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    M.P.E.C. 2010-H20                                Issued 2010 Apr. 19, 16:54 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 E1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK10E010  C2010 04 03.61075 09 26 23.88 -12 19 15.8          18.0 T EH020349
    CK10E010  C2010 04 03.61638 09 26 23.93 -12 19 06.3                 EH020349
    CK10E010  C2010 04 07.85763 09 26 44.64 -10 26 58.1          18.7 N EH020473
    CK10E010  C2010 04 07.86041 09 26 44.66 -10 26 53.9          18.7 N EH020473
    CK10E010  C2010 04 10.56288 09 27 09.41 -09 18 22.4          18.3 T EH020349
    CK10E010  C2010 04 10.57189 09 27 09.54 -09 18 09.7                 EH020349
    CK10E010  C2010 04 14.87159 09 28 07.13 -07 34 10.5          18.2 N EH020585
    CK10E010  C2010 04 14.87579 09 28 07.34 -07 34 02.8          18.2 N EH020585
    CK10E010  C2010 04 16.33715 09 28 31.86 -07 00 04.1          19.3 N EH020474
    CK10E010  C2010 04 16.34051 09 28 31.93 -06 59 59.5          19.2 N EH020474
    CK10E010  C2010 04 16.34329 09 28 31.97 -06 59 55.6          19.2 N EH020474
    CK10E010  C2010 04 18.14629 09 29 05.36 -06 19 11.6          19.4 T EH020704
    CK10E010  C2010 04 18.15744 09 29 05.61 -06 18 56.4          19.8 T EH020704
    CK10E010  C2010 04 18.16856 09 29 05.80 -06 18 41.3          19.4 T EH020704
    CK10E010  C2010 04 18.17974 09 29 06.05 -06 18 25.4          20.1 T EH020704

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 E1 (Garradd)
T 2009 Nov. 8.0279 TT                                   MPC
q   2.662726             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.008918       Peri.  297.0101      -0.3942553      -0.9019030
                   Node   169.2897      +0.6660594      -0.1481395
e   0.976255       Incl.   71.7029      -0.6331884      +0.4057408
From 108 observations 2010 Mar. 11-Apr. 18.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H20

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