MPEC 2009-Q84 : COMET C/2009 Q4 (BOATTINI)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q84 Issued 2009 Aug. 31, 14:47 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2009 Q4 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK09Q040 C2009 08 26.47241 04 27 20.05 +08 18 42.1 18.9 T EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 26.47851 04 27 21.09 +08 18 44.2 18.4 T EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 26.48447 04 27 22.14 +08 18 42.9 18.7 T EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 26.49037 04 27 23.14 +08 18 44.7 18.1 T EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.31438 04 29 46.36 +08 19 44.4 19.0 N EQ084932
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.31857 04 29 47.04 +08 19 45.7 19.2 N EQ084932
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.32307 04 29 47.88 +08 19 45.2 19.1 N EQ084932
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.41896 04 30 04.55 +08 19 53.1 18.8 N EQ084H06
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.42181 04 30 05.02 +08 19 53.2 18.7 N EQ084H06
CK09Q040 C2009 08 27.42466 04 30 05.50 +08 19 53.2 18.7 N EQ084H06
CK09Q040 C2009 08 28.42108 04 32 59.26 +08 20 59.7 EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 28.42483 04 32 59.94 +08 20 57.2 18.7 T EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 28.42855 04 33 00.69 +08 20 59.7 EQ084703
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.42341 04 35 54.77 +08 21 54.3 18.3 T EQ084H06
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.44097 04 35 57.95 +08 21 54.8 18.5 T EQ084H06
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.44491 04 35 58.69 +08 21 55.3 19.3 N EQ084854
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.45066 04 35 59.68 +08 21 55.6 19.3 N EQ084854
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.45642 04 36 00.62 +08 21 55.0 19.6 N EQ084854
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.97262 04 37 31.46 +08 22 22.9 18.6 N EQ084A50
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.97645 04 37 32.13 +08 22 21.6 18.5 N EQ084A50
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.98029 04 37 32.72 +08 22 21.4 19.1 N EQ084A50
CK09Q040 C2009 08 29.98413 04 37 33.37 +08 22 19.4 19.1 N EQ084A50
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.03913 04 37 43.13 +08 22 22.3 19.5 N EQ084113
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.05869 04 37 46.52 +08 22 23.2 19.3 N EQ084113
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.06808 04 37 48.20 +08 22 23.8 19.4 N EQ084113
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.08416 04 37 50.96 +08 22 23.8 18.6 N EQ084A17
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.09202 04 37 52.38 +08 22 24.3 18.9 N EQ084A17
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.09988 04 37 53.75 +08 22 25.3 18.7 N EQ084A17
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.36721 04 38 40.98 +08 22 37.2 18.8 N EQ084H55
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.37206 04 38 41.78 +08 22 37.8 18.6 N EQ084H55
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.37421 04 38 42.19 +08 22 37.9 18.8 N EQ084H55
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.37528 04 38 42.39 +08 22 37.9 18.5 N EQ084H55
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.46840 04 38 58.67 +08 22 42.9 18.9 T EQ084291
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.47214 04 38 59.34 +08 22 43.2 19.0 T EQ084291
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.47714 04 39 00.19 +08 22 43.3 18.9 T EQ084291
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.75518 04 39 49.43 +08 22 54.4 18.7 N EQ084300
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.75878 04 39 50.00 +08 22 53.4 18.8 N EQ084300
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.76058 04 39 50.38 +08 22 54.0 18.6 N EQ084300
CK09Q040 C2009 08 30.76785 04 39 51.61 +08 22 54.4 19.0 N EQ084300
CK09Q040 C2009 08 31.40319 04 41 44.02 +08 23 16.8 18.7 N EQ084H36
CK09Q040 C2009 08 31.41567 04 41 46.26 +08 23 17.0 18.8 N EQ084H36
Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn. Observer G. Lehmann. 0.5-m f/6.7
reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observer J. V. Scotti. 1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers A. Asami, S. Okumura. 1.0-m
f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observers A. Boattini, R. E. Hill. Measurers
E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford. Observer S. Riley. 0.4-m f/6.5
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim. Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory. Observers Y. Ivashchenko,
P. Kyrylenko. 0.6-m reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers H. Sato, R. Ligustri. 0.25-m f/3
reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer S. Foglia. 0.61-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
T 2009 Nov. 1.603 TT MPC
q 1.50024 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 301.086 +0.219460 -0.965345
Node 135.512 +0.949652 +0.178191
e 1.0 Incl. 11.627 +0.223603 +0.190676
From 39 observations 2009 Aug. 26-31.
Ephemeris:
C/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 08 27 04 28.85 +08 19.4 1.496 1.761 87.0 35.0 18.3
2009 09 06 04 58.44 +08 24.0 1.376 1.694 89.2 36.5 18.0
2009 09 16 05 29.09 +08 13.1 1.271 1.635 91.0 37.9 17.7
2009 09 26 06 00.35 +07 47.5 1.181 1.585 92.7 39.2 17.4
2009 10 06 06 31.63 +07 09.8 1.105 1.546 94.4 40.2 17.1
2009 10 16 07 02.26 +06 24.3 1.042 1.518 96.3 40.7 16.9
2009 10 26 07 31.42 +05 37.2 0.990 1.503 98.5 40.9 16.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-Q84
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