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    • MPEC 2009-F87 : COMET C/2009 F5 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-F87                                Issued 2009 Mar. 26, 20:14 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2009 F5 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK09F050  C2009 03 22.70766 15 12 20.92 -35 59 39.8                 EF087E12
    CK09F050  C2009 03 22.77353 15 12 16.06 -35 58 15.6          17.4 N EF087E16
    CK09F050  C2009 03 22.78700 15 12 15.03 -35 57 58.6          17.8 N EF087E16
    CK09F050  C2009 03 26.69392 15 07 23.71 -34 32 57.7          16.0 T EF087349
    CK09F050  C2009 03 26.69747 15 07 23.41 -34 32 52.6                 EF087349
    CK09F050  C2009 03 26.70104 15 07 23.17 -34 32 47.6                 EF087349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey.  Observers P. Camilleri, G. Sostero,
    E. Guido.  0.35-m f/7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F5 (McNaught)
T 2008 Nov.  9.984 TT                                   MPC
q   2.31560              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  300.346       -0.429082       -0.649576
                   Node   218.981       +0.092123       -0.722710
e   1.0            Incl.   86.161       -0.898556       +0.236094
From 34 observations 2009 Mar. 20-26.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 F5 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 03 20    15 15.46   -36 54.9    2.079    2.731   121.2    18.2  16.0
2009 03 30    15 03.00   -33 16.0    1.998    2.790   134.4    14.8  16.0
2009 04 09    14 48.54   -28 57.6    1.948    2.851   148.5    10.6  16.0
2009 04 19    14 33.41   -24 09.0    1.939    2.914   163.0     5.8  16.1
2009 04 29    14 18.90   -19 08.4    1.975    2.980   175.0     1.7  16.2
2009 05 09    14 06.12   -14 17.7    2.059    3.047   165.8     4.7  16.4
2009 05 19    13 55.75   -09 55.6    2.185    3.116   152.3     8.7  16.6
2009 05 29    13 48.05   -06 12.7    2.348    3.187   139.4    11.9  16.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-F87

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