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    • MPEC 2010-G71 : COMET C/2010 D4 (WISE)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-G71                                Issued 2010 Apr.  9, 22:49 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
       URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2010 D4 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10D040  C2010 03 31.96020 17 10 21.97 +47 04 11.4          19.0 T EG071B18
    CK10D040  C2010 04 09.09841 17 06 45.04 +48 33 28.2          19.9 N EG071J01
    CK10D040  C2010 04 09.12311 17 06 44.32 +48 33 43.8          19.8 N EG071J01
    CK10D040  C2010 04 09.14766 17 06 43.48 +48 33 59.3          19.9 N EG071J01

Observer details:
B18 Terskol.  Observers A. Baransky, M. Andreev, V. Ponomarenko, K. Churyumov,
    A. Sergeev.  Measurer A. Baransky.  0.6-m f/12.8 reflector + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.20-m f/7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 D4 (WISE)
T 2009 Mar. 29.8732 TT                                  MPC
q   7.146596             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.014811       Peri.   44.3838      -0.2286365      -0.1532059
                   Node   266.7761      -0.9128294      +0.3769445
e   0.894153       Incl.  105.6548      +0.3383309      +0.9134773
From 58 observations 2010 Feb. 28-Apr. 9.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 D4 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 04    17 09.14   +47 37.9    7.207    7.490   102.6     7.5  19.5
2010 04 14    17 04.06   +49 25.1    7.189    7.508   104.8     7.4  19.5
2010 04 24    16 57.42   +51 03.9    7.186    7.527   106.1     7.4  19.5
2010 05 04    16 49.31   +52 31.1    7.198    7.546   106.4     7.4  19.6
2010 05 14    16 39.96   +53 44.2    7.227    7.565   105.8     7.4  19.6
2010 05 24    16 29.71   +54 41.1    7.269    7.585   104.4     7.4  19.6
2010 06 03    16 19.02   +55 20.9    7.326    7.605   102.2     7.5  19.6
2010 06 13    16 08.38   +55 43.7    7.393    7.626    99.5     7.5  19.7
2010 06 23    15 58.28   +55 50.4    7.470    7.647    96.2     7.6  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-G71

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