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MPEC 2009-J48 : COMET C/2009 G1 (STEREO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-J48                                Issued 2009 May 11, 20:24 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 http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2009 G1 (STEREO)

Observations:
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.31123 23 46 58.33 -24 06 22.5          14.2 N EJ048844
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.31465 23 46 59.34 -24 06 37.5          13.8 N EJ048844
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.31858 23 47 00.00 -24 06 50.8          14.2 N EJ048844
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.32230 23 47 00.81 -24 07 09.0          14.2 N EJ048844
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.32654 23 47 01.57 -24 07 24.8          14.0 N EJ048844
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.36623 23 47 10.22 -24 09 58.2                 EJ048I21
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.39600 23 47 16.33 -24 11 53.3                 EJ048I21
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.40283 23 47 17.68 -24 12 20.8                 EJ048I21
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.75541 23 48 32.90 -24 35 03.4          11.1 N EJ048D90
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.75980 23 48 33.93 -24 35 20.4          11.1 N EJ048D90
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.76527 23 48 35.09 -24 35 41.8          11.1 N EJ048D90
    CK09G010  C2009 05 10.77073 23 48 36.25 -24 36 03.2          11.1 N EJ048D90

Observer details:
844 Los Molinos.  Observer R. Salvo.  0.35-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer E. Bryssinck.  0.25-m f/6
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
I21 El Condor Observatory, Cordoba.  Observer W. Robledo.  Measurer
    C. Montivero.  0.20-m f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 G1 (STEREO)
T 2009 Apr. 16.5589 TT                                  MPC
q   1.129231             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  175.5059      +0.5294840      -0.2295264
                   Node   120.6552      -0.8049102      +0.1680836
e   1.0            Incl.  108.3138      -0.2678923      -0.9586791
From 68 observations 2009 Apr. 9-May 10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 G1 (STEREO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 05 09    23 42.45   -22 43.5    1.221    1.186    63.4    49.6  10.2
2009 05 14    00 00.82   -28 11.8    1.156    1.212    67.7    50.5  10.2
2009 05 19    00 22.94   -34 09.0    1.103    1.243    71.9    50.7  10.2
2009 05 24    00 50.02   -40 24.0    1.066    1.278    75.8    50.2  10.2
2009 05 29    01 23.57   -46 36.7    1.048    1.317    79.4    49.2  10.3
2009 06 03    02 05.11   -52 18.4    1.051    1.358    82.2    47.7  10.4
2009 06 08    02 55.31   -56 56.7    1.074    1.402    84.3    46.1  10.6
2009 06 13    03 52.45   -60 06.1    1.117    1.449    85.4    44.3  10.9
2009 06 18    04 51.68   -61 38.6    1.178    1.497    85.7    42.6  11.1
2009 06 23    05 46.95   -61 48.4    1.252    1.547    85.3    40.9  11.4
2009 06 28    06 34.39   -61 02.1    1.338    1.599    84.3    39.3  11.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-J48

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