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    • MPEC 2010-C07 : COMET P/2009 Y2 (KOWALSKI)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-C07                                Issued 2010 Feb. 3, 21:31 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
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                          COMET P/2009 Y2 (KOWALSKI)

Observations:
    PK09Y020  C2010 01 15.86041 01 13 46.87 +27 02 45.5          18.7 N EC007473
    PK09Y020  C2010 01 15.86597 01 13 47.39 +27 02 43.0          18.7 N EC007473
    PK09Y020  C2010 01 21.78192 01 23 19.30 +26 21 21.5          19.4 N EC007160
    PK09Y020  C2010 01 21.78489 01 23 19.59 +26 21 20.2          19.0 N EC007160
    PK09Y020  C2010 01 21.78764 01 23 19.85 +26 21 18.6          18.8 N EC007160
    PK09Y020  C2010 02 01.83285 01 42 17.39 +25 18 24.2                 EC007587
    PK09Y020  C2010 02 01.83531 01 42 17.71 +25 18 22.9          19.2 N EC007587
    PK09Y020  C2010 02 01.83841 01 42 18.07 +25 18 21.3          19.1 N EC007587

Observer details:
160 Castelmartini.  Observers P. Camilleri, E. Guido, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi,
    G. Sostero, W. Vollmann.  Measurer E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6.8
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski)
T 2010 Mar. 30.6837 TT                                  MPC
q   2.339212             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0594517      Peri.  171.9563      +0.2557539      -0.8308581
a   6.501692       Node   262.1270      +0.8568817      +0.4315263
e   0.640215       Incl.   29.9295      +0.4475977      -0.3513687
P  16.6
From 131 observations 2009 Dec. 20-2010 Feb. 1.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2009 Y1 are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-C07

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