• MPC Preparation (Info)

    • MPEC 2010-K52 : COMET C/2010 J4 (WISE)

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.

    Read MPEC 2010-K51 Read MPEC 2010-K53 

    M.P.E.C. 2010-K52                                Issued 2010 May 24, 16:08 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.

             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 J4 (WISE)

Observations:
    CK10J040  C2010 05 16.52973 11 09 41.00 +53 24 35.8          17.8 T EK052349
    CK10J040  C2010 05 16.53179 11 09 39.21 +53 24 17.0                 EK052349
    CK10J040  C2010 05 17.53023 10 57 36.65 +50 56 32.4          18.6 T EK052900
    CK10J040  C2010 05 17.53755 10 57 31.89 +50 55 30.8                 EK052900
    CK10J040  C2010 05 18.34479 10 49 36.38 +49 05 14.9                 EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 18.34792 10 49 34.74 +49 04 49.2          18.5 T EK052H06
    CK10J040  V2010 05 18.88202 10 45 01.74 +47 56 31.4          18.6 N EK052247
    CK10J040  v2010 05 18.88202 1 015.1586   +46.7472    1039           EK052247
    CK10J040  V2010 05 18.89135 10 44 57.35 +47 55 21.1          17.9 N EK052247
    CK10J040  v2010 05 18.89135 1 015.1586   +46.7472    1039           EK052247
    CK10J040  C2010 05 20.20222 10 35 37.96 +45 21 46.7                 EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 20.20900 10 35 35.34 +45 21 02.0                 EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 20.21578 10 35 32.77 +45 20 17.0          18.8 T EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.19118 10 29 56.18 +43 38 03.8          17.9 T EK052703
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.19865 10 29 53.73 +43 37 17.1          18.4 T EK052703
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.20566 10 29 51.65 +43 36 33.9                 EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.20610 10 29 51.25 +43 36 32.6          18.8 T EK052703
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.20903 10 29 50.54 +43 36 13.7                 EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.21241 10 29 49.32 +43 35 52.8          18.8 T EK052H06
    CK10J040  C2010 05 21.21359 10 29 49.02 +43 35 48.8          18.9 T EK052703

Observer details:
247 Roving Observer.  Observers M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, W. Vollmann.  Measurer
    W. Vollmann.  0.20-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers J. D. Ahern,
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 J4 (WISE)
T 2010 May 3.171 TT                                     MPC
q   1.08553              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   83.751       -0.574177       -0.791423
                   Node   316.404       -0.818339       +0.546839
e   1.0            Incl.  162.297       -0.025324       +0.273161
From 41 observations 2010 May 12-21.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-K52

    Read MPEC 2010-K51 Read MPEC 2010-K53

    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)