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MPEC 2009-W34 : COMET C/2009 W1 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W34                                Issued 2009 Nov. 19, 17:39 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 W1 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK09W010  C2009 11 18.50653 09 46 17.11 +28 51 20.0          18.5 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 18.51126 09 46 17.32 +28 51 21.0          18.3 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 18.51609 09 46 17.58 +28 51 20.8          18.6 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 18.52111 09 46 17.83 +28 51 21.8          18.5 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.03325 09 46 45.74 +28 52 21.5          19.6 N EW034114
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.03701 09 46 45.88 +28 52 22.3          19.3 N EW034114
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.04093 09 46 46.13 +28 52 22.8          19.7 N EW034114
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.04481 09 46 46.34 +28 52 23.2          19.7 N EW034114
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.04873 09 46 46.55 +28 52 23.1          19.6 N EW034114
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.09377 09 46 48.85 +28 52 29.3          18.9 N EW034B18
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.09586 09 46 48.95 +28 52 29.2          18.3 N EW034B18
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.10003 09 46 49.23 +28 52 29.9          18.2 N EW034B18
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.10067 09 46 49.14 +28 52 31.0          18.4 T EW034A79
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.10899 09 46 49.73 +28 52 31.6          18.4 T EW034A79
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.13695 09 46 51.15 +28 52 34.2          18.4 T EW034A79
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.17372 09 46 53.08 +28 52 39.6          18.4 T EW034A79
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.41748 09 47 06.31 +28 53 10.1                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.41832 09 47 06.36 +28 53 08.5                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.42508 09 47 06.75 +28 53 10.7                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.42593 09 47 06.68 +28 53 10.7          18.1 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.43291 09 47 07.04 +28 53 11.3          18.2 T EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.43374 09 47 07.05 +28 53 11.3                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.44072 09 47 07.43 +28 53 12.3                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.44155 09 47 07.44 +28 53 12.2                 EW034703
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.46829 09 47 08.89 +28 53 15.6          18.7 N EW034H36
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.47291 09 47 09.15 +28 53 16.0          19.1 N EW034H36
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.47754 09 47 09.38 +28 53 16.4          19.1 N EW034H36
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.50291 09 47 10.80 +28 53 19.8          18.2 T EW034G96
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.50380 09 47 10.87 +28 53 19.9                 EW034G96
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.50475 09 47 10.92 +28 53 19.9                 EW034G96
    CK09W010  C2009 11 19.50568 09 47 10.96 +28 53 20.2                 EW034G96

Observer details:
114 Engelhardt Observatory, Zelenchukskaya Station.  Observers T. Kryachko,
    B. Satovski.  Measurer T. Kryachko.  0.3-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observer F. Fratev.  0.35-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
B18 Terskol.  Observers M. Andreev, A. Sergeev, N. Parakhin, V. Kozlov.
    Measurer M. Andreev.  0.6-m f/12.8 Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

    C/2009 W1 (Hill)
T 2009 June 26.522 TT                                   MPC
q   2.46311              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   18.740       +0.299865       -0.932319
                   Node    54.303       +0.840372       +0.157870
e   1.0            Incl.   14.413       +0.451505       +0.325358
From 31 observations 2009 Nov. 18-19.

Ephemeris:
    C/2009 W1 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2009 11 15    09 42.96   +28 45.1    2.654    2.898    94.1    19.9  18.2
2009 11 25    09 51.71   +29 06.3    2.585    2.955   102.2    19.1  18.3
2009 12 05    09 58.15   +29 38.3    2.521    3.014   110.7    17.8  18.3
2009 12 15    10 02.13   +30 20.6    2.467    3.075   119.6    16.2  18.3
2009 12 25    10 03.55   +31 11.4    2.425    3.137   128.9    14.1  18.4
2010 01 04    10 02.47   +32 07.0    2.400    3.202   138.4    11.8  18.5
2010 01 14    09 59.10   +33 02.7    2.396    3.268   147.5     9.3  18.5
2010 01 24    09 53.90   +33 52.6    2.416    3.335   155.3     7.1  18.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W34

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