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    • MPEC 2009-X27 : COMET C/2009 W2 (BOATTINI)

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-X27                                Issued 2009 Dec. 8, 22:26 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
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                          COMET C/2009 W2 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK09W020  C2009 11 25.67086 06 18 57.83 +40 02 09.0                 EX027372
    CK09W020  C2009 11 25.69481 06 18 56.18 +40 02 11.8          19.7 N EX027372
    CK09W020  C2009 11 27.15088 06 17 12.78 +40 04 18.2          18.4 T EX027585
    CK09W020  C2009 11 27.15837 06 17 12.17 +40 04 20.3          18.2 T EX027585
    CK09W020  C2009 11 27.16076 06 17 12.03 +40 04 20.6          18.2 T EX027585
    CK09W020  C2009 11 27.16375 06 17 11.87 +40 04 20.7          18.3 T EX027585
    CK09W020  C2009 11 27.16554 06 17 11.84 +40 04 21.1          18.3 T EX027585

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
    reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 Apr. 2.510 TT                                    MPC
q   6.94114              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  118.853       +0.175256       +0.980528
                   Node   199.373       +0.784349       -0.084660
e   1.0            Incl.  164.508       +0.595048       -0.177195
From 48 observations 2009 Nov. 21-27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 12 05    06 07.55   +40 12.5    6.078    6.984   155.1     3.4  19.4
2009 12 15    05 54.57   +40 14.4    6.033    6.977   162.2     2.5  19.3
2009 12 25    05 41.35   +40 05.7    6.029    6.971   162.0     2.5  19.3
2010 01 04    05 28.49   +39 46.7    6.065    6.965   154.5     3.5  19.3
2010 01 14    05 16.51   +39 18.9    6.138    6.960   144.3     4.7  19.4
2010 01 24    05 05.83   +38 44.5    6.245    6.956   133.2     5.9  19.4
2010 02 03    04 56.74   +38 06.4    6.380    6.952   121.9     6.9  19.4
2010 02 13    04 49.33   +37 27.1    6.536    6.948   110.8     7.6  19.5
2010 02 23    04 43.62   +36 48.6    6.707    6.946    99.9     8.1  19.5

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X27

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