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MPEC 2010-B54 : COMET C/2010 B1 (CARDINAL)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-B54                                Issued 2010 Jan. 27, 20:06 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/2010 B1 (CARDINAL)

Observations:
    CK10B010  C2010 01 23.94457 07 51 45.53 +73 22 29.2          18.0 T EB054160
    CK10B010  C2010 01 23.94763 07 51 44.67 +73 22 28.7          18.3 T EB054160
    CK10B010  C2010 01 23.94897 07 51 44.27 +73 22 28.2          18.2 T EB054160
    CK10B010  C2010 01 23.95058 07 51 43.90 +73 22 27.5          18.0 T EB054160
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.42381 07 49 42.35 +73 19 47.8                 EB054900
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.43441 07 49 39.64 +73 19 44.3          18.2 T EB054900
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.51881 07 49 17.79 +73 19 16.3          17.9 T EB054349
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.52795 07 49 15.43 +73 19 13.2                 EB054349
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.53707 07 49 12.99 +73 19 09.6                 EB054349
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.86313 07 47 49.57 +73 17 14.0          17.5 N EB054J01
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.87474 07 47 46.60 +73 17 10.6          17.6 N EB054J01
    CK10B010  C2010 01 24.89030 07 47 42.64 +73 17 04.8          17.5 N EB054J01
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.18573 07 46 27.23 +73 15 18.4                 EB054H06
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.19125 07 46 25.73 +73 15 16.3                 EB054H06
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.19309 07 46 25.27 +73 15 15.2          17.7 T EB054H06
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.35850 07 45 42.79 +73 14 13.3          17.5 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36022 07 45 42.31 +73 14 12.6          17.7 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36226 07 45 41.73 +73 14 11.8          17.6 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36418 07 45 41.29 +73 14 11.1          17.7 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36565 07 45 40.89 +73 14 10.5          17.6 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36713 07 45 40.51 +73 14 10.0          17.7 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 25.36843 07 45 40.19 +73 14 09.8          17.7 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.15703 07 42 21.19 +73 09 05.5          18.6 N EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.15977 07 42 20.57 +73 09 04.2          18.5 N EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.16159 07 42 20.08 +73 09 03.4          17.5 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.16311 07 42 19.82 +73 09 02.2          17.7 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.16564 07 42 19.11 +73 09 01.6          17.5 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.16731 07 42 18.73 +73 09 01.3          17.5 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.16861 07 42 18.41 +73 09 00.8          17.5 T EB054H45
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.39864 07 41 20.30 +73 07 27.6                 EB054H06
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.40597 07 41 18.23 +73 07 24.4          17.7 T EB054H06
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.47313 07 41 01.23 +73 06 56.5          17.0 N EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.48127 07 41 00.10 +73 06 53.7                 EB054900
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.49187 07 40 57.46 +73 06 50.1          18.3 T EB054900
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.49316 07 40 56.32 +73 06 47.7          17.0 N EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.49812 07 40 54.95 +73 06 45.5          18.4 T EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.50167 07 40 54.32 +73 06 44.6          18.4 T EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.50522 07 40 53.43 +73 06 43.0          18.5 T EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.50876 07 40 52.54 +73 06 41.1          18.4 T EB054H10
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.94525 07 39 04.10 +73 03 40.3          17.6 N EB054J01
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.96076 07 39 00.38 +73 03 33.9          17.5 N EB054J01
    CK10B010  C2010 01 26.97238 07 38 57.32 +73 03 28.6          17.5 N EB054J01

Observer details:
160 Castelmartini.  Observers P. Camilleri, E. Guido, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi,
    G. Sostero, W. Vollmann.  Measurer E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers L. Elenin, P. Concari,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli, M. Tombelli.  0.18-m f/2.8 Newtonian reflector + CCD,
    0.36-m f/3.8 Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
H45 Arkansas Sky Obs., Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.
    0.51-m f/4.3 astrograph + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.20-m f/7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
T 2011 Feb. 6.807 TT                                    MPC
q   2.93361              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  211.674       +0.000164       +0.240989
                   Node   277.262       +0.991505       -0.126272
e   1.0            Incl.  101.937       -0.130066       -0.962278
From 89 observations 2010 Jan. 19-26.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 01 24    07 51.52   +73 22.2    4.014    4.658   125.8     9.9  17.2
2010 02 03    07 11.70   +72 01.3    3.989    4.590   122.2    10.5  17.1
2010 02 13    06 40.62   +69 57.0    3.991    4.522   116.8    11.2  17.1
2010 02 23    06 18.99   +67 24.8    4.018    4.455   110.0    12.0  17.0
2010 03 05    06 05.41   +64 38.9    4.066    4.387   102.4    12.8  17.0
2010 03 15    05 57.98   +61 49.8    4.130    4.321    94.3    13.3  16.9
2010 03 25    05 55.13   +59 04.1    4.206    4.255    86.0    13.5  16.9
2010 04 04    05 55.59   +56 25.8    4.287    4.189    77.7    13.5  16.9
2010 04 14    05 58.49   +53 56.7    4.369    4.125    69.4    13.2  16.9
2010 04 24    06 03.18   +51 37.1    4.447    4.061    61.3    12.5  16.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-B54

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