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    M.P.E.C. 2009-K65                                Issued 2009 May 28, 18:33 UT
    
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                                    COMET 126P/IRAS
    
    Observations:
    0126P         C2009 05 27.59340 15 02 48.84 -82 45 06.0          18.6 N EK065D25
    0126P         C2009 05 27.60463 15 02 44.72 -82 45 06.5          19.2 N EK065D25
    0126P         C2009 05 27.61600 15 02 39.57 -82 45 07.5          19.4 N EK065D25
    0126P         C2009 05 28.51348 14 56 52.01 -82 46 17.6          19.5 N EK065D25
    0126P         C2009 05 28.54316 14 56 40.47 -82 46 19.2          19.4 N EK065D25
    0126P         C2009 05 28.56816 14 56 30.34 -82 46 21.0          19.1 N EK065D25
    
    Observer details:
    D25 Tzec Maun Observatory, Pingelly.  Observer L. Elenin.  0.15-m f/7.3
        refractor + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
     126P/IRAS
    Epoch 1983 Aug. 14.0 TT = JDT 2445560.5
    T 1983 Aug. 23.79901 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.6968035            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07492187     Peri.  356.89017     +0.99642617     +0.08004787
    a   5.5726742      Node   357.85824     -0.05310181     +0.34535245
    e   0.6955136      Incl.   46.18538     -0.06568928     +0.93505295
    P  13.16
    
    Epoch 1996 Nov. 13.0 TT = JDT 2450400.5
    T 1996 Oct. 29.99483 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.7026847            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07413995     Peri.  356.88703     +0.99620601     +0.08210844
    a   5.6117870      Node   357.70072     -0.05583243     +0.34879628
    e   0.6965878      Incl.   45.96160     -0.06675570     +0.93359486
    P  13.29
    
    Epoch 2010 Feb. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455240.5
    T 2010 Feb. 22.66842 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.7134067            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07343811     Peri.  356.73066     +0.99605735     +0.08416798
    a   5.6474847      Node   357.76067     -0.05595031     +0.35086531
    e   0.6966071      Incl.   45.83017     -0.06884265     +0.93263567
    P  13.42
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    830630 675  0.2+  0.3+    831007 056 (0.8+  3.1-)   961113 801  0.4+  0.9-
    830701 675  0.3-  0.5+    831007 056 (2.1+  0.1-)   961113 801  0.0   0.9-
    830702 675  0.1-  0.2-    831009 801  1.9-  1.8+    961115 360  0.7-  0.4-
    830703 675  0.5-  0.8-    831010 056  0.7+  1.9-    961119 897  0.9-  0.3-
    830704 474 (0.4+  3.2-)   831010 056  1.8+  1.6-    961119 897  0.5+  0.4-
    830704 474  0.4+  0.9+    831011 657  1.3+  0.7+    961125 897  0.9+  0.4-
    830705 474  0.1+  1.6-    831012 657  1.2+  1.1+    961125 897  0.2-  0.1-
    830705 474  0.2+  0.5-    831012 026  0.3+  0.6-    961128 372 (2.6+  1.2+)
    830706 474  0.5-  0.9-    831018 657  0.1-  1.3+    961202 372  0.7-  1.3-
    830706 474 (2.1-  0.2-)   831027 046  0.6+  0.9+    961202 372  1.0+  0.4+
    830709 675  0.4+  1.9+    831027 046  0.8+  0.6-    961202 897  1.6+  0.7+
    830710 675  1.3+  1.8+    831027 022 (3.4+  1.3-)   961202 897  1.2+  0.6+
    830711 688 (2.0-  5.9-)   831027 022  1.1+  1.6-    961203 867  1.5+  0.2+
    830711 474  1.3-  0.1-    831028 657(11.6-  7.0+)   961203 867  1.5+  0.2+
    830711 474  0.9-  0.7+    831102 056  1.7+  1.2-    961203 360  0.0   0.4-
    830713 688 (1.2-  2.7-)   831102 056 (2.4+  0.8-)   961203 360  0.1+  0.4-
    830717 688 (1.0-  6.8-)   831104 688 (4.3+  1.3-)   961212 372 (0.3-  2.2+)
    830720 675  0.4+  0.2+    831105 801 (2.5-  0.6-)   961212 046  0.1+  0.5+
    830721 675  0.5+  0.7-    831105 657 (0.4-  3.0+)   961212 046  0.2-  0.4+
    830811 675 (0.5-  7.4+)   831106 056  0.9-  1.1+    961212 046  0.0   0.4+
    830813 657 (7.8-  2.2+)   831106 056  1.8+  1.1+    961214 421  0.1+  0.9+
    830814 046 (0.4-  4.4-)   831107 381 (0.8-  2.4+)   961214 421  0.1-  1.2+
    830814 657 (3.0+  7.7+)   831107 056  0.4+  0.8+    961214 421  0.0   0.7+
    830815 046 (5.8-  1.6+)   831107 056  0.6+  0.1-    961221 046  1.1+  0.1-
    830815 046  0.9-  1.6+    831108 657 (2.8-  2.0+)   961221 605 (2.1+  0.8+)
    830816 046 (2.6-  0.1-)   831108 056  1.5+  1.5+    961221 046  0.4+  0.2+
    830816 046 (2.5-  0.1-)   831108 056  0.7-  0.7-    961221 046  0.6+  0.1-
    830816 657  1.2+  0.4+    831109 801  1.5-  1.0+    961221 046  0.3+  0.1+
    830817 657  0.8-  0.7+    831110 491 (1.6-  2.2-)   961221 605 (2.4+  0.0 )
    830820 046  0.8-  0.4-    831124 046  1.3-  1.3+    961221 605 (3.0+  1.8+)
    830820 046  0.9+  1.1+    831124 046 (0.1+  2.2-)   961223 605  1.6+  0.5+
    830820 657 (6.4-  1.7-)   831129 675  1.1-  0.7+    961223 605  1.0+  0.8+
    830821 657 (3.8+  7.4-)   831130 491  1.9-  1.2+    961223 605  1.5+  0.2+
    830831 046  1.6-  0.3+    831201 491 (3.4-  6.2+)   961227 118  0.0   0.3+
    830831 046  1.3-  0.4-    831206 801 (2.8-  0.2+)   961227 118  0.1+  0.0
    830901 046  0.1+  0.2+    831223 675  1.4-  0.5+    961228 360  0.1-  0.5+
    830901 046  0.8-  1.9+    840222 801 (0.8-  3.4+)   961228 360  0.1-  0.3+
    830902 707  0.1+  1.0+    960808 413  0.1-  0.7-    961228 046  0.4+  0.7+
    830903 801  1.4-  0.6+    960809 424  0.4+  0.9-    961228 046  0.2+  0.1-
    830904 046  0.4+  1.1-    960809 424  0.2+  0.1-    961228 046  0.1-  0.3+
    830904 046  0.4-  0.8-    960809 422  0.9-  0.2-    961228 605 (2.2+  1.7+)
    830904 046  1.3-  1.0-    960809 422  0.2-  0.3-    961228 605  1.0+  1.4+
    830904 046 (1.0-  3.7-)   960809 422  0.6-  0.1-    961229 118  0.2-  0.8+
    830905 657 (3.2-  4.2-)   960809 422  0.4-  0.2-    961229 118  0.4-  0.9+
    830906 657 (0.7+  3.4-)   960809 422  1.0-  0.2+    961230 897  0.3-  0.8+
    830906 688 (2.4-  5.9-)   960809 424  0.3-  0.4-    961230 897  0.8+  0.6+
    830906 688 (3.3-  5.4-)   960810 424  1.3-  0.7+    970107 605 (2.3+  0.5+)
    830906 675  0.3-  0.5-    960918 864  1.3+  0.3+    970107 605 (2.3+  0.7-)
    830906 675  1.3-  0.8-    960918 864  1.0+  0.2-    970107 605  1.1+  0.2-
    830907 657 (0.2-  3.0-)   960922 897 (6.0+  2.9+)   970108 897  1.2+  1.0+
    830907 675  2.0-  0.1+    960922 897 (4.1+  2.2+)   970108 897  1.5+  0.2-
    830907 046  0.8-  0.2-    960922 897 (4.5+  3.7+)   970112 360  0.0   0.8-
    830907 046  0.8-  1.3-    960927 897  1.2-  1.8-    970112 360  0.0   0.6-
    830908 026 (4.6-  7.0+)   960927 897  1.1+  0.2-    970112 118  0.3+  0.4-
    830908 801  0.5-  0.6+    961001 372  0.0   1.4+    970112 118  0.1-  0.6-
    830908 056 (2.9-  2.4+)   961001 372  0.5+  0.2+    970115 605  0.2+  0.5+
    830908 056  1.7-  0.0     961001 372  0.2+  1.0+    970115 605  1.4+  0.8+
    830912 688 (0.4-  4.8-)   961004 372  0.3-  1.1+    970116 402  0.6+  0.6-
    830912 688 (1.6-  5.2-)   961004 372  0.2+  0.1-    970116 402  1.2+  0.6-
    830913 657  0.3-  0.5+    961004 360  0.4-  0.5-    970116 402  1.1+  0.1+
    830913 491  0.4-  0.6+    961004 360  0.5-  0.5-    970121 118  0.3-  0.4+
    830913 491  0.9+  0.1+    961005 900  0.2-  0.6-    970121 118  0.6-  0.4+
    830915 657 (4.6+  4.4-)   961005 367  0.3-  1.1-    970124 118  0.1-  0.3-
    830915 056  1.2+  1.5+    961005 900  1.5+  0.7+    970124 118  0.5+  0.5-
    830915 056  1.6-  1.0+    961005 367  0.9-  1.3-    970126 118  0.1+  0.3+
    830919 020 (2.3+  5.3-)   961009 900  0.9+  0.7-    970126 118  0.1+  0.5+
    830926 046  0.3+  1.4+    961009 900  0.1+  0.7-    970130 360  0.2+  0.7+
    830926 046  1.1-  0.9-    961011 360  1.0-  0.3-    970130 360  0.4+  0.6+
    830926 026  1.0+  0.0     961011 360  0.7-  0.5-    970209 897  1.7+  1.7+
    830927 046  0.0   0.5+    961015 372  0.7-  0.4-    970209 360  0.6-  0.2+
    830927 046  1.5-  0.7-    961015 372  0.6+  0.4+    970209 360  0.6-  0.2-
    830928 657  1.2+  1.1+    961016 897 (0.7+  2.4-)   970209 046  0.6-  0.5+
    830928 026  0.5-  0.8+    961016 897 (0.6+  2.5-)   970209 046  0.7-  0.3-
    830928 046  0.3-  0.2+    961020 897  1.6+  0.2-    970209 046  0.5-  0.0
    830928 046  0.5-  1.2-    961020 897 (2.3+  0.4-)   970216 118  0.4-  0.9+
    830929 657 (0.0   3.8-)   961020 897  1.9+  0.3+    970216 118  0.5-  0.5+
    830929 056 (4.7-  0.7-)   961023 867  0.7+  1.7-    970216 118  0.6+  1.3+
    830929 056 (0.3+  3.5-)   961023 867  0.1+  1.6-    970219 118  0.3+  1.3+
    830929 046  1.8-  0.1-    961025 046  0.5-  0.2-    970220 118  0.2-  0.4+
    830929 046  0.9+  0.8-    961025 046  0.6-  0.1-    970220 118  0.7-  0.3+
    830930 657 (2.3-  2.3-)   961025 046  0.4-  0.1+    970222 118  1.3-  0.2+
    831001 707  0.2-  0.1+    961101 587  0.4-  0.3-    970222 118  1.9-  0.0
    831001 657 (2.9-  1.1+)   961101 587  0.3-  0.4-    970224 360  0.1-  0.2-
    831001 056  0.6-  1.0-    961102 124  0.2+  1.1-    970224 360  0.1+  0.3+
    831003 552 (2.3-  0.2-)   961102 124  0.1-  0.0     970301 118  0.5+  0.8+
    831003 552  1.5-  1.1+    961102 124  0.4+  0.1-    970301 118  0.3+  0.8+
    831003 552  0.7+  1.7-    961102 124  0.1-  0.6-    090527 D25  0.4-  0.5-
    831004 688  0.3+  1.8-    961102 124  0.4-  0.7-    090527 D25  0.3+  0.1+
    831004 491  0.6+  0.3-    961103 046  0.0   0.3-    090527 D25  0.9-  0.2+
    831005 657 (1.6+  4.1-)   961103 046  0.2+  0.4+    090528 D25  0.9-  1.0-
    831005 056  1.1+  1.4-    961103 046  0.2+  0.4-    090528 D25  0.4-  0.6-
    831005 056  0.8+  1.6-    961112 801  0.8+  0.6-    090528 D25  0.8-  0.7-
    831006 491  0.8-  0.1-    961112 801  0.3+  1.1-
    
    Nongravitational parameters A1 = -0.06 +/- 0.08, A2 = -0.0638 +/- 0.0005.
    
    Ephemeris:
     126P/IRAS
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2009 05 19    15 54.77   -82 08.3    2.629    3.224   117.6    16.1  18.3  22.5
    2009 05 29    14 53.72   -82 46.7    2.546    3.155   118.2    16.4  18.0  22.4
    2009 06 08    13 53.86   -82 23.4    2.478    3.085   117.8    16.9  17.8  22.3
    2009 06 18    13 13.99   -81 13.9    2.422    3.015   116.4    17.6  17.5  22.2
    2009 06 28    12 56.01   -79 41.2    2.379    2.945   114.2    18.4  17.3  22.2
    2009 07 08    12 54.16   -78 02.3    2.345    2.874   111.2    19.3  17.0  22.1
    2009 07 18    13 03.27   -76 25.8    2.321    2.804   107.8    20.2  16.8  22.1
    2009 07 28    13 20.22   -74 55.4    2.305    2.734   104.0    21.1  16.5  22.0
    2009 08 07    13 43.07   -73 31.7    2.294    2.664   100.0    22.0  16.3  22.0
    2009 08 17    14 10.63   -72 12.5    2.288    2.595    95.9    22.8  16.1  22.0
    2009 08 27    14 42.07   -70 54.3    2.285    2.526    91.7    23.6  15.8  21.9
    2009 09 06    15 16.53   -69 32.5    2.286    2.458    87.5    24.2  15.6  21.9
    2009 09 16    15 53.11   -68 01.4    2.289    2.390    83.3    24.7  15.4  21.8
    2009 09 26    16 30.88   -66 16.0    2.294    2.324    79.1    25.1  15.1  21.8
    2009 10 06    17 08.79   -64 11.9    2.301    2.259    75.0    25.3  14.9  21.7
    2009 10 16    17 45.93   -61 45.9    2.311    2.196    70.8    25.4  14.7  21.7
    2009 10 26    18 21.62   -58 56.9    2.324    2.135    66.7    25.3  14.4  21.6
    2009 11 05    18 55.39   -55 44.8    2.339    2.076    62.5    25.1  14.2  21.6
    2009 11 15    19 27.05   -52 11.0    2.358    2.020    58.2    24.6  14.0  21.5
    2009 11 25    19 56.60   -48 17.8    2.380    1.967    53.9    23.9  13.8  21.5
    2009 12 05    20 24.14   -44 08.0    2.405    1.918    49.5    23.0  13.6  21.4
    2009 12 15    20 49.86   -39 44.4    2.433    1.873    45.1    21.9  13.4  21.4
    2009 12 25    21 14.01   -35 10.0    2.463    1.832    40.6    20.5  13.2  21.3
    2010 01 04    21 36.78   -30 27.7    2.495    1.797    36.1    18.8  13.1  21.2
    2010 01 14    21 58.40   -25 39.8    2.529    1.767    31.5    16.9  13.0  21.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K65
    

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