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TOPIC: Comet C/2009 Y1 (CATALINA)


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RE: Comet C/2009 Y1 (CATALINA)
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Comet C/2009 Y1 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.327 AU) on the 16th August, 2011.



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Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase  Mag
2011 08 15    23 19 38.6 -11 16 55   2.3273  3.2714   154.6     7.6  16.0
2011 08 16    23 18 17.1 -11 44 29   2.3269  3.2778   156.0     7.2  16.0
2011 08 17    23 16 54.7 -12 12 04   2.3270  3.2843   157.3     6.8  16.0
2011 08 18    23 15 31.4 -12 39 38   2.3276  3.2907   158.5     6.5  16.0
2011 08 19    23 14 07.2 -13 07 10   2.3287  3.2972   159.8     6.1  16.0
2011 08 20    23 12 42.1 -13 34 39   2.3302  3.3037   161.0     5.7  16.0
2011 08 21    23 11 16.4 -14 02 03   2.3322  3.3102   162.2     5.4  16.0
2011 08 22    23 09 49.9 -14 29 22   2.3347  3.3167   163.4     5.0  16.0
2011 08 23    23 08 22.8 -14 56 34   2.3377  3.3232   164.5     4.7  16.1
2011 08 24    23 06 55.0 -15 23 39   2.3411  3.3298   165.5     4.4  16.1
2011 08 25    23 05 26.8 -15 50 35   2.3451  3.3363   166.4     4.1  16.1
2011 08 26    23 03 58.1 -16 17 21   2.3495  3.3429   167.3     3.8  16.1
2011 08 27    23 02 29.0 -16 43 56   2.3544  3.3495   168.0     3.6  16.1
2011 08 28    23 00 59.6 -17 10 19   2.3598  3.3561   168.6     3.4  16.1
2011 08 29    22 59 29.8 -17 36 29   2.3657  3.3627   168.9     3.3  16.1
2011 08 30    22 57 59.9 -18 02 25   2.3721  3.3693   169.1     3.2  16.2
2011 08 31    22 56 29.9 -18 28 06   2.3790  3.3759   169.1     3.2  16.2


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Comet C/2009 Y1 (Catalina) is at Perihelion (2.521 AU) on the 28th January, 2011.
Distance to Sun=2.521AU 
Distance to Earth=3.044AU 
Magnitude=13.4mag

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Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag    
2011 01 19 21 33 41.9 +31 33 46 2.9288 2.5228 56.5 19.0 15.4
2011 01 20 21 35 28.8 +31 15 34 2.9405 2.5223 55.8 18.8 15.4
2011 01 21 21 37 14.6 +30 57 39 2.9522 2.5220 55.1 18.7 15.4
2011 01 22 21 38 59.6 +30 40 03 2.9639 2.5216 54.4 18.5 15.4
2011 01 23 21 40 43.5 +30 22 44 2.9756 2.5213 53.7 18.3 15.4
2011 01 24 21 42 26.6 +30 05 43 2.9873 2.5211 53.0 18.2 15.4
2011 01 25 21 44 08.8 +29 48 59 2.9989 2.5209 52.3 18.0 15.4
2011 01 26 21 45 50.2 +29 32 33 3.0105 2.5207 51.6 17.8 15.4
2011 01 27 21 47 30.6 +29 16 23 3.0221 2.5206 51.0 17.7 15.4
2011 01 28 21 49 10.2 +29 00 30 3.0336 2.5205 50.3 17.5 15.4
2011 01 29 21 50 49.0 +28 44 54 3.0451 2.5205 49.6 17.3 15.4
2011 01 30 21 52 27.0 +28 29 34 3.0564 2.5205 48.9 17.1 15.4
2011 01 31 21 54 04.2 +28 14 31 3.0678 2.5206 48.2 16.9 15.4
2011 02 01 21 55 40.6 +27 59 43 3.0790 2.5207 47.5 16.8 15.5


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Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5
T 2011 Jan. 28.93589 TT MPC
q 2.5202177 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0027343 Peri. 127.40173 +0.65155765 +0.68677448
+/-0.0000849 Node 160.27563 -0.28555444 -0.17145153
e 0.9931090 Incl. 107.31521 +0.70280245 -0.70636053

MPEC 2010 - C27


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Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
T 2011 Jan. 27.7430 TT MPC
q 2.526694 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 127.1160 +0.6483019 +0.6902720
Node 160.3286 -0.2835701 -0.1727239
e 1.0 Incl. 107.3591 +0.7066064 -0.7026315
From 83 observations 2009 Dec. 17-2010 Jan. 25.

MPEC 2010 - B47


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Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
T 2011 Jan. 27.705 TT MPC
q 2.52579 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 127.132 +0.648475 +0.690067
Node 160.323 -0.283732 -0.172659
e 1.0 Incl. 107.355 +0.706383 -0.702848
From 63 observations 2009 Dec. 17-2010 Jan. 19.

MPEC 2010 - B18


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Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
T 2011 Jan. 27.663 TT MPC
q 2.52418 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 127.165 +0.648875 +0.689685
Node 160.322 -0.283834 -0.172511
e 1.0 Incl. 107.355 +0.705975 -0.703260
From 55 observations 2009 Dec. 17-2010 Jan. 12.

MPEC 2010 - A71


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Orbital elements:
C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
T 2011 Jan. 28.283 TT MPC
q 2.55149 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 126.581 +0.641565 +0.696220
Node 160.292 -0.283154 -0.175160
e 1.0 Incl. 107.296 +0.712894 -0.696130
From 49 observations 2009 Dec. 17-29.

MPEC 2010 - A18


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    C/2009 Y1 (Catalina)
T 2011 Jan. 27.935 TT MPC
q 2.53705 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 126.887 +0.645396 +0.692797
Node 160.306 -0.283550 -0.173781
e 1.0 Incl. 107.326 +0.709270 -0.699880
From 44 observations 2009 Dec. 17-29.

MPEC 2009 - Y58


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