MPEC 2009-M25 : COMET C/2009 K4 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-M25 Issued 2009 June 23, 15:42 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 K4 (GIBBS)
Observations:
CK09K040 C2009 06 03.92050 08 29 14.42 +43 12 59.6 17.8 N EM025204
CK09K040 C2009 06 03.92819 08 29 16.25 +43 12 48.5 EM025204
CK09K040 C2009 06 17.88647 09 21 17.79 +37 02 47.7 16.7 N EM025A71
CK09K040 C2009 06 17.89282 09 21 19.14 +37 02 36.3 17.1 N EM025B74
CK09K040 C2009 06 17.89361 09 21 19.27 +37 02 33.8 16.4 N EM025A71
CK09K040 C2009 06 17.89729 09 21 20.11 +37 02 28.4 17.0 N EM025B74
CK09K040 C2009 06 17.90176 09 21 21.08 +37 02 20.6 16.9 N EM025B74
CK09K040 C2009 06 18.86952 09 24 43.30 +36 34 07.5 17.3 N EM025235
CK09K040 C2009 06 19.94307 09 28 26.08 +36 02 29.2 16.8 N EM025J24
CK09K040 C2009 06 19.95023 09 28 27.02 +36 02 17.1 16.8 N EM025J24
Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
+ CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons. Observers R. Ligustri, M. Benvenuti.
Measurer R. Ligustri. 0.35-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
A71 Stixendorf. Observer M. Jaeger. Measurer W. Vollmann. 0.20-m f/2.8
reflector + CCD.
B74 Santa Maria de Montmagastrell. Observer J. M. Bosch. 0.31-m f/4.9
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
J24 Observatorio Altamira. Observer J. F. Hernandez. 0.4-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2009 K4 (Gibbs)
T 2009 June 18.951 TT MPC
q 1.55854 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 127.191 -0.849970 -0.443484
Node 29.880 +0.063158 -0.621682
e 1.0 Incl. 34.809 +0.523032 -0.645627
From 103 observations 2009 May 27-June 19.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-M25
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