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RE: Comet C/2009 W2 (Boattini)

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5
T 2010 May 1.80932 TT                                   MPC
q   6.9071621            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000923      Peri.  121.34067     +0.21417525     +0.97267404
 +/-0.0000840      Node   199.58436     +0.78050198     -0.11523872
e   0.9993623      Incl.  164.48992     +0.58732072     -0.20155708

MPEC 2010 - B46

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 May 2.3806 TT                                    MPC
q   6.906566             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  121.3835      +0.2149457      +0.9725053
                   Node   199.5817      +0.7804100      -0.1158655
e   1.0            Incl.  164.4903      +0.5871614      -0.2020114
From 73 observations 2009 Nov. 21-2010 Jan. 4.

MPEC 2010 - A17

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 May 3.484 TT                                     MPC
q   6.90536              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  121.476       +0.216405       +0.972179
                   Node   199.588       +0.780239       -0.117019
e   1.0            Incl.  164.490       +0.586852       -0.202917
From 67 observations 2009 Nov. 21-Dec. 28.

MPEC 2009 - Y57

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Comet C/2009 W2 (Boattini) makes its closest approach to the Earth (6.012 AU) on the 21st December, 2009.

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 May 6.493 TT                                     MPC
q   6.90181              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  121.722       +0.220401       +0.971276
                   Node   199.599       +0.779760       -0.120194
e   1.0            Incl.  164.489       +0.586001       -0.205371
From 54 observations 2009 Nov. 21-Dec. 11.

MPEC 2009 - Y15

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 Apr. 2.510 TT                                    MPC
q   6.94114              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  118.853       +0.175256       +0.980528
                   Node   199.373       +0.784349       -0.084660
e   1.0            Incl.  164.508       +0.595048       -0.177195
From 48 observations 2009 Nov. 21-27.

MPEC 2009 - X27

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 Feb. 13.920 TT                                   MPC
q   6.98188              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  114.939       +0.112464       +0.989815
                   Node   199.101       +0.788036       -0.035340
e   1.0            Incl.  164.530       +0.605270       -0.137904
From 41 observations 2009 Nov. 21-26.

MPEC 2009 - W148

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 W2 (Boattini)
T 2010 Mar. 23.937 TT                                   MPC
q   6.95031              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  118.066       +0.162604       +0.982727
                   Node   199.323       +0.785347       -0.074689
e   1.0            Incl.  164.512       +0.597319       -0.169321
From 28 observations 2009 Nov. 21-24.

MPEC 2009 - W103

Comet C/2009 W2 (Boattini) was discovered by Andrea Boattini (Catalina Sky Survey) on the 23rd November, 2009.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 23rd March, 2010, at a distance of 6.95 AU from the Sun.

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