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Post Info TOPIC: Comet P/2009 Q2 = 2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)


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RE: Comet P/2009 Q2 = 2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
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Comet P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT) was discovered on the 27th August, 2009, by J. Scotti (Spacewatch II).
The orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 31st January, 2010, at a distance of 1.9 AU from the Sun, and a 6.29 year period.

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Orbital elements:
P/2009 Q2 = 2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT)
Epoch 2003 Aug. 29.0 TT = JDT 2452880.5
T 2003 Sept. 16.84059 TT MPC
q 1.8808134 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.16156476 Peri. 9.14066 +0.60964186 -0.77308038
a 3.3386556 Node 43.55521 +0.71025858 +0.43463338
e 0.4366554 Incl. 14.72703 +0.35195105 +0.46199627
P 6.10

MPEC 2009 - Q68


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