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    • MPEC 2010-T44 : COMET P/2010 P4 (WISE)

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    M.P.E.C. 2010-T44                                Issued 2010 Oct. 7, 15:19 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,
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                            COMET P/2010 P4 (WISE)

Observations:
    PK10P040  C2010 09 12.30609 03 09 50.13 +33 35 52.5                 ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 09 12.31084 03 09 50.26 +33 35 59.5          21.2 T ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 06.19831 03 04 38.81 +41 45 58.2                 ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 06.20308 03 04 38.56 +41 46 03.6                 ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 06.20786 03 04 38.31 +41 46 08.9          20.3 T ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 07.30741 03 03 44.89 +42 05 50.2                 ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 07.31098 03 03 44.70 +42 05 54.1                 ET044H06
    PK10P040  C2010 10 07.31455 03 03 44.53 +42 05 58.0          19.8 T ET044H06

Observer details:
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 P4 (WISE)
T 2010 July 6.0434 TT                                   MPC
q   1.856304             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1383056      Peri.  354.2291      +0.9977316      +0.0654503
a   3.703192       Node     2.2102      -0.0326141      +0.6746036
e   0.498729       Incl.   24.0998      -0.0588900      +0.7352729
P   7.13
From 39 observations 2010 Aug. 6-Oct. 7.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 P4 (WISE)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2010 10 01    03 08.04   +40 08.3    1.228    2.008   128.2    23.1        21.6
2010 10 11    03 00.35   +43 08.8    1.205    2.042   135.6    20.0        21.5
2010 10 21    02 48.33   +45 32.2    1.200    2.078   142.2    17.1        21.4
2010 10 31    02 33.50   +47 07.7    1.216    2.117   146.7    14.9        21.4
2010 11 10    02 18.22   +47 51.5    1.253    2.158   148.0    14.1        21.5
2010 11 20    02 05.12   +47 50.0    1.312    2.201   145.8    14.6        21.6
2010 11 30    01 55.99   +47 16.9    1.392    2.245   140.9    16.1        21.8
2010 12 10    01 51.59   +46 26.9    1.490    2.291   134.5    17.9        22.1
2010 12 20    01 51.87   +45 33.0    1.605    2.338   127.5    19.5        22.4

     Further observations of this comet are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-T44

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