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    M.P.E.C. 2010-N32                                Issued 2010 July 8, 14:17 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 L3 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK10L030  C2010 06 16.89503 16 49 33.64 +45 26 00.5                 EN032470
    CK10L030  C2010 06 16.89794 16 49 33.49 +45 26 00.3                 EN032470
    CK10L030  C2010 06 16.97981 16 49 29.93 +45 25 46.1          19.2 N EN032J01
    CK10L030  C2010 06 16.98556 16 49 29.66 +45 25 45.1          19.5 N EN032J01
    CK10L030  C2010 06 16.99132 16 49 29.39 +45 25 44.0          19.7 N EN032J01
    CK10L030  C2010 06 17.91399 16 48 48.68 +45 22 55.8          19.9 N EN032157
    CK10L030  C2010 06 17.91771 16 48 48.54 +45 22 55.1          19.7 N EN032157
    CK10L030  C2010 06 17.92196 16 48 48.35 +45 22 54.6          20.1 N EN032157
    CK10L030  C2010 06 19.29281 16 47 48.31 +45 18 36.5                 EN032H10
    CK10L030  C2010 06 19.30566 16 47 47.73 +45 18 33.7                 EN032H10
    CK10L030  C2010 06 19.31411 16 47 47.32 +45 18 31.9          19.2 T EN032H10

Observer details:
157 Frasso Sabino.  Observer R. Haver.  0.37-m f/6.85 Cassegrain + CCD.
470 Ceccano.  Observers G. Masi, U. Masi.  Measurer G. Masi.  0.36-m f/8.7
    reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers D. Chestnov, A. Novichonok.
    0.36-m f/3.8 Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Oviedo.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.23-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L3 (Catalina)
T 2012 May 3.286 TT                                     MPC
q   8.91588              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  149.643       -0.587327       -0.495507
                   Node    40.780       -0.784343       +0.153441
e   1.0            Incl.  101.547       +0.199632       -0.854944
From 55 observations 2010 June 15-19.

Ephemeris:
    C/2010 L3 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 07 03    16 38.30   +44 24.2    9.368    9.705   106.4     5.8  19.2
2010 07 13    16 32.15   +43 32.9    9.401    9.683   103.1     5.9  19.2
2010 07 23    16 26.84   +42 33.2    9.447    9.661    99.2     6.0  19.2
2010 08 02    16 22.47   +41 27.1    9.501    9.639    94.8     6.0  19.2
2010 08 12    16 19.09   +40 16.4    9.564    9.618    90.0     6.0  19.2
2010 08 22    16 16.70   +39 02.8    9.631    9.597    85.1     6.0  19.2

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-N32

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