MPEC 2009-S70 : COMET P/2009 S1 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-S70 Issued 2009 Sept. 22, 15:31 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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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET P/2009 S1 (GIBBS)
Observations:
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.38191 03 59 54.60 -10 17 18.3 18.6 T ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.39030 03 59 54.81 -10 17 25.2 19.2 T ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.39861 03 59 54.99 -10 17 31.4 19.1 T ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.40701 03 59 55.28 -10 17 38.2 18.5 T ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.43125 03 59 56.03 -10 17 58.4 18.5 T ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.43835 03 59 56.27 -10 18 03.4 ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.44895 03 59 56.63 -10 18 12.6 ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 20.45609 03 59 56.81 -10 18 17.8 ES070703
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.22856 04 00 20.56 -10 28 39.7 ES070I21
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.24031 04 00 20.85 -10 28 49.7 ES070I21
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.26218 04 00 21.36 -10 29 05.2 18.3 T ES070I20
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.26675 04 00 21.48 -10 29 09.0 18.5 T ES070I20
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.27111 04 00 21.58 -10 29 12.4 18.3 T ES070I20
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.40154 04 00 25.46 -10 31 03.8 18.4 T ES070H06
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.41400 04 00 25.76 -10 31 15.1 18.5 ES070H36
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.41767 04 00 25.83 -10 31 17.7 19.0 ES070H36
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.42134 04 00 26.00 -10 31 21.3 19.3 ES070H36
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43329 04 00 26.39 -10 31 30.3 18.5 T ES070H06
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43369 04 00 26.36 -10 31 30.8 19.3 ES070H36
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43688 04 00 26.43 -10 31 32.8 19.0 T ES070H06
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43736 04 00 26.43 -10 31 34.2 19.4 ES070H36
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43812 04 00 26.46 -10 31 33.5 ES070H06
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.43966 04 00 26.46 -10 31 34.5 ES070H06
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.61620 04 00 31.70 -10 33 58.1 19.2 T ES070F65
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.61741 04 00 31.72 -10 33 59.2 19.0 T ES070F65
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.61864 04 00 31.79 -10 34 00.0 19.2 T ES070F65
PK09S010 C2009 09 21.61993 04 00 31.82 -10 34 01.2 19.4 T ES070F65
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.09431 04 00 45.50 -10 40 28.7 ES070204
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.15141 04 00 47.03 -10 41 15.3 19.0 N ES070204
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.42526 04 00 54.85 -10 44 57.3 19.7 N ES070854
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.43294 04 00 55.01 -10 45 03.6 19.9 N ES070854
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.44062 04 00 55.20 -10 45 09.6 19.5 N ES070854
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.48032 04 00 56.32 -10 45 43.3 19.8 N ES070673
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.48727 04 00 56.45 -10 45 47.9 ES070673
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.49421 04 00 56.65 -10 45 54.0 ES070673
PK09S010 C2009 09 22.50347 04 00 56.94 -10 46 02.0 ES070673
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer D. Mayes. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer A. R. Gibbs. 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.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, H. Sato.
0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.7-m reflector + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North. Observer R. Miles. 2.0-m f/10.0
Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
I20 Rio Cuarto. Observer F. D. Mazzone. 0.20-m f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian + CCD.
I21 El Condor Observatory, Cordoba. Observer W. Robledo. Measurer
C. Montivero. 0.20-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2009 S1 (Gibbs)
T 2009 July 24.990 TT MPC
q 2.36593 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.141860 Peri. 221.712 +0.927312 -0.330515
a 3.64108 Node 155.805 +0.335855 +0.941913
e 0.35021 Incl. 25.378 -0.165209 +0.059659
P 6.95
From 36 observations 2009 Sept. 20-22.
Ephemeris:
P/2009 S1 (Gibbs)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 09 16 03 57.37 -09 18.9 1.793 2.392 114.5 22.5 18.1
2009 09 26 04 02.39 -11 33.8 1.726 2.402 121.1 20.9 18.0
2009 10 06 04 04.62 -13 50.9 1.672 2.414 127.4 19.2 17.9
2009 10 16 04 03.99 -16 02.0 1.634 2.428 133.2 17.4 17.9
2009 10 26 04 00.70 -17 56.7 1.614 2.443 137.8 15.9 17.9
2009 11 05 03 55.27 -19 24.7 1.613 2.460 140.4 14.9 17.9
2009 11 15 03 48.53 -20 18.3 1.633 2.479 140.7 14.6 18.0
2009 11 25 03 41.50 -20 32.7 1.673 2.498 138.4 15.2 18.1
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-S70
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