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RE: Comet C/2010 L4 (WISE)

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Feb. 23.6700 TT                                  MPC
q   2.825586             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.012512       Peri.   95.7738      +0.2380760      +0.5601757
                   Node   125.5409      -0.3432893      -0.7156508
e   0.964646       Incl.  102.8173      +0.9085550      -0.4171896
From 82 observations 2010 June 15-Aug. 4.

MPEC 2010 - P26

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Comet C/2010 L4 (WISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.564 AU) on the 4th August, 2010.

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Feb. 24.0538 TT                                  MPC
q   2.828076             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.012135       Peri.   95.8918      +0.2395120      +0.5593815
                   Node   125.5218      -0.3446307      -0.7151351
e   0.965682       Incl.  102.8368      +0.9076694      -0.4191351
From 76 observations 2010 June 15-July 20.

MPEC 2010 - O20

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Feb. 24.1544 TT                                  MPC
q   2.828388             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.012235       Peri.   95.9245      +0.2398108      +0.5592571
                   Node   125.5225      -0.3450515      -0.7149301
e   0.965395       Incl.  102.8353      +0.9074306      -0.4196504
From 63 observations 2010 June 15-July 14.

MPEC 2010 - N62

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Mar.  9.263 TT                                   MPC
q   2.90703              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   99.802       +0.285940       +0.530524
                   Node   124.852       -0.388796       -0.696900
e   1.0            Incl.  103.491       +0.875829       -0.482571
From 51 observations 2010 June 15-July 1.

MPEC 2010 - N03

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Mar. 23.803 TT                                   MPC
q   2.95042              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  103.939       +0.326046       +0.502956
                   Node   124.519       -0.437558       -0.670280
e   1.0            Incl.  103.711       +0.837996       -0.545674
From 43 observations 2010 June 15-20.

MPEC 2010 - M46

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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 L4 (WISE)
T 2010 Jan. 24.066 TT                                   MPC
q   2.66207              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.253       +0.118748       +0.607679
                   Node   126.567       -0.212232       -0.757040
e   1.0            Incl.  102.120       +0.969978       -0.240035
From 33 observations 2010 June 15-18.

MPEC 2010 - M20

Comet C/2010 L4 (WISE) was discovered by the WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission on the 15th June 2010.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 24th January, 2010, at a distance of approximately 2.6 AU from the Sun.