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MPEC 2010-J96 : COMET C/2010 J5 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-J96                                Issued 2010 May 14, 21:26 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.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2010 J5 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.69553 16 18 00.54 -20 47 47.6          19.1 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.70565 16 18 00.10 -20 47 46.1          18.9 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.71581 16 17 59.64 -20 47 47.0          18.2 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.72591 16 17 59.28 -20 47 46.3          18.0 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.77619 16 17 57.24 -20 47 46.3          18.4 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.77947 16 17 57.12 -20 47 46.3                 EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 12.78276 16 17 56.98 -20 47 46.2                 EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 13.62597 16 17 23.90 -20 47 36.8                 EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 13.69336 16 17 21.18 -20 47 36.6                 EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.51891 16 16 48.46 -20 47 26.4          18.4 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.59679 16 16 45.25 -20 47 25.3          18.4 T EJ096E12
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.63234 16 16 43.90 -20 47 24.5                 EJ096D90
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.63428 16 16 43.78 -20 47 25.1                 EJ096D90
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.63622 16 16 43.70 -20 47 24.9          18.6 T EJ096D90
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.65530 16 16 42.86 -20 47 23.5                 EJ096D96
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.66060 16 16 42.70 -20 47 23.6                 EJ096D96
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.66559 16 16 42.42 -20 47 24.1          18.1 T EJ096D96
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.66746 16 16 42.39 -20 47 23.9          18.4 T EJ096D90
    CK10J050  C2010 05 14.67849 16 16 41.93 -20 47 23.9          18.4 T EJ096D90

Observer details:
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observers H. Sato, R. Ligustri.  0.40-m f/9
    reflector + CCD, 0.40-m f/9.1 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D96 Tzec Maun Observatory, Moorook.  Observers L. Buzzi, P. Concari, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, M. Tombelli.  0.18-m f/2.8 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 J5 (McNaught)
T 2011 June 20.010 TT                                   MPC
q   1.35641              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  295.683       +0.963096       +0.008985
                   Node    64.818       +0.130487       +0.858554
e   1.0            Incl.   17.293       -0.235415       +0.512644
From 19 observations 2010 May 12-14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 J5 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 05 14    16 17.15   -20 47.5    3.997    4.987   166.9     2.6  18.0
2010 05 24    16 10.17   -20 44.7    3.881    4.894   178.1     0.4  17.8
2010 06 03    16 02.78   -20 40.5    3.796    4.800   170.6     2.0  17.7
2010 06 13    15 55.40   -20 35.8    3.742    4.705   159.3     4.4  17.6
2010 06 23    15 48.53   -20 31.8    3.716    4.611   148.1     6.7  17.5
2010 07 03    15 42.57   -20 29.6    3.716    4.515   137.2     8.8  17.4
2010 07 13    15 37.88   -20 30.4    3.737    4.419   126.6    10.6  17.3
2010 07 23    15 34.69   -20 35.5    3.774    4.322   116.4    12.2  17.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-J96

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