 090809 B18 1.7+ 0.2- 090825 H45 0.1- 0.2+
090728 198 0.6+ 0.2- 090809 B18 1.5+ 0.2+ 090825 H45 0.1+ 0.1+
090728 198 0.3+ 0.2- 090810 B18 0.9+ 1.4- 090825 H45 0.0 0.0
090728 198 0.1- 0.4- 090810 B18 (2.2+ 0.9-) 090825 H45 0.3+ 0.1+
090728 198 0.1- 0.1- 090810 B18 0.8+ 0.1+ 090825 H45 0.3+ 0.2+
090728 A17 0.2- 0.6+ 090810 213 1.1+ 0.0 090825 H45 0.9+ 0.0
090728 204 0.6+ 0.8- 090810 213 1.0+ 0.2- 090825 H45 0.3+ 0.1+
090729 703 (2.5- 0.4-) 090810 213 1.4+ 0.2- 090825 H45 0.2- 0.0
090729 703 0.0 1.2- 090812 A77 0.6+ 0.7+ 090825 585 0.8- 0.6-
090729 703 (0.8- 2.9-) 090812 A77 0.0 0.0 090825 585 0.5- 0.4-
090729 703 1.1+ 0.7+ 090812 A77 1.3- 0.4+ 090825 585 0.1- 0.7-
090729 673 0.3- 1.0+ 090813 160 0.5- 0.1+ 090825 585 1.4- 1.0-
090729 673 0.1- 0.7+ 090813 160 0.6- 0.2- 090825 585 0.0 0.6-
090729 673 0.3+ 0.3+ 090814 900 0.2+ 0.7- 090825 585 0.0 0.4+
090729 673 0.0 0.2+ 090814 900 0.2+ 0.2- 090827 H45 0.3- 1.1+
090729 703 0.2- 0.2- 090815 215 0.0 0.8+ 090827 H45 0.5+ 1.2+
090729 703 0.1+ 1.6- 090816 H10 0.7+ 0.2+ 090827 H45 0.9+ 1.4+
090729 703 1.4- 0.1- 090816 H10 0.6+ 0.5+ 090827 H10 0.6- 0.1-
090729 703 0.1- 0.9- 090816 349 0.5+ 0.5- 090827 H45 1.0+ 1.5+
090729 160 0.2+ 0.5+ 090816 349 1.3+ 1.2- 090827 H45 0.7+ 1.4+
090729 160 0.2- 0.6+ 090817 704 0.6+ 0.5+ 090827 H10 0.3- 0.2-
090729 160 1.2- 0.4+ 090817 704 0.8- 1.0+ 090829 585 1.7- 0.8+
090729 198 0.6+ 0.2+ 090817 704 0.4- 0.5+ 090829 585 1.4- 0.0
090729 160 0.3- 0.9- 090818 703 0.2+ 0.4- 090910 J47 0.7+ 0.5+
090729 595 0.3+ 0.5+ 090818 703 0.6+ 0.9+ 090910 J47 0.1- 0.2+
090729 160 1.3+ 1.5- 090818 703 0.7+ 0.9+ 090910 J47 0.7- 0.1+
090729 J95 0.8+ 0.1- 090818 703 1.1+ 1.1- 090911 160 0.9- 0.7-
090729 J95 0.5+ 0.5+ 090818 D90 1.7- 0.9- 090912 J47 0.6+ 0.5-
090729 595 0.9+ 0.4+ 090818 D90 0.3- 0.6- 090912 J47 0.3+ 0.6-
090729 B28 0.9+ 0.1+ 090818 D90 0.2- 0.6- 090919 D90 0.7+ 1.2-
090729 J95 0.3+ 0.3- 090818 585 0.7+ 0.2- 090919 D90 0.3- 0.6-
090729 B28 0.2+ 0.3- 090818 585 0.7+ 1.5- 090921 585 0.4+ 0.7+
090729 198 0.5- 0.5+ 090818 147 1.7- 1.6- 090921 585 0.3+ 0.4+
090729 595 0.2+ 0.6+ 090818 147 1.3- 0.5- 090921 585 0.2+ 0.9+
090729 204 0.1- 0.4- 090818 157 0.3- 0.9+ 090921 585 0.3+ 0.3-
090729 198 0.6- 0.0 090818 147 0.4+ 1.7- 090921 585 1.0+ 0.4-
090729 B28 0.4- 0.1+ 090818 157 0.6- 0.0 090921 585 0.4+ 0.1-
090730 H55 0.1- 0.4+ 090818 J47 0.7+ 0.6- 090921 585 0.6+ 0.0
090730 H55 0.0 0.6+ 090818 J47 0.4+ 0.8- 090923 130 (3.0- 1.4-)
090730 H55 0.2- 0.9+ 090818 J47 0.2+ 1.0- 090923 130 (3.6- 0.7+)
090730 291 0.4- 0.0 090820 212 0.6- 0.1- 091011 160 0.2- 0.3+
090730 291 0.4- 0.3+ 090820 A79 0.6+ 0.6+ 100124 349 0.1- 0.2+
090730 291 0.4- 0.3+ 090820 A79 0.2- 0.6+ 100124 349 0.1- 0.2+
090730 291 0.4- 0.1+ 090820 585 0.9- 1.1- 100124 349 0.1+ 0.3+
090730 291 0.2- 0.3+ 090820 585 0.8- 0.0 100125 349 0.2- 0.3-
090730 703 (2.5+ 0.5+) 090820 585 0.1+ 0.2- 100125 349 0.1+ 0.1-
090730 703 0.8- 0.5- 090820 585 1.4- 0.9- 100125 349 0.1+ 0.1-
090730 854 1.0+ 0.1+ 090820 585 0.1- 0.1-
090730 854 0.6- 1.6+ 090820 585 0.2+ 0.5-
Ephemeris:
C/2009 O2 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2010 01 24 19 41.57 +04 04.8 2.146 1.329 25.6 18.7 13.9
2010 01 29 19 47.68 +05 45.3 2.042 1.256 27.7 21.4 13.5
2010 02 03 19 54.40 +07 39.6 1.931 1.184 30.0 24.6 13.2
2010 02 08 20 01.94 +09 50.4 1.812 1.113 32.4 28.4 12.8
2010 02 13 20 10.60 +12 21.4 1.686 1.044 34.9 32.8 12.3
2010 02 18 20 20.82 +15 16.9 1.556 0.976 37.4 37.9 11.9
2010 02 23 20 33.36 +18 42.6 1.421 0.912 39.6 43.8 11.4
2010 02 28 20 49.42 +22 44.6 1.285 0.853 41.5 50.4 10.9
2010 03 05 21 11.05 +27 28.0 1.152 0.800 43.0 57.8 10.3
2010 03 10 21 41.64 +32 51.3 1.027 0.755 43.9 65.7 9.8
2010 03 15 22 26.44 +38 29.6 0.920 0.722 44.1 73.4 9.4
2010 03 20 23 31.01 +43 07.4 0.844 0.701 43.9 79.6 9.1
2010 03 25 00 52.86 +44 34.6 0.810 0.695 43.8 82.6 9.0
2010 03 30 02 13.71 +41 38.9 0.825 0.705 44.2 81.1 9.1
2010 04 04 03 16.34 +35 47.5 0.884 0.729 45.0 75.9 9.4
2010 04 09 03 59.53 +29 16.0 0.977 0.765 45.5 69.0 9.8
2010 04 14 04 29.01 +23 18.6 1.089 0.811 45.4 61.7 10.3
2010 04 19 04 49.90 +18 14.9 1.212 0.866 44.8 54.8 10.8
2010 04 24 05 05.47 +14 01.7 1.339 0.927 43.8 48.6 11.3
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000320
and +0.004092 (+/- 0.000008) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2010 MPC M.P.E.C. 2010-B41
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