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    M.P.E.C. 2010-N30                                Issued 2010 July 7, 21:19 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 P/2010 J5 (McNAUGHT)
    
    Observations:
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.24250 02 46 02.29 +12 01 16.0          21.1 N EN030691
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.25988 02 46 01.56 +12 01 13.7          20.6 N EN030691
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.27726 02 46 00.96 +12 01 11.9          20.9 N EN030691
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.31562 02 45 59.50 +12 01 06.8          20.5 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.32473 02 45 59.11 +12 01 05.5          20.9 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.33390 02 45 58.75 +12 01 04.4          20.7 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 11 01.34300 02 45 58.39 +12 01 03.2          20.3 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 12 04.21846 02 27 02.23 +11 10 00.0          21.1 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 12 04.22613 02 27 02.01 +11 09 59.6          20.7 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 12 04.23382 02 27 01.83 +11 09 59.1          21.0 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2005 12 04.24152 02 27 01.58 +11 09 59.4          20.9 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 02 28.39235 12 43 40.58 +04 46 14.8          20.6 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 02 28.39922 12 43 40.44 +04 46 16.5          21.0 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 02 28.40603 12 43 40.18 +04 46 18.1          21.1 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 02 28.41288 12 43 40.18 +04 46 19.8          21.9 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 03 25.31626 12 29 58.70 +06 17 00.0          21.1 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 03 25.32296 12 29 58.38 +06 17 01.4          20.2 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 03 25.32983 12 29 58.20 +06 17 02.8          20.8 N EN030G96
        PK10J050  C2009 03 25.34310 12 29 57.62 +06 17 05.3          20.6 N EN030G96
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. S. Descour.  Identification
        by A. Lowe.  0.9-m Spacewatch telescope.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. D. Grauer, A. Boattini,
        E. C. Beshore.  Measurers E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, E. J. Christensen,
        A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.
        Identifications by A. Lowe.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2010 J5 (McNaught)
    Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5
    T 2009 Nov. 6.45230 TT                                  MPC
    q   3.7487443            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.11830538     Peri.  150.35724     -0.80506726     +0.58160515
    a   4.1096015      Node    65.66642     -0.56630914     -0.69508128
    e   0.0878083      Incl.    7.35401     -0.17652385     -0.42260793
    P   8.33
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051101 691  0.1+  0.1+    100515 372  0.3-  0.7-    100603 213  0.2-  0.1-
    051101 691  0.7-  0.1-    100516 J24  1.5+  0.4-    100604 213  0.1-  0.8-
    051101 691  0.4+  0.2+    100516 J24 (2.1+  0.1+)   100604 213  0.3-  0.5-
    051101 G96  0.9+  0.2-    100516 J24 (2.2+  0.2+)   100604 367  0.1+  0.2+
    051101 G96  0.4+  0.4-    100516 J24  1.0+  1.1+    100604 367  0.8+  0.5-
    051101 G96  0.3+  0.4-    100517 H06  0.6+  0.2+    100605 704  1.8+  0.0
    051101 G96  0.2+  0.5-    100517 H06  0.0   0.5+    100605 704  1.2+  0.1+
    051204 G96  0.2-  0.3-    100517 H06  0.6-  0.5+    100605 704  0.9+  0.6+
    051204 G96  0.4-  0.3-    100517 349  0.5-  1.2-    100605 704  0.2+  0.4+
    051204 G96  0.1+  0.5-    100517 349  1.1-  1.7-    100605 704  0.1-  1.6+
    051204 G96  0.5-  0.2+    100517 D96  0.4-  0.2-    100605 046  1.9+  1.4+
    090228 G96  0.3-  0.5-    100517 D96  0.3-  0.2-    100605 046  1.9+  1.3+
    090228 G96  0.4+  0.2-    100518 J75  0.5-  0.5-    100605 046  0.6-  0.1+
    090228 G96  0.8-  0.1-    100518 J75  0.3-  0.0     100605 046  0.1-  0.7-
    090228 G96  1.9+  0.2+    100518 J75  0.1-  0.3+    100606 585  1.5-  0.5-
    090325 G96  0.0   0.2+    100520 H10  0.6-  0.3+    100606 585  0.0   1.0+
    090325 G96  0.9-  0.2+    100520 H10  0.3+  0.0     100611 G96  0.2+  0.8-
    090325 G96  0.4+  0.2+    100520 H10  0.2-  0.8-    100611 G96  0.2-  0.7-
    090325 G96  0.6-  0.0     100520 H10  0.4-  0.3-    100611 G96  0.0   0.4-
    100512 E12  0.5+  0.6-    100520 941  0.6-  0.1+    100611 G96  0.1+  0.8-
    100512 E12  0.0   0.8+    100520 941  0.3-  0.2-    100611 H10 (2.8+  0.2-)
    100512 E12  0.7-  0.2-    100520 941  0.2-  0.3-    100611 H10 (2.8+  0.7-)
    100512 E12  0.0   0.3+    100521 E12  0.1+  0.4-    100612 704 (0.8-  2.6+)
    100512 E12  0.4-  0.4-    100521 E12  0.1+  0.0     100612 704  1.7-  0.8+
    100512 E12  0.2-  0.5-    100522 H10  0.8+  0.4-    100612 704 (1.0-  3.2+)
    100512 E12  0.3-  0.4-    100522 H10  0.2+  0.5-    100612 704  0.3-  0.3+
    100513 E12  0.2-  0.2+    100522 E12  0.5+  0.1+    100612 461  0.5-  0.4+
    100513 E12  0.2+  0.5-    100522 B33  0.0   0.7+    100612 461  0.9+  0.1+
    100514 E12  0.3-  0.4-    100522 B33  0.9-  0.9-    100618 G96  0.3-  0.4+
    100514 E12  0.4-  0.1-    100522 B33  0.7-  0.9-    100618 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    100514 D90  0.9+  0.1+    100523 585  0.6+  0.7+    100618 G96  0.3+  0.1+
    100514 D90  0.3+  0.5-    100523 585  0.8+  0.7+    100618 G96  0.1-  0.4+
    100514 D90  0.3+  0.3-    100523 204  0.2+  0.1+    100619 585 (3.8-  0.5-)
    100514 D96  0.5-  0.8+    100524 204  0.3+  0.0     100703 215(10.1-  2.9+)
    100514 D96  0.4+  0.6+    100524 H06  1.3-  0.6+    100703 215 (9.7-  2.8+)
    100514 D96  0.7-  0.1+    100524 H06  1.6-  0.3+    100703 215 (9.3-  3.0+)
    100514 D90  0.0   0.3+    100524 H06 (2.1-  0.1-)   100704 G96  0.1-  0.2+
    100514 D90  0.1-  0.1+    100601 H10  0.4+  0.1-    100704 G96  0.2-  0.0
    100515 372  0.1-  0.7-    100603 D96 (1.8-  3.1-)   100704 G96  0.5+  0.2+
    100515 372  0.3+  0.0     100603 D96 (5.1-  5.0-)   100704 G96  0.1-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2010 J5 (McNaught)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2010 07 03    15 47.50   -20 35.8    2.979    3.800   138.4    10.2  18.2
    2010 07 13    15 45.24   -20 40.7    3.088    3.804   128.4    12.1  18.3
    2010 07 23    15 44.80   -20 50.1    3.214    3.808   118.7    13.5  18.3
    2010 08 02    15 46.14   -21 04.1    3.351    3.813   109.5    14.5  18.4
    2010 08 12    15 49.20   -21 22.4    3.496    3.817   100.7    15.1  18.5
    2010 08 22    15 53.87   -21 44.3    3.646    3.822    92.3    15.3  18.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-N30
    

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