MPEC 2010-J28 : COMET P/1999 J6 = 2004 V9 = 2010 H3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2010-J28 Issued 2010 May 6, 20:31 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 COMET P/1999 J6 = 2004 V9 = 2010 H3 (SOHO) Additional Observations: PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.65545 06 56 53.6 +24 24 45 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.65545 2 +1.01736870 -0.40263497 -0.17250903 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.71101 06 58 11.5 +24 28 35 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.71101 2 +1.01786780 -0.40173157 -0.17211643 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.79434 06 59 55.3 +24 30 58 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.79434 2 +1.01861470 -0.40037558 -0.17152715 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.82212 07 00 25.9 +24 31 17 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.82212 2 +1.01886320 -0.39992334 -0.17133062 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.84990 07 01 04.8 +24 31 33 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.84990 2 +1.01911140 -0.39947098 -0.17113404 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.87767 07 01 31.8 +24 32 40 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.87767 2 +1.01935940 -0.39901850 -0.17093740 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 20.90545 07 02 07.2 +24 33 43 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 20.90545 2 +1.01960720 -0.39856591 -0.17074072 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.01656 07 04 24.4 +24 34 52 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.01656 2 +1.02059600 -0.39675433 -0.16995347 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.07212 07 05 27.9 +24 35 50 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.07212 2 +1.02108900 -0.39584782 -0.16955954 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.09990 07 05 57.2 +24 35 52 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.09990 2 +1.02133510 -0.39539440 -0.16936250 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.12767 07 06 26.1 +24 35 43 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.12767 2 +1.02158100 -0.39494085 -0.16916541 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.21101 07 08 05.6 +24 37 41 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.21101 2 +1.02231730 -0.39357949 -0.16857383 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.26656 07 09 04.7 +24 36 57 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.26656 2 +1.02280700 -0.39267133 -0.16817918 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.29434 07 09 38.5 +24 38 42 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.29434 2 +1.02305150 -0.39221708 -0.16798179 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.32212 07 10 06.0 +24 38 46 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.32212 2 +1.02329570 -0.39176270 -0.16778434 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.34990 07 10 31.5 +24 38 57 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.34990 2 +1.02353980 -0.39130821 -0.16758684 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.40545 07 11 38.0 +24 39 02 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.40545 2 +1.02402710 -0.39039887 -0.16719169 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.43323 07 12 05.5 +24 39 16 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.43323 2 +1.02427040 -0.38994402 -0.16699404 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.87767 07 19 24.7 +24 38 49 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.87767 2 +1.02813140 -0.38265058 -0.16382483 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.90545 07 19 52.0 +24 39 33 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.90545 2 +1.02837070 -0.38219375 -0.16362633 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.93323 07 20 22.3 +24 38 39 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.93323 2 +1.02860970 -0.38173681 -0.16342778 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 21.96101 07 20 52.7 +24 38 55 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 21.96101 2 +1.02884860 -0.38127975 -0.16322918 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.07212 07 22 29.1 +24 37 32 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.07212 2 +1.02980150 -0.37945036 -0.16243429 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.09990 07 23 00.3 +24 37 15 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.09990 2 +1.03003910 -0.37899272 -0.16223544 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.15545 07 23 54.8 +24 36 37 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.15545 2 +1.03051370 -0.37807710 -0.16183760 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.32212 07 26 26.0 +24 34 39 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.32212 2 +1.03193170 -0.37532749 -0.16064289 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.34990 07 26 47.7 +24 34 09 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.34990 2 +1.03216730 -0.37486882 -0.16044360 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.37767 07 27 16.0 +24 34 40 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.37767 2 +1.03240250 -0.37441004 -0.16024426 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.40545 07 27 39.9 +24 35 00 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.40545 2 +1.03263760 -0.37395114 -0.16004487 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4S2010 04 22.43323 07 28 03.9 +24 33 39 EJ028C49 PK10H030 4s2010 04 22.43323 2 +1.03287230 -0.37349213 -0.15984543 EJ028C49 Observer details: C49 STEREO-A. STEREO-SECCHI instrument HI1-A. Measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden. The following nongravitational three-apparition linkage has been computed by the undersigned in partial collaboration with R. Kracht. See also MPEC 2004-X73 and 2010-H37. The adopted nongravitational parameters are A1 = +0.31, A2 = -0.1892, and the 255 observations used are satisfied with mean residual 17".4. Orbital elements: P/1999 J6 = 2004 V9 = 2010 H3 (SOHO) Epoch 1999 May 22.0 TT = JDT 2451320.5 T 1999 May 11.58181 TT MPC q 0.0492535 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17966481 Peri. 21.90952 -0.19665180 -0.87409821 a 3.1104797 Node 81.73717 +0.81972936 -0.39511528 e 0.9841653 Incl. 26.66811 +0.53793293 +0.28255308 P 5.49 Epoch 2004 Nov. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453320.5 T 2004 Nov. 8.55843 TT MPC q 0.0491728 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18054260 Peri. 22.01100 -0.19636038 -0.87464580 a 3.1003895 Node 81.61896 +0.81954528 -0.39455656 e 0.9841398 Incl. 26.61524 +0.53831974 +0.28163780 P 5.46 Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5 T 2010 Apr. 19.89211 TT MPC q 0.0475735 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18124419 Peri. 24.86064 -0.19325801 -0.89747800 a 3.0923833 Node 78.34830 +0.81884425 -0.37013981 e 0.9846159 Incl. 23.87902 +0.54050479 +0.23985364 P 5.44 Residuals in seconds of arc 990510 249 8.9+ 2.5+ Y 041108 249 9.7- 5.8+ Y 100419 249 12.8- 11.3- Y 990510 249 5.7+ 2.4+ Y 041108 249 9.5- 4.9+ Y 100419 249 10.6- 5.7- Y 990510 249 15.5+ 11.5+ Y 041108 249 7.3- 6.1+ Y 100419 249 12.2- 7.5- Y 990510 249 5.5+ 15.4+ Y 041108 249 12.2- 3.2+ Y 100419 249 13.4- 6.0- Y 990510 249 5.5+ 10.0+ Y 041108 249 8.1- 4.7+ Y 100419 249 3.7- 5.8- Y 990510 249 12.8+ 6.8+ Y 041108 249 0.5- 4.3+ Y 100419 249 12.2- 2.7+ Y 990510 249 30.4+ 14.1- Y 041108 249 7.6- 1.2- Y 100419 249 3.0+ 0.3- Y 990510 249 12.1+ 12.5+ Y 041108 249 2.7- 4.1- Y 100419 249 16.2- 4.1- Y 990510 249 5.9+ 23.3+ Y 041108 249 15.9- 7.6- Y 100419 249 12.4- 8.2- Y 990510 249 14.3+ 11.8+ Y 041108 249 7.0- 1.3- Y 100419 249 6.1+ 6.1+ Y 990511 249 8.7+ 17.8+ Y 041108 249 2.6- 4.4- Y 100419 249 19.3- 5.0- Y 990511 249 19.8+ 2.9+ Y 041108 249 7.7- 7.0- Y 100419 249 26.7- 14.5- Y 990511 249 8.7+ 15.6+ Y 041108 249 3.6- 4.4- Y 100419 249 11.4+ 2.9- Y 990511 249 15.1+ 0.0 Y 041108 249 7.5- 0.3+ Y 100419 249 32.9- 15.8- Y 990511 249 4.0+ 13.5- Y 041108 249 1.1- 4.3- Y 100419 249 7.3- 17.9- Y 990511 249 2.4- 13.1- Y 041108 249 1.5+ 4.6- Y 100419 249 1.4- 24.0- Y 990511 249 16.2- 20.8+ Y 041108 249 1.4- 0.8- Y 100419 249(74.2- 8.1+)Y 990511 249 6.3+ 13.3+ Y 041108 249 0.3+ 2.0- Y 100419 249 33.3- 5.6- Y 990511 249 4.2+ 15.1+ Y 041108 249 0.2+ 2.4- Y 100419 249(64.4- 5.3-)Y 990511 249 16.0+ 4.7+ Y 041108 249 1.4+ 16.4- Y 100419 249 50.5- 42.6+ Y 990511 249 1.3- 17.8+ Y 041108 249 2.5- 4.5- Y 100419 249 47.3- 48.5+ Y 990511 249 2.0+ 5.7+ Y 041108 249 1.9- 4.9- Y 100419 249 38.0- 45.3+ Y 990511 249 7.4+ 3.9+ Y 041108 249 0.3+ 4.4- Y 100419 249 53.9- 16.2+ Y 990511 249 3.8- 9.3- Y 041108 249 1.2- 6.1- Y 100419 249 55.4- 31.9+ Y 990511 249 4.0+ 10.9+ Y 041108 249 4.4+ 18.4- Y 100419 249 6.2- 20.8+ Y 990511 249 3.8+ 16.2+ Y 041108 249 14.9+ 15.7- Y 100419 249 17.7- 4.4+ Y 990511 249 9.5+ 5.8- Y 041108 249 12.7+ 2.8- Y 100419 249 28.9- 3.0- Y 990511 249 9.1- 8.3+ Y 041108 249 25.7+ 2.2+ Y 100419 249 3.2- 21.9+ Y 990511 249 4.0+ 5.9+ Y 041108 249 0.8- 10.2- Y 100419 249 49.8- 26.4+ Y 990511 249 7.5+ 7.9+ Y 041108 249 8.6- 8.0+ Y 100419 249 36.2- 13.7- Y 990511 249 5.2+ 7.1+ Y 041108 249 28.3- 7.2+ Y 100419 249 6.7- 22.7+ Y 990511 249 4.7- 2.2- Y 041108 249 8.2+ 14.5- Y 100419 249 38.2- 11.1+ Y 990511 249 9.6- 15.8+ Y 041108 249 26.9- 23.4- Y 100420 249 32.9- 6.2+ Y 990511 249 0.8+ 1.6+ Y 041108 249 19.7- 23.5- Y 100420 249 40.4- 11.6- Y 990511 249 11.3+ 6.8+ Y 041108 249 2.4- 18.3- Y 100420 249 18.0- 3.4- Y 990511 249 0.7+ 1.5+ Y 041108 249 9.5- 6.6- Y 100420 249 22.5- 0.6- Y 990511 249 22.1+ 4.2+ Y 041108 249 4.8- 45.1- Y 100420 249 40.9- 1.7- Y 990511 249 1.3- 2.5+ Y 041108 249 26.0+ 22.8- Y 100420 249 33.6- 4.6+ Y 990511 249 0.3+ 1.5- Y 041108 249 4.6- 4.4- Y 100420 249 48.1- 17.2+ Y 990511 249 0.3- 1.5- Y 041108 249 3.8+ 12.5- Y 100420 249 28.3- 6.3- Y 990511 249 13.0- 6.7- Y 041108 249 3.6+ 8.9- Y 100420 249 15.2- 1.9- Y 990511 249 0.1+ 3.9- Y 041108 249 0.3+ 6.0- Y 100420 249 16.4- 15.4+ Y 990511 249 22.7- 12.7+ Y 041108 249 10.2- 12.9- Y 100420 249 4.2- 0.4- Y 990511 249 30.2- 20.5- Y 041108 249 4.2- 15.2- Y 100420 249 7.5- 12.9+ Y 990511 249 3.3- 5.0- Y 041108 249 17.0- 26.2- Y 100420 249 26.3- 12.6+ Y 990511 249 7.4- 6.5- Y 041108 249 5.1+ 12.6- Y 100420 249 32.4- 16.8- Y 990511 249 15.2- 11.1- Y 041108 249 4.8- 13.2- Y 100420 249 4.3+ 4.9+ Y 990511 249 2.8+ 10.1- Y 041108 249 12.0- 0.7+ Y 100420 249 14.8- 17.4+ Y 990511 249 1.0- 4.1- Y 041108 249 19.0- 27.4- Y 100420 249 1.2- 3.4- Y 990511 249 0.2- 4.1+ Y 041108 249 2.7- 2.1- Y 100420 249 23.5- 2.2- Y 990511 249 5.8+ 1.9- Y 041109 249 8.3- 12.0- Y 100420 249 26.0- 2.0- Y 990511 249 2.4- 16.0- Y 041109 249 16.1- 2.3- Y 100420 249 19.6- 16.6- Y 990511 249 2.9+ 26.2- Y 041109 249 4.8- 11.9- Y 100420 249 9.9- 20.3+ Y 990511 249 18.8- 17.7- Y 041109 249 7.9- 24.8- Y 100420 249 21.1- 3.1+ Y 990511 249 2.4+ 15.9- Y 041109 249 3.3- 8.1- Y 100420 249 19.1- 52.1+ Y 990511 249 4.6- 14.9- Y 041109 249 30.0- 13.2- Y 100420 249 14.0- 21.9- Y 990511 249 15.0- 18.3- Y 041109 249 23.8- 12.7- Y 100420 249 11.1+ 21.6+ Y 990511 249 2.9- 23.5- Y 041109 249 8.4+ 4.9- Y 100420 249 15.7+ 14.7+ Y 990511 249 1.3- 17.2- Y 041109 249 3.6- 22.9- Y 100420 C49(11.8- 76.6-)Y 990512 249 2.4+ 27.2- Y 041109 249 25.8+ 30.0- Y 100420 C49 47.2+ 41.4+ Y 990512 249 2.0- 7.1- Y 041109 249 13.7- 4.9+ Y 100420 C49 2.2+ 37.3+ Y 990512 249 1.3+ 5.4- Y 041109 249 3.6- 5.8- Y 100420 C49 56.5- 12.4+ Y 990512 249 5.7+ 19.6- Y 041109 249 2.5+ 5.5+ Y 100420 C49 3.4+ 13.1- Y 990512 249 4.4+ 6.7- Y 041109 249 38.2- 10.0+ Y 100420 C49(94.1- 14.8+)Y 990512 249 0.1+ 6.8- Y 041109 249 25.2- 26.4+ Y 100420 C49(72.2- 40.8+)Y 990512 249 0.3+ 18.8- Y 041109 249 8.2- 20.8- Y 100421 C49 0.0 17.4- Y 990512 249 7.6+ 14.2- Y 100418 249 2.8+ 3.8+ Y 100421 C49 8.9- 11.8- Y 990512 249 5.4- 24.6- Y 100418 249 5.4- 1.6+ Y 100421 C49 41.1- 33.4- Y 990512 249 7.2+ 14.8- Y 100418 249 7.5- 3.3+ Y 100421 C49(75.0- 64.3-)Y 990512 249 4.4+ 9.8- Y 100418 249 14.5- 2.4- Y 100421 C49 17.6+ 2.8- Y 990512 249 8.1- 29.2- Y 100419 249 0.3- 8.0- Y 100421 C49 (3.3- 77.2-)Y 990512 249 6.7- 31.3- Y 100419 249 9.0- 7.9+ Y 100421 C49 48.5+ 14.7+ Y 990512 249 32.7- 32.8- Y 100419 249 13.2+ 0.1- Y 100421 C49 17.3+ 6.8+ Y 990512 249 32.6- 27.0- Y 100419 249 42.5+ 16.2- Y 100421 C49 38.5- 7.3+ Y 990512 249 48.0- 27.9- Y 100419 249 13.2+ 12.0- Y 100421 C49(69.1+ 5.1-)Y 990512 249 15.9- 47.6- Y 100419 249 3.1+ 2.3- Y 100421 C49 48.3+ 1.9+ Y 041107 249 8.4- 50.2- Y 100419 249 7.3+ 4.0- Y 100421 C49 18.3- 0.8+ Y 041107 249 17.4- 7.5+ Y 100419 249 9.2- 5.9- Y 100421 C49 10.1- 53.8+ Y 041107 249 20.8- 14.0+ Y 100419 249 11.1- 6.3+ Y 100421 C49 40.5+ 9.7+ Y 041107 249 14.0- 11.5+ Y 100419 249 4.2- 3.9+ Y 100421 C49(93.7+ 36.2+)Y 041107 249 22.2- 0.6+ Y 100419 249 6.9- 4.4- Y 100422 C49 23.8- 2.8+ Y 041107 249 19.7- 11.5+ Y 100419 249 5.6- 8.2- Y 100422 C49 46.7+ 0.0 Y 041107 249 10.5- 8.2+ Y 100419 249 12.2- 10.9- Y 100422 C49(83.4+ 7.7-)Y 041107 249 12.9- 4.7+ Y 100419 249 9.1- 5.2- Y 100422 C49 50.9+ 19.3- Y 041107 249 19.2- 5.8+ Y 100419 249 10.1- 6.5- Y 100422 C49 1.1+ 29.4- Y 041107 249 11.5- 8.7+ Y 100419 249 11.9- 1.4- Y 100422 C49 42.3+ 22.0+ Y 041107 249 10.9- 7.8+ Y 100419 249 10.9- 9.1- Y 100422 C49(24.3+ 63.1+)Y 041107 249 13.0- 8.9+ Y 100419 249 12.3- 8.5- Y 100422 C49 8.5+ 3.8+ Y 041107 249 7.3- 2.3+ Y 100419 249 6.1- 11.5- Y The object passed 0.014 AU from the moon on 1999 June 12.09, 0.013 AU from the earth on 1999 June 12.19 and 1.16 AU from Jupiter on 2008 June 24. A moderately close approach to the earth occurs on 2010 May 29. The expected magnitude is very uncertain, and the prediction below is undoubtedly too bright. Nevertheless, the predicted position should be good to about 1', and astrometry and photometry would be very desirable. Ephemeris: P/1999 J6 = 2004 V9 = 2010 H3 (SOHO) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2010 05 04 00 46.10 +07 58.6 0.572 0.585 29.7 121.3 22.6 2010 05 06 00 35.93 +06 33.1 0.540 0.641 34.5 117.0 22.3 2010 05 08 00 25.41 +05 00.7 0.510 0.695 39.4 112.8 22.1 2010 05 10 00 14.35 +03 20.3 0.482 0.747 44.5 108.6 21.9 2010 05 12 00 02.55 +01 30.4 0.455 0.797 49.9 104.3 21.6 2010 05 14 23 49.79 -00 30.3 0.429 0.845 55.5 99.7 21.4 2010 05 16 23 35.81 -02 43.4 0.405 0.892 61.5 94.9 21.2 2010 05 18 23 20.36 -05 09.9 0.384 0.938 68.0 89.8 20.9 2010 05 20 23 03.17 -07 50.5 0.364 0.982 74.9 84.2 20.7 2010 05 22 22 43.96 -10 44.6 0.347 1.025 82.3 78.1 20.5 2010 05 24 22 22.53 -13 49.6 0.333 1.067 90.2 71.6 20.3 2010 05 26 21 58.77 -17 00.8 0.323 1.108 98.6 64.6 20.1 2010 05 28 21 32.78 -20 10.9 0.318 1.149 107.4 57.3 19.9 2010 05 30 21 04.91 -23 10.5 0.317 1.188 116.3 49.9 19.7 2010 06 01 20 35.78 -25 50.5 0.320 1.227 125.2 42.5 19.6 2010 06 03 20 06.28 -28 03.4 0.329 1.265 133.9 35.3 19.5 2010 06 05 19 37.39 -29 45.6 0.343 1.302 142.2 28.5 19.5 2010 06 07 19 09.99 -30 57.4 0.361 1.339 149.8 22.4 19.5 2010 06 09 18 44.72 -31 42.4 0.383 1.375 156.7 16.9 19.5 2010 06 11 18 21.96 -32 05.6 0.408 1.411 162.8 12.3 19.5 2010 06 13 18 01.79 -32 12.5 0.437 1.445 167.7 8.6 19.6 2010 06 15 17 44.15 -32 07.9 0.468 1.480 170.8 6.3 19.7 2010 06 17 17 28.82 -31 55.6 0.502 1.514 171.0 6.0 19.9 2010 06 19 17 15.56 -31 38.5 0.538 1.547 168.9 7.2 20.1 2010 06 21 17 04.13 -31 18.8 0.575 1.580 165.8 9.1 20.4 2010 06 23 16 54.27 -30 57.8 0.614 1.613 162.5 11.0 20.7 Brian G. 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