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MPEC 2010-C26 : COMET P/2010 C1 (SCOTTI)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-C26                                Issued 2010 Feb.  9, 20:04 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2010 C1 (SCOTTI)

Observations:
    PK10C010  C2008 12 30.28728 08 01 05.48 +15 27 33.5          22.1 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2008 12 30.29622 08 01 05.23 +15 27 34.8          21.6 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2008 12 30.30514 08 01 04.98 +15 27 35.1          21.7 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2008 12 30.31652 08 01 04.69 +15 27 37.7          21.4 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 01 02.41641 07 59 43.82 +15 33 20.4                 EC026291
    PK10C010  C2009 01 02.42028 07 59 43.69 +15 33 21.1                 EC026291
    PK10C010  C2009 01 02.42436 07 59 43.59 +15 33 21.7                 EC026291
    PK10C010  C2009 02 01.22124 07 45 38.73 +16 39 50.0          21.0 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 01.22883 07 45 38.55 +16 39 51.1          22.4 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 01.23645 07 45 38.34 +16 39 52.0          21.1 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 01.24406 07 45 38.08 +16 39 53.1          21.3 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 28.16583 07 36 37.51 +17 39 37.3          21.2 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 28.17297 07 36 37.40 +17 39 37.9          21.4 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 28.18027 07 36 37.33 +17 39 39.6          21.0 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2009 02 28.18748 07 36 37.18 +17 39 41.5          20.2 N EC026G96
    PK10C010  C2010 01 12.46240 10 37 24.84 +10 11 17.4                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 01 12.48011 10 37 24.69 +10 11 20.2                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 01 12.49781 10 37 24.48 +10 11 22.5                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 05.40721 10 30 36.56 +11 22 46.4                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 05.42488 10 30 36.17 +11 22 50.2                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 05.44254 10 30 35.77 +11 22 53.9                 EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 09.21136 10 29 06.76 +11 36 19.4          20.2 T EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 09.22904 10 29 06.33 +11 36 23.2          20.2 T EC026691
    PK10C010  C2010 02 09.24675 10 29 05.80 +11 36 27.4          19.9 T EC026691

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. H. Bressi, J. V. Scotti,
    R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m Spacewatch telescope.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, A. D. Grauer, A. Boattini.
    Measurers E. C. Beshore, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A.
    Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 C1 (Scotti)
Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5
T 2009 Dec. 1.27027 TT                                  MPC
q   5.2350479            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05250310     Peri.    3.63533     -0.82530213     -0.55616671
a   7.0633826      Node   142.03412     +0.51400428     -0.81156060
e   0.2588469      Incl.    9.14264     +0.23382899     -0.17901947
P  18.77
Residuals in seconds of arc
081230 G96  0.0   0.1-    090201 G96  0.7+  0.1-    100112 691  0.6+  0.1+
081230 G96  0.2-  0.2+    090201 G96  0.7+  0.3-    100112 691  0.3+  0.0
081230 G96  0.4-  0.5-    090201 G96  0.1-  0.3-    100205 691  0.4-  0.2-
081230 G96  0.3-  0.9+    090228 G96  0.4+  0.8-    100205 691  0.0   0.1-
090102 291  0.1+  0.1-    090228 G96  0.1+  1.0-    100205 691  0.3+  0.1-
090102 291  0.3-  0.1+    090228 G96  0.4+  0.2-    100209 691  0.1+  0.1+
090102 291  0.1-  0.3+    090228 G96  0.5-  0.9+    100209 691  0.2+  0.0
090201 G96  0.3+  0.1-    100112 691  0.1+  0.2-    100209 691  1.2-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 C1 (Scotti)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 02 03    10 31.51   +11 14.4    4.312    5.241   158.4     4.0  19.9
2010 02 13    10 27.55   +11 50.1    4.269    5.243   169.6     2.0  19.8
2010 02 23    10 23.21   +12 26.8    4.256    5.245   177.5     0.5  19.8
2010 03 05    10 18.87   +13 02.2    4.275    5.247   167.5     2.4  19.9
2010 03 15    10 14.88   +13 34.1    4.323    5.250   156.5     4.3  19.9
2010 03 25    10 11.55   +14 00.7    4.400    5.253   145.6     6.1  19.9
2010 04 04    10 09.14   +14 20.8    4.500    5.256   135.1     7.7  20.0
2010 04 14    10 07.80   +14 33.8    4.621    5.260   124.9     9.0  20.0
2010 04 24    10 07.64   +14 39.5    4.758    5.264   115.1    10.0  20.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-C26

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