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    • MPEC 2010-L31 : COMET C/2010 FB87 (WISE-GARRADD)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-L31                                Issued 2010 June 7, 20:59 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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       URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                       COMET C/2010 FB87 (WISE-GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK10F87B  C2010 05 21.70497 17 07 18.58 -74 40 37.8          17.4 N EL031D96
    CK10F87B  C2010 05 21.71714 17 07 13.64 -74 40 53.2                 EL031D96
    CK10F87B  C2010 06 02.63927 15 22 04.36 -77 09 10.7                 EL031D90
    CK10F87B  C2010 06 02.64321 15 22 01.91 -77 09 11.3          16.3 T EL031D90

Observer details:
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer H. Sato.  0.40-m f/9.1
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D96 Tzec Maun Observatory, Moorook.  Observers L. Buzzi, P. Concari, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, M. Tombelli.  0.18-m f/2.8 Newtonian reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 FB87 (WISE-Garradd)
T 2010 Nov. 7.3933 TT                                   MPC
q   2.842704             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003379       Peri.  265.0206      -0.3017897      -0.0244285
                   Node    89.8935      +0.2985552      +0.9469682
e   0.990394       Incl.  107.6241      -0.9054213      +0.3203973
From 47 observations 2010 Mar. 28-June 2.

     Further observations of comet C/2010 G1 are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-L31

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