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RE: Comet C/2009 B1 (Boattini)

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The discovery of comet C/2009 B1 (Boattini) was announced on the 21st January, 2009 by Andrea Boattini (Catalina Sky Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate that it could be a short period comet, with a perihelion passage on the 14th April, 2009 at a distance of 1.9 AU from the Sun.

Ephemeris

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 B1 (Boattini)
T 2009 Apr. 14.471 TT                                   MPC
q   1.96025              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  158.062       -0.241308       -0.926313
                   Node   304.744       +0.829823       -0.042376
e   1.0            Incl.   20.617       +0.503154       -0.374363
From 37 observations 2009 Jan. 21-22.

MPEC 2009 -B46

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An asteroid, 9B3FEF1 (NEOCP designation), discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey, has been found to be cometary.
T. Kryachko and S. Korotkiy at the Kazan State University report that images taken on the 21st January, 2009, show a faint tail and a small coma 9" in diameter .

Ephemeris:

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.  Elong.  V       
            h                                        
2009 01 22 09     01 50 31.3 +33 54 52  95.3  19.1
2009 01 22 10     01 50 35.4 +33 54 42  95.3  19.1
2009 01 22 11     01 50 39.6 +33 54 32  95.2  19.1
2009 01 22 12     01 50 43.7 +33 54 22  95.2  19.1
2009 01 22 13     01 50 47.9 +33 54 11  95.2  19.1
2009 01 22 14     01 50 52.0 +33 54 01  95.2  19.1
2009 01 22 15     01 50 56.1 +33 53 51  95.1  19.1
2009 01 22 16     01 51 00.3 +33 53 41  95.1  19.1
2009 01 22 17     01 51 04.4 +33 53 31  95.1  19.1
2009 01 22 18     01 51 08.6 +33 53 20  95.1  19.1
2009 01 22 19     01 51 12.7 +33 53 10  95.0  19.1
2009 01 22 20     01 51 16.9 +33 53 00  95.0  19.1
2009 01 22 21     01 51 21.1 +33 52 50  95.0  19.1
2009 01 22 22     01 51 25.2 +33 52 40  94.9  19.1
2009 01 22 23     01 51 29.4 +33 52 30  94.9  19.1
2009 01 23 00     01 51 33.5 +33 52 20  94.9  19.1
2009 01 23 01     01 51 37.7 +33 52 10  94.9  19.1
2009 01 23 02     01 51 41.8 +33 52 00  94.8  19.1
2009 01 23 03     01 51 46.0 +33 51 50  94.8  19.1
2009 01 23 04     01 51 50.2 +33 51 40  94.8  19.1
2009 01 23 05     01 51 54.3 +33 51 30  94.8  19.1
2009 01 23 06     01 51 58.5 +33 51 20  94.7  19.1
2009 01 23 07     01 52 02.7 +33 51 10  94.7  19.1
2009 01 23 08     01 52 06.9 +33 51 00  94.7  19.1
2009 01 23 09     01 52 11.0 +33 50 50  94.7  19.1

-- Edited by Blobrana at 22:10, 2009-01-22