MPEC 2009-E68 : COMET C/2009 E1 (ITAGAKI)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-E68 Issued 2009 Mar. 15, 12:07 UT
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COMET C/2009 E1 (ITAGAKI)
Observations:
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.41804 02 48 07.10 +08 23 31.0 12.8 T EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.41817 02 48 06.88 +08 23 33.3 12.8 T EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.42388 02 48 05.43 +08 24 19.4 EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.42704 02 48 05.06 +08 24 34.2 EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.43031 02 48 04.57 +08 24 47.3 EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 14.44278 02 48 02.82 +08 25 45.6 EE068D94
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.03862 02 46 33.02 +09 11 30.4 16.6 N EE068H55
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.04076 02 46 32.69 +09 11 40.3 16.4 M EE068H55
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.04279 02 46 32.37 +09 11 49.4 16.6 N EE068H55
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.10722 02 46 22.59 +09 16 42.3 14.6 N EE068H06
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.11760 02 46 21.01 +09 17 29.7 16.1 N EE068854
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.11923 02 46 20.76 +09 17 36.8 14.6 N EE068H06
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.12120 02 46 20.44 +09 17 45.5 15.9 N EE068854
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.12420 02 46 20.01 +09 17 59.3 15.9 N EE068854
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.39647 02 45 39.24 +09 38 24.5 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.39704 02 45 39.18 +09 38 27.2 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.40458 02 45 38.04 +09 39 01.1 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.40534 02 45 37.89 +09 39 03.6 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.40687 02 45 37.65 +09 39 10.7 10.8 T EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.45943 02 45 29.80 +09 43 05.8 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.46067 02 45 29.63 +09 43 11.8 EE068349
CK09E010 C2009 03 15.46193 02 45 29.46 +09 43 16.9 EE068349
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D94 Takanezawa, Tochigi. Observer K. Itagaki. Measurer H. Kaneda. 0.21-m
f/3.0 reflector + CCD, 0.30-m f/7.8 reflector + CCD. Long. =
139.9962, rho cos phi' = 0.80351, rho sin phi' = +0.59335.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer H. Devore. 0.61-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)
T 2009 Apr. 8.167 TT MPC
q 0.59956 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 49.648 +0.255396 +0.562359
Node 105.260 +0.432575 -0.793945
e 1.0 Incl. 125.392 +0.864669 +0.231090
From 19 observations 2009 Mar. 14-15.
Ephemeris:
C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 03 10 02 59.76 +02 05.2 0.866 0.865 55.0 70.0 10.6 16.8
2009 03 15 02 46.65 +09 08.6 0.959 0.795 48.0 68.3 10.4 16.8
2009 03 20 02 34.41 +14 49.5 1.058 0.731 41.5 64.6 10.3 16.7
2009 03 25 02 22.30 +19 22.8 1.157 0.676 35.6 59.2 10.1 16.6
2009 03 30 02 09.84 +22 59.6 1.250 0.633 30.1 52.4 10.0 16.4
2009 04 04 01 56.85 +25 47.7 1.333 0.607 25.4 45.0 10.0 16.3
2009 04 09 01 43.49 +27 52.9 1.400 0.600 21.8 38.3 10.0 16.2
2009 04 14 01 30.11 +29 21.6 1.450 0.613 20.0 34.1 10.2 16.2
2009 04 19 01 17.13 +30 21.3 1.482 0.645 20.5 33.1 10.5 16.3
2009 04 24 01 04.78 +30 59.5 1.495 0.693 23.1 34.7 10.8 16.5
2009 04 29 00 53.06 +31 23.1 1.492 0.751 27.1 37.6 11.1 16.8
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