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  • MPEC 2010-J37 : COMET C/2010 G2 (HILL)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-J37                                Issued 2010 May 8, 14:41 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 G2 (HILL)
    
    Observations:
        CK10G020  C2010 04 30.00837 16 32 50.36 +13 49 18.9          20.3 N EJ037160
        CK10G020  C2010 04 30.01233 16 32 50.24 +13 49 20.8          20.0 N EJ037160
        CK10G020  C2010 04 30.01607 16 32 50.09 +13 49 23.2          20.0 N EJ037160
        CK10G020  C2010 05 02.57346 16 30 59.51 +14 15 08.7          18.8 N EJ037372
        CK10G020  C2010 05 04.59745 16 29 28.56 +14 35 14.4                 EJ037367
        CK10G020  C2010 05 04.61047 16 29 27.92 +14 35 23.1          18.4 T EJ037367
        CK10G020  C2010 05 04.96607 16 29 11.69 +14 38 54.7          18.8 N EJ037J01
        CK10G020  C2010 05 04.97472 16 29 11.26 +14 38 59.6          18.4 N EJ037J01
        CK10G020  C2010 05 04.98337 16 29 10.89 +14 39 04.4          18.8 N EJ037J01
        CK10G020  C2010 05 06.38014 16 28 06.02 +14 52 47.5          18.3 N EJ037850
        CK10G020  C2010 05 06.39809 16 28 05.16 +14 52 59.4          18.7 N EJ037850
        CK10G020  C2010 05 07.59068 16 27 09.02 +15 04 35.7                 EJ037900
        CK10G020  C2010 05 07.60128 16 27 08.49 +15 04 42.5          19.0 T EJ037900
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.37682 16 26 31.26 +15 12 11.3          18.9 T EJ037H45
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.37896 16 26 31.13 +15 12 13.1          18.7 T EJ037H45
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.38104 16 26 31.06 +15 12 13.8          18.8 T EJ037H45
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.38211 16 26 31.03 +15 12 14.7          18.8 T EJ037H45
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.38451 16 26 30.90 +15 12 15.8          18.8 T EJ037H45
        CK10G020  C2010 05 08.38907 16 26 30.71 +15 12 18.1          18.7 T EJ037H45
    
    Observer details:
    160 Castelmartini.  Observers E. Guido, M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, G. Sostero,
        W. Vollmann.  Measurer E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    367 Yatsuka.  Observer H. Abe.  0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
    372 Geisei.  Observers T. Seki, K. Muraoka, S. Shimomoto.  0.70-m f/7
        reflector + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.8
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
    H45 Arkansas Sky Obs., Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.
        0.51-m f/4.3 astrograph + CCD.
    J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.23-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2010 G2 (Hill)
    T 2011 Sept. 2.044 TT                                   MPC
    q   1.98029              (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.01045        Peri.  137.431       +0.143067       +0.427467
                       Node   246.763       +0.417579       +0.791637
    e   0.97930        Incl.  103.726       +0.897307       -0.436558
    From 143 observations 2010 Apr. 10-May 8.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2010 G2 (Hill)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2010 05 04    16 29.93   +14 29.4    4.630    5.439   139.8     6.9  18.7
    2010 05 14    16 21.86   +16 05.0    4.521    5.358   142.4     6.6  18.6
    2010 05 24    16 12.94   +17 31.0    4.443    5.276   141.7     6.8  18.5
    2010 06 03    16 03.58   +18 44.0    4.396    5.193   137.9     7.5  18.4
    2010 06 13    15 54.19   +19 41.8    4.377    5.111   131.8     8.5  18.3
    2010 06 23    15 45.23   +20 23.3    4.384    5.028   124.4     9.6  18.2
    2010 07 03    15 37.12   +20 49.0    4.411    4.945   116.3    10.6  18.2
    2010 07 13    15 30.15   +21 00.2    4.453    4.862   107.8    11.5  18.1
    2010 07 23    15 24.57   +20 59.1    4.507    4.778    99.4    12.1  18.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-J37
    

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