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MPEC 2010-C09 : COMET P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-C09                                Issued 2010 Feb. 3, 22:01 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.

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                           COMET P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK10A020  C2010 01 13.62304 07 01 34.58 +28 07 57.6          17.1 T EC009355
    PK10A020  C2010 01 13.62729 07 01 34.37 +28 07 58.2          17.0 T EC009355
    PK10A020  C2010 01 22.46338 06 52 18.49 +27 42 55.2          23.8 T EC009F65
    PK10A020  C2010 02 01.89470 06 44 28.83 +27 04 13.5                 EC009587
    PK10A020  C2010 02 01.91255 06 44 28.28 +27 04 07.1                 EC009587
    PK10A020  C2010 02 01.92016 06 44 28.02 +27 04 05.1          19.2 N EC009587
    PK10A020  C2010 02 02.86722 06 43 58.30 +27 00 16.9          19.0 N EC009J38
    PK10A020  C2010 02 02.88418 06 43 57.80 +27 00 11.6          18.9 N EC009J38

Observer details:
355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6.8
    reflector + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer A. Debackere.  Measurer
    R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J38 Observatorio La Vara, Valdes.  Observer F. Garcia.  0.25-m f/8.1 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5
T 2009 Dec. 5.16956 TT                                  MPC
q   2.0070708            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28417713     Peri.  133.45138     -0.06638086     -0.99606756
a   2.2912719      Node   320.24233     +0.88692237     -0.03196133
e   0.1240364      Incl.    5.26420     +0.45712393     -0.08263099
P   3.47
From 83 observations 2010 Jan. 6-Feb. 1, mean residual 0".85.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 A2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 02 03    06 43.89   +26 59.8    1.131    2.023   145.7    15.9  18.8
2010 02 13    06 40.85   +26 17.8    1.206    2.029   135.0    20.1  19.0
2010 02 23    06 41.92   +25 34.6    1.297    2.035   125.3    23.4  19.2
2010 03 05    06 46.75   +24 51.6    1.398    2.043   116.4    25.8  19.3
2010 03 15    06 54.78   +24 08.3    1.508    2.051   108.3    27.4  19.5
2010 03 25    07 05.48   +23 23.5    1.623    2.059   100.9    28.4  19.7
2010 04 04    07 18.29   +22 35.7    1.742    2.069    94.0    28.8  19.9
2010 04 14    07 32.74   +21 43.5    1.862    2.079    87.7    28.8  20.0
2010 04 24    07 48.47   +20 45.8    1.983    2.089    81.7    28.4  20.2

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-C09

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