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    M.P.E.C. 2009-T56                                Issued 2009 Oct. 15, 15:53 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.43092 05 25 15.46 +22 02 04.2          19.3 N ET056704
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.45735 05 25 11.37 +22 02 20.4          19.4 N ET056704
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.47053 05 25 09.21 +22 02 29.5          19.3 N ET056704
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.92125 05 23 59.15 +22 07 34.0          18.8 N ET056A13
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.94129 05 23 56.00 +22 07 47.7          18.9 N ET056A13
    CK09T030  C2009 10 14.96144 05 23 52.79 +22 08 01.6          19.1 N ET056A13
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.02216 05 23 43.14 +22 08 43.4          19.3 N ET056B86
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.03375 05 23 41.26 +22 08 51.7          18.0 N ET056B86
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.04400 05 23 39.63 +22 08 58.3          19.4 N ET056B86
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.05284 05 23 38.26 +22 09 04.4                 ET056204
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.05779 05 23 37.45 +22 09 07.8          19.6 N ET056B86
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.06035 05 23 37.02 +22 09 09.6                 ET056204
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.07170 05 23 35.22 +22 09 17.3          19.5 N ET056B86
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.09941 05 23 30.79 +22 09 36.2          18.3 N ET056204
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.14200 05 23 23.96 +22 10 05.4                 ET056204
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.24352 05 23 08.03 +22 11 14.9          18.0 N ET056H10
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.25446 05 23 06.35 +22 11 22.6          18.4 N ET056H10
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.26588 05 23 04.50 +22 11 30.5          18.3 N ET056H10
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.34163 05 22 52.31 +22 12 22.0          19.4 N ET056926
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.34363 05 22 51.99 +22 12 23.7          19.4 N ET056926
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.34564 05 22 51.67 +22 12 25.4          19.4 N ET056926
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.36699 05 22 48.18 +22 12 39.3          18.8 T ET056H06
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.37684 05 22 46.57 +22 12 46.2          19.0 T ET056H06
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.38669 05 22 45.01 +22 12 53.6          18.9 T ET056H06
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.43953 05 22 36.44 +22 13 29.4          18.7 T ET056H01
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.44946 05 22 34.83 +22 13 36.2          18.6 T ET056H01
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.45485 05 22 33.94 +22 13 39.9          18.7 T ET056H01
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.51245 05 22 24.82 +22 14 20.0          18.7 T ET056F65
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.51318 05 22 24.70 +22 14 20.5          18.8 T ET056F65
    CK09T030  C2009 10 15.51392 05 22 24.57 +22 14 21.1          18.9 T ET056F65

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, M. Blythe.  Measurer J. Stuart.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.
B86 Sternwarte Hagen.  Observers S. Certa, M. Klein.  0.50-m f/3.0 Deltagraph
    + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer D. Chestnov.  0.41-m f/9
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)
T 2010 Jan. 5.205 TT                                    MPC
q   2.33809              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   29.066       +0.793388       +0.406326
                   Node    60.259       +0.406836       -0.907823
e   1.0            Incl.  148.533       +0.452791       +0.103714
From 30 observations 2009 Oct. 14-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 T3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 10 06    05 43.60   +20 31.7    2.078    2.550   106.6    22.1  18.2
2009 10 16    05 21.09   +22 19.9    1.838    2.508   121.6    19.8  17.8
2009 10 26    04 47.94   +24 14.8    1.633    2.470   138.9    15.3  17.5
2009 11 05    04 02.64   +25 48.3    1.488    2.437   158.3     8.7  17.2
2009 11 15    03 07.97   +26 16.8    1.425    2.408   171.6     3.4  17.1
2009 11 25    02 12.56   +25 17.3    1.455    2.383   154.3    10.3  17.1
2009 12 05    01 25.56   +23 18.1    1.570    2.364   134.1    17.4  17.2
2009 12 15    00 50.50   +21 08.7    1.745    2.350   116.0    22.1  17.4
2009 12 25    00 26.21   +19 20.3    1.957    2.341   100.3    24.4  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-T56

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