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MPEC 2011-N29 : COMET P/2011 N1

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M.P.E.C. 2011-N29                                Issued 2011 July 7, 18:11 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.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                COMET P/2011 N1

Observations:
    PK11N010  C2011 07 01.35971 00 55 58.88 -37 06 27.3          19.9 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 01.36810 00 55 59.33 -37 06 30.5          19.7 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 01.37611 00 55 59.77 -37 06 32.6          19.6 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 02.40927 00 56 53.64 -37 12 01.3          19.4 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 02.41333 00 56 53.78 -37 12 02.2          19.3 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 02.42145 00 56 54.12 -37 12 06.9          19.3 TrEN029I16
    PK11N010  C2011 07 03.40206 00 57 44.69 -37 17 22.2          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 03.40792 00 57 44.89 -37 17 23.9          19.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 03.41375 00 57 45.26 -37 17 25.6          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 03.41959 00 57 45.53 -37 17 27.9          18.7 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 03.42538 00 57 45.84 -37 17 29.7          18.6 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010 `C2011 07 03.74604 00 58 02.17 -37 19 14.1                uEN029D90
    PK11N010 `C2011 07 03.75732 00 58 02.76 -37 19 18.3          18.5 TuEN029D90
    PK11N010 `C2011 07 03.76861 00 58 03.38 -37 19 21.9          19.0 TuEN029D90
    PK11N010  C2011 07 04.37955 00 58 34.23 -37 22 45.3          18.6 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 04.38534 00 58 34.45 -37 22 47.2          18.5 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.31343 00 59 20.89 -37 28 00.7          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.31751 00 59 21.09 -37 28 02.1          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.32161 00 59 21.31 -37 28 03.7          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.38859 00 59 24.54 -37 28 27.1          18.0 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.39267 00 59 24.74 -37 28 28.5          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.39675 00 59 24.94 -37 28 29.7          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.40083 00 59 25.15 -37 28 31.3          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.40492 00 59 25.34 -37 28 32.7          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.40897 00 59 25.52 -37 28 33.8          18.0 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.41299 00 59 25.74 -37 28 35.4          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.41706 00 59 25.91 -37 28 36.8          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.42115 00 59 26.12 -37 28 38.2          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 05.42523 00 59 26.31 -37 28 39.4          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.33455 01 00 11.03 -37 33 53.0          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.34667 01 00 11.56 -37 33 57.4          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.36286 01 00 12.40 -37 34 02.9          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.37912 01 00 13.17 -37 34 08.8          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.39525 01 00 13.93 -37 34 14.1          18.5 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.41146 01 00 14.70 -37 34 20.5          18.3 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 06.42359 01 00 15.27 -37 34 24.7          18.4 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010 |C2011 07 07.34295 01 00 59.74 -37 39 47.9          20.2 ToEN029807
    PK11N010 |C2011 07 07.34964 01 01 00.03 -37 39 49.9          20.0 ToEN029807
    PK11N010 |C2011 07 07.35428 01 01 00.28 -37 39 51.6          19.7 ToEN029807
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.35640 01 01 00.32 -37 39 52.8          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.36859 01 01 00.92 -37 39 57.0          18.1 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.38068 01 01 01.48 -37 40 01.1          18.0 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.39286 01 01 02.06 -37 40 05.6          18.2 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.40512 01 01 02.59 -37 40 10.0          18.0 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.41729 01 01 03.20 -37 40 14.4          18.0 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010  C2011 07 07.43139 01 01 03.86 -37 40 19.2          17.9 TrEN029I08
    PK11N010 KC2011 07 07.66004 01 01 14.68 -37 41 41.0          19.4 ToEN029E10
    PK11N010 KC2011 07 07.66254 01 01 14.77 -37 41 42.2          19.0 ToEN029E10
    PK11N010 KC2011 07 07.66510 01 01 15.04 -37 41 42.2          19.0 ToEN029E10

Observer details:
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers R. Holmes, T. Linder, V. Hoette.  Measurers
    R. Holmes, T. Linder.  0.41-m f/11 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer K. Hills.  0.41-m f/9 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South.  Observers N. Howes, G. Sostero,
    E. Guido.  2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
I08 Alianza S4, Cerro Burek.  Observers J. L. Ortiz, N. Morales, I. de la
    Cueva, P. Santos-Sanz, R. Gil-Hutton.  Measurer I. de la Cueva.  0.45-m
    f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
I16 IAA-AI Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers J. L. Ortiz,
    P. Santos-Sanz, N. Morales, I. de la Cueva.  Measurer I. de la Cueva.
    0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2011 N1
T 2012 May 30.02841 TT                                  MPC
q   2.8762399            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.06175252     Peri.  330.23520     +0.57605004     -0.58538787
a   6.3391774      Node    77.91037     +0.81651661     +0.37937920
e   0.5462755      Incl.   35.69395     +0.03830111     +0.71651410
P  16.0
From 46 observations 2011 July 1-7.

Ephemeris:
    P/2011 N1
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2011 06 07    00 31 28.5 -35 35 10   3.7757  3.8380    85.8    15.3  20.2
...
2011 06 22    00 47 15.7 -36 22 55   3.5485  3.7744    94.9    15.6  20.0
...
2011 06 30    00 54 46.5 -36 59 28   3.4316  3.7408    99.8    15.5  19.9
...
2011 07 06    00 59 54.5 -37 31 57   3.3467  3.7158   103.4    15.4  19.8
2011 07 07    01 00 43.1 -37 37 46   3.3329  3.7117   104.0    15.4  19.8
2011 07 08    01 01 30.8 -37 43 42   3.3191  3.7075   104.5    15.4  19.8
...
2011 07 14    01 05 59.3 -38 21 39   3.2383  3.6827   108.1    15.2  19.7
...
2011 07 22    01 11 04.9 -39 18 06   3.1362  3.6499   112.6    14.9  19.6
...
2011 08 06    01 17 27.7 -41 18 14   2.9653  3.5892   120.6    14.1  19.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2011 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2011-N29

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