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    • MPEC 2009-S81 : COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-S81                                Issued 2009 Sept. 24, 15:16 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 C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK09P010  C2009 09 13.60553 23 54 45.65 -46 16 55.8                 ES081D25
    CK09P010  C2009 09 13.60948 23 54 45.48 -46 16 56.5                 ES081D25
    CK09P010  C2009 09 13.61348 23 54 45.28 -46 16 56.9          17.0 T ES081D25
    CK09P010  C2009 09 18.56171 23 50 49.47 -46 25 41.0          17.5 N ES081E12
    CK09P010  C2009 09 19.50872 23 50 04.01 -46 27 01.9          17.6 T ES081423
    CK09P010  C2009 09 19.54558 23 50 02.17 -46 27 05.8          17.7 T ES081423
    CK09P010  C2009 09 19.54705 23 50 02.11 -46 27 04.2          16.5 T ES081D90
    CK09P010  C2009 09 19.55236 23 50 01.86 -46 27 03.9                 ES081D90
    CK09P010  C2009 09 22.55833 23 47 36.90 -46 30 42.0          18.8 N ES081474
    CK09P010  C2009 09 22.56042 23 47 36.82 -46 30 42.8          18.9 N ES081474
    CK09P010  C2009 09 22.56314 23 47 36.68 -46 30 43.0          19.3 N ES081474
    CK09P010  C2009 09 22.56470 23 47 36.58 -46 30 42.5          18.7 N ES081474

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
D25 Tzec Maun Observatory, Pingelly.  Observer D. Chestnov.  0.15-m f/7.3
    refractor + CCD.
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer H. Sato.  0.30-m f/9.5
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)
T 2011 Dec. 25.1787 TT                                  MPC
q   1.556280             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   90.6670      -0.1677162      -0.8258361
                   Node   325.8665      -0.5895916      +0.5217192
e   1.0            Incl.  106.3641      +0.7900968      +0.2140183
From 72 observations 2009 Aug. 13-Sept. 22.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S81

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