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Comet C/2009 F2 (McNaught) makes its closest approach to the Earth (4.982 AU) on the 17th April, 2010.


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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5
T 2009 Nov. 14.29333 TT                                 MPC
q   5.8752069            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0028462      Peri.  336.36076     -0.87341400     -0.07071127
 +/-0.0000316      Node   214.05730     -0.17812023     -0.87445521
e   0.9832777      Incl.   59.35643     -0.45323411     +0.47992499

MPEC 2009 - L11

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 14.2779 TT                                  MPC
q   5.875654             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.002806       Peri.  336.3555      -0.8734051      -0.0706914
                   Node   214.0616      -0.1780785      -0.8745268
e   0.983514       Incl.   59.3494      -0.4532676      +0.4797975
From 78 observations 2009 Mar. 19-May 16.

MPEC 2009 - K14

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 14.2639 TT                                  MPC
q   5.875133             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.002837       Peri.  336.3532      -0.8733829      -0.0706086
                   Node   214.0683      -0.1781168      -0.8745858
e   0.983332       Incl.   59.3433      -0.4532954      +0.4797020
From 64 observations 2009 Mar. 19-May 4.

MPEC 2009 - J16

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 14.0319 TT                                  MPC
q   5.875663             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.002883       Peri.  336.3278      -0.8733505      -0.0709897
                   Node   214.0686      -0.1777331      -0.8746670
e   0.983058       Incl.   59.3430      -0.4535083      +0.4794977
From 55 observations 2009 Mar. 19-Apr. 28.

MPEC 2009 - H67

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 12.9079 TT                                  MPC
q   5.879895             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003039       Peri.  336.2063      -0.8732470      -0.0731509
                   Node   214.0513      -0.1756867      -0.8749054
e   0.982130       Incl.   59.3592      -0.4545039      +0.4787375
From 45 observations 2009 Mar. 19-Apr. 21.

MPEC 2009 - H41

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 25.179 TT                                   MPC
q   5.86425              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  337.574       -0.875339       -0.055479
                   Node   213.870       -0.194479       -0.869097
e   1.0            Incl.   59.525       -0.442673       +0.491521
From 40 observations 2009 Mar. 19-Apr. 17.

MPEC 2009 - H10

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A new comet was discovered by Rob McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 19th March, 2009.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 27th November, 2009 at a distance of approximately 5.8 AU from the Sun. 

Orbital elements:
    C/2009 F2 (McNaught)
T 2009 Nov. 27.404 TT                                   MPC
q   5.85897              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  337.818       -0.875661       -0.052183
                   Node   213.844       -0.197881       -0.868084
e   1.0            Incl.   59.546       -0.440524       +0.493667
From 19 observations 2009 Mar. 19-24.

MPEC 2009 - F85
Ephemeris

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