MPEC 2009-F60 : COMET C/2009 F5 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-F60 Issued 2009 Mar. 22, 17:04 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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MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2009 F5 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK09F050 C2009 03 20.65563 15 14 43.77 -36 41 46.5 15.9 T EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 20.66394 15 14 43.20 -36 41 36.0 15.5 T EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 20.67230 15 14 42.56 -36 41 26.4 15.8 T EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 20.68076 15 14 42.04 -36 41 15.8 16.2 T EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.43088 15 13 50.58 -36 26 07.1 17.0 N EF060854
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.43568 15 13 50.26 -36 26 01.7 17.0 N EF060854
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.44048 15 13 49.90 -36 25 55.5 17.0 N EF060854
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.48328 15 13 47.17 -36 24 57.5 17.1 N EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.48733 15 13 46.88 -36 24 52.8 17.4 N EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.49253 15 13 46.56 -36 24 45.9 17.3 N EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.55092 15 13 42.52 -36 23 35.7 EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 21.55244 15 13 42.41 -36 23 33.8 EF060E12
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.23229 15 12 54.79 -36 09 34.7 EF060808
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.24028 15 12 53.97 -36 09 22.5 EF060808
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.24815 15 12 53.55 -36 09 12.8 EF060808
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.25556 15 12 53.06 -36 09 04.4 EF060808
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.26250 15 12 52.60 -36 08 56.3 EF060808
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.36925 15 12 45.07 -36 06 46.9 16.0 T EF060H06
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.38420 15 12 44.04 -36 06 28.1 16.5 T EF060673
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.38657 15 12 43.86 -36 06 25.3 EF060673
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.38924 15 12 43.62 -36 06 21.8 EF060673
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.39225 15 12 43.38 -36 06 17.9 EF060673
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.40639 15 12 42.33 -36 06 00.7 16.4 T EF060H06
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.41181 15 12 42.19 -36 05 47.1 17.3 T EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.41366 15 12 42.07 -36 05 44.8 17.4 T EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.41586 15 12 41.86 -36 05 42.1 17.3 T EF060474
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.63292 15 12 26.35 -36 01 12.7 16.3 T EF060E16
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.63975 15 12 25.84 -36 01 04.1 16.2 T EF060E16
CK09F050 C2009 03 22.65760 15 12 24.55 -36 00 42.0 16.3 T EF060E16
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer
P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
808 El Leoncito. Observer H. S. Lepez. 0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
+ CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey. Observer R. Ligustri. 0.35-m f/7
reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)
T 2008 Nov. 8.164 TT MPC
q 2.29052 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 299.227 -0.419727 -0.655342
Node 219.027 +0.109849 -0.723463
e 1.0 Incl. 85.783 -0.900978 +0.217090
From 28 observations 2009 Mar. 20-22.
Ephemeris:
C/2009 F5 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2009 03 20 15 15.46 -36 54.9 2.072 2.724 121.2 18.2 15.9
2009 03 30 15 03.00 -33 16.1 1.992 2.784 134.4 14.8 15.9
2009 04 09 14 48.57 -28 58.0 1.944 2.847 148.5 10.6 16.0
2009 04 19 14 33.46 -24 10.2 1.936 2.912 163.0 5.8 16.1
2009 04 29 14 19.00 -19 10.7 1.974 2.978 175.0 1.7 16.2
2009 05 09 14 06.27 -14 21.4 2.058 3.047 165.9 4.6 16.4
2009 05 19 13 55.95 -10 00.7 2.185 3.117 152.4 8.6 16.6
2009 05 29 13 48.30 -06 19.2 2.349 3.189 139.5 11.9 16.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-F60
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