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MPEC 2011-M37 : COMET C/2011 M1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2011-M37                                Issued 2011 June 25, 19:03 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 C/2011 M1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK11M010  C2011 06 22.37866 00 27 01.17 +40 19 03.4          18.6 NcEM037704
    CK11M010  C2011 06 22.38879 00 27 02.73 +40 19 37.9          19.0 NcEM037704
    CK11M010  C2011 06 22.39885 00 27 04.03 +40 20 12.1          18.3 NcEM037704
    CK11M010  C2011 06 22.40924 00 27 05.87 +40 20 48.3          19.1 NcEM037704
    CK11M010  C2011 06 22.41928 00 27 07.43 +40 21 21.1          18.7 NcEM037704
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.36195 00 29 28.42 +41 13 38.2          18.9 NoEM037H10
    CK11M010 dC2011 06 23.36295 00 29 28.54 +41 13 42.5          18.3 NoEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.36971 00 29 29.43 +41 14 09.3          18.7 NoEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 23.37360400 29 30.14 +41 14 22.1          18.0 NuEM037H36
    CK11M010  C2011 06 23.37509900 29 30.27 +41 14 24.7          18.0 NuEM037H36
    CK11M010  C2011 06 23.37956600 29 30.97 +41 14 40.7          18.1 NuEM037H36
    CK11M010  C2011 06 23.38105300 29 31.10 +41 14 44.4          18.1 NuEM037H36
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.41909 00 29 37.07 +41 16 53.0          18.6 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.42327 00 29 37.47 +41 17 07.9          18.6 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.43393 00 29 39.14 +41 17 45.0          18.8 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.43925 00 29 40.03 +41 18 02.5          18.7 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.44452 00 29 40.72 +41 18 19.3          18.6 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 23.45030 00 29 41.65 +41 18 39.0          18.8 NrEM037H10
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 24.06141 00 31 16.00 +41 53 02.0                uEM037J95
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 24.06615 00 31 16.76 +41 53 18.8                uEM037J95
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 24.07087 00 31 17.54 +41 53 34.4          18.5 NuEM037J95
    CK11M010 |C2011 06 24.34672 00 32 00.91 +42 09 15.5                cEM037H06
    CK11M010 |C2011 06 24.35015 00 32 01.46 +42 09 26.8          14.5 TcEM037H06
    CK11M010  C2011 06 24.37269 00 32 04.97 +42 10 44.5          18.2 NcEM037704
    CK11M010  C2011 06 24.38287 00 32 06.54 +42 11 19.3          19.1 NcEM037704
    CK11M010 HC2011 06 24.38424 00 32 06.96 +42 11 25.9          18.1 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010 HC2011 06 24.38972 00 32 07.71 +42 11 41.2          17.2 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010 HC2011 06 24.39501 00 32 08.54 +42 12 04.7          17.8 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 24.40346 00 32 09.70 +42 12 30.9          18.8 NcEM037704
    CK11M010 |C2011 06 24.42597 00 32 13.41 +42 13 47.0                cEM037H06
    CK11M010 |C2011 06 24.42769 00 32 13.69 +42 13 52.9                cEM037H06
    CK11M010 |C2011 06 24.42941 00 32 13.93 +42 13 59.4          14.4 TcEM037H06
    CK11M010 *C2011 06 24.43883 00 32 15.63 +42 14 30.9          17.6 NuEM037H06
    CK11M010 *C2011 06 24.44216 00 32 16.27 +42 14 44.3          17.5 NuEM037H06
    CK11M010 *C2011 06 24.44550 00 32 16.91 +42 14 56.2          17.4 NuEM037H06
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 25.00693 00 33 46.25 +42 46 57.8          17.9 NuEM037A71
    CK11M010 KC2011 06 25.00866 00 33 46.70 +42 47 04.6          17.8 NuEM037A71
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.34049 00 34 40.86 +43 06 10.0          17.2 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.34365 00 34 41.25 +43 06 25.0          17.5 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.34683 00 34 41.75 +43 06 35.1          17.4 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.35156 00 34 42.24 +43 06 48.2          17.6 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.35472 00 34 42.98 +43 06 59.6          17.4 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.35787 00 34 43.46 +43 07 13.4          17.3 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.36103 00 34 44.09 +43 07 21.7          18.2 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.36814 00 34 45.24 +43 07 48.4          18.3 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.37287 00 34 46.19 +43 08 06.5          18.0 NuEM037H10
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.43229 00 34 55.78 +43 11 32.8          18.9 NoEM037H01
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.44365 00 34 57.61 +43 12 12.7          18.9 NoEM037H01
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.44992 00 34 58.57 +43 12 34.2          18.9 NoEM037H01
    CK11M010  C2011 06 25.45525 00 34 59.51 +43 12 53.0          19.1 NoEM037H01

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler, T. McVey, A. Valdivia.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf.  Observers M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi, W. Vollmann.
    Measurer W. Vollmann.  0.25-m f/3.8 reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers H. Sato, R. Ligustri.  0.25-m f/3.3
    reflector + CCD, 0.51-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers J. Linder, G. Sostero, E. Guido,
    E. Bryssinck.  0.36-m f/3.8 Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2011 M1 (LINEAR)
T 2011 Sept. 7.59716 TT                                 MPC
q   0.9047245            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  119.04002     -0.22251646     -0.80912688
                   Node   324.62873     +0.15504283     +0.52139311
e   1.0            Incl.   69.97485     +0.96252176     -0.27104043
From 37 observations 2011 June 22-25.

Ephemeris:
    C/2011 M1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2011 05 26    23 38 21.9 +20 25 19   2.1819  1.9408    62.8    27.7  16.6  19.4
...
2011 06 10    00 01 35.7 +30 05 44   1.8502  1.7491    68.2    32.6  15.8  18.9
...
2011 06 18    00 17 00.7 +36 26 33   1.6899  1.6470    70.0    35.4  15.3  18.7
...
2011 06 24    00 31 06.0 +41 49 34   1.5812  1.5709    70.6    37.6  15.0  18.5
2011 06 25    00 33 44.8 +42 46 35   1.5643  1.5582    70.7    38.0  14.9  18.5
2011 06 26    00 36 29.7 +43 44 29   1.5477  1.5456    70.7    38.4  14.8  18.4
...
2011 07 02    00 55 42.8 +49 49 26   1.4564  1.4705    70.4    40.7  14.5  18.3
...
2011 07 10    01 32 57.2 +58 29 41   1.3601  1.3721    68.8    43.7  14.0  18.0
...
2011 07 25    04 19 31.6 +72 13 08   1.2729  1.1977    61.9    48.4  13.3  17.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2011 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2011-M37

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