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    M.P.E.C. 2010-H23                                Issued 2010 Apr. 19, 17:08 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 C/2010 F3 (SCOTTI)

Observations:
    CK10F030  C2010 04 03.87847 11 32 00.26 +04 55 35.4          19.9 T EH023473
    CK10F030  C2010 04 03.88263 11 32 00.19 +04 55 35.9          19.9 T EH023473
    CK10F030  C2010 04 15.84173 11 29 14.30 +05 18 45.2          20.5 N EH023235
    CK10F030  C2010 04 17.58171 11 28 55.45 +05 21 28.3                 EH023372
    CK10F030  C2010 04 17.58922 11 28 55.38 +05 21 29.1                 EH023372
    CK10F030  C2010 04 17.59722 11 28 55.28 +05 21 29.5                 EH023372
    CK10F030  C2010 04 17.60661 11 28 55.25 +05 21 31.3          19.7 N EH023372

Observer details:
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/6 reflector
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 F3 (Scotti)
T 2010 Oct. 15.311 TT                                   MPC
q   5.22200              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   41.003       -0.951182       +0.307098
                   Node   156.827       -0.299609       -0.894905
e   1.0            Incl.    4.477       -0.074076       -0.323782
From 85 observations 2010 Mar. 20-Apr. 17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 F3 (Scotti)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 04 14    11 29.60   +05 15.7    4.533    5.402   147.1     5.8  19.1
2010 04 24    11 28.00   +05 29.8    4.606    5.384   136.9     7.3  19.1
2010 05 04    11 27.33   +05 37.2    4.699    5.366   127.0     8.6  19.2
2010 05 14    11 27.70   +05 37.4    4.809    5.349   117.4     9.7  19.2
2010 05 24    11 29.13   +05 30.3    4.931    5.333   108.1    10.4  19.2
2010 06 03    11 31.63   +05 16.0    5.061    5.319    99.2    10.8  19.3
2010 06 13    11 35.13   +04 55.0    5.196    5.305    90.6    11.0  19.3
2010 06 23    11 39.58   +04 27.7    5.333    5.292    82.2    11.0  19.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H23

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