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    M.P.E.C. 2009-S149                               Issued 2009 Sept. 30, 16:44 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,
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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/2009 Q4 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 23.12662 05 52 03.47 +07 54 20.6          16.9 N ES149204
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 23.17007 05 52 11.78 +07 54 13.3                 ES149204
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 24.74986 05 57 17.32 +07 49 13.8          16.3 T ES149349
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 24.75654 05 57 18.59 +07 49 12.4                 ES149349
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 24.76322 05 57 19.89 +07 49 11.0                 ES149349
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 26.45378 06 02 48.06 +07 43 26.4          16.0 T ES149H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 26.45563 06 02 48.40 +07 43 26.2                 ES149H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 26.45749 06 02 48.71 +07 43 25.5                 ES149H06
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 29.04362 06 11 13.35 +07 33 50.9          16.3 N ES149585
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 29.04971 06 11 14.56 +07 33 49.7          16.6 N ES149585
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 29.05429 06 11 15.46 +07 33 48.9          16.6 N ES149585
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 29.05990 06 11 16.47 +07 33 46.9          16.7 N ES149585
    PK09Q040  C2009 09 29.06435 06 11 17.36 +07 33 46.6          16.7 N ES149585

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
T 2009 Nov. 20.1306 TT                                  MPC
q   1.319160             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1801178      Peri.  320.2385      +0.0289562      -0.9881556
a   3.105262       Node   127.5720      +0.9586582      -0.0152426
e   0.575186       Incl.   10.9607      +0.2830828      +0.1526962
P   5.47
From 99 observations 2009 Aug. 26-Sept. 29.

Ephemeris:
    P/2009 Q4 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 09 26    06 01.32   +07 45.1    1.014    1.456    92.5    43.5  17.2
2009 10 06    06 34.04   +07 04.1    0.935    1.413    93.8    44.9  16.9
2009 10 16    07 07.11   +06 12.9    0.867    1.377    95.0    46.1  16.6
2009 10 26    07 39.99   +05 16.7    0.809    1.350    96.4    47.1  16.3
2009 11 05    08 12.12   +04 22.5    0.760    1.330    98.0    47.6  16.1
2009 11 15    08 42.87   +03 37.7    0.718    1.320   100.1    47.5  16.0
2009 11 25    09 11.53   +03 11.1    0.682    1.320   103.1    46.7  15.9
2009 12 05    09 37.43   +03 10.8    0.651    1.330   107.0    45.1  15.8
2009 12 15    09 59.87   +03 44.1    0.624    1.349   112.0    42.6  15.8
2009 12 25    10 18.07   +04 58.0    0.602    1.377   118.5    38.9  15.8

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S149

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