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    • MPEC 2010-H21 : COMET P/2010 E2 (JARNAC)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-H21                                Issued 2010 Apr. 19, 16:59 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2010 E2 (JARNAC)

Observations:
    PK10E020  C2010 04 06.95254 11 57 05.72 +04 10 07.6          19.7 N EH021160
    PK10E020  C2010 04 06.95574 11 57 05.62 +04 10 10.0          19.6 N EH021160
    PK10E020  C2010 04 06.95870 11 57 05.56 +04 10 11.8          19.3 N EH021160
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.18214 11 56 45.71 +04 42 30.8          19.3 N EH021850
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.22741 11 56 45.44 +04 42 57.7          18.4 N EH021850
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.27243 11 56 45.11 +04 43 24.1          18.6 N EH021850
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.31750 11 56 44.84 +04 43 49.9          19.2 N EH021850
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.96597 11 56 42.12 +04 50 04.1          18.7 T EH021473
    PK10E020  C2010 04 10.96875 11 56 42.10 +04 50 05.8          18.7 T EH021473
    PK10E020  C2010 04 15.23145 11 56 33.25 +05 28 59.3          19.0 T EH021G96
    PK10E020  C2010 04 15.23845 11 56 33.28 +05 29 03.0          19.0 T EH021G96
    PK10E020  C2010 04 15.24553 11 56 33.21 +05 29 06.4          18.9 T EH021G96
    PK10E020  C2010 04 15.25259 11 56 33.21 +05 29 10.2          19.1 T EH021G96
    PK10E020  C2010 04 16.25867 11 56 33.74 +05 37 47.3          19.2 T EH021704
    PK10E020  C2010 04 16.29334 11 56 33.71 +05 38 03.6          20.0 T EH021704
    PK10E020  C2010 04 16.30479 11 56 33.70 +05 38 07.9          20.0 T EH021704
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.53292 11 56 36.17 +05 48 17.7          18.3 N EH021372
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.54111 11 56 36.16 +05 48 21.9          18.5 N EH021372
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.54931 11 56 36.15 +05 48 25.7          18.6 N EH021372
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.86087 11 56 36.97 +05 50 55.1                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.86367 11 56 37.03 +05 50 56.2                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.86508 11 56 37.02 +05 50 56.6                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.86639 11 56 36.99 +05 50 57.8                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.87036 11 56 37.02 +05 50 59.5                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 17.87167 11 56 36.97 +05 50 59.9                 EH021046
    PK10E020  C2010 04 18.95300 11 56 40.60 +05 59 33.8          18.6 N EH021160
    PK10E020  C2010 04 18.95595 11 56 40.61 +05 59 35.1          18.8 N EH021160
    PK10E020  C2010 04 18.95889 11 56 40.64 +05 59 36.4          18.8 N EH021160

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Honkova, M. Tichy, J. Ticha, M. Kocer.  Measurer
    M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
160 Castelmartini.  Observers E. Guido, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, G. Sostero,
    W. Vollmann.  Measurer E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
    reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian 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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  Measurers
    D. T. Durig, K. D. Hanson.  0.30-m f/2.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  Measurers J. D. Ahern,
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 E2 (Jarnac)
T 2010 Apr. 7.9277 TT                                   MPC
q   2.398970             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0387815      Peri.    8.2941      -0.9939722      +0.1091976
a   8.644093       Node   177.8995      -0.1094891      -0.9841748
e   0.722473       Incl.   15.4399      -0.0056108      -0.1395559
P  25.4
From 280 observations 2010 Feb. 17-Apr. 18.

     Further observations of comet C/2010 E3 are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2010 E5 are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H21

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