MPEC 2009-K68 : COMET C/2009 E1 (ITAGAKI)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-K68 Issued 2009 May 29, 19:08 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2009 E1 (ITAGAKI)
Observations:
CK09E010 C2009 05 18.74178 00 12 49.64 +30 58 37.0 11.7 T EK068349
CK09E010 C2009 05 18.74413 00 12 49.36 +30 58 36.2 EK068349
CK09E010 C2009 05 21.06152 00 07 20.74 +30 56 26.5 14.4 N EK068A71
CK09E010 C2009 05 21.06267 00 07 20.49 +30 56 26.2 14.5 N EK068A71
CK09E010 C2009 05 21.06387 00 07 20.35 +30 56 25.7 14.5 N EK068A71
CK09E010 C2009 05 21.06501 00 07 19.95 +30 56 27.8 14.5 N EK068A71
CK09E010 C2009 05 24.19879 23 59 32.82 +30 51 57.1 15.8 N EK068J24
CK09E010 C2009 05 24.20415 23 59 32.11 +30 51 57.2 15.8 N EK068J24
CK09E010 C2009 05 24.20882 23 59 31.43 +30 51 55.1 15.8 N EK068J24
CK09E010 C2009 05 27.44714 23 50 54.27 +30 44 47.8 17.8 N EK068H10
CK09E010 C2009 05 27.45068 23 50 53.68 +30 44 47.7 17.2 N EK068H10
CK09E010 C2009 05 27.45424 23 50 53.09 +30 44 47.3 17.1 N EK068H10
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf. Observer M. Jaeger. Measurer W. Vollmann. 0.30-m f/3.3
reflector + CCD.
H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill. Observer L. Elenin. 0.36-m f/3.8
Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira. Observer J. F. Hernandez. 0.4-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 E1 (Itagaki)
T 2009 Apr. 7.9213 TT MPC
q 0.599718 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.024986 Peri. 48.9571 +0.2603942 +0.5913021
Node 105.9614 +0.4567631 -0.7719108
e 0.985015 Incl. 127.4523 +0.8506247 +0.2334857
From 353 observations 2009 Mar. 14-May 27.
Further observations of comet C/2009 F1 are desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-K68
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