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Orbital elements:
    C/2012 T4 (McNaught)
T 2012 Oct. 10.38626 TT                                 MPC
q   1.9604447            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  219.63064     +0.69902836     +0.59066641
                   Node    99.30118     -0.50736521     +0.80688585
e   1.0            Incl.   24.10744     -0.50392449     +0.00695892
From 16 observations 2012 Oct. 13-16.

MPEC 2012 - U05

Comet C/2012 T4 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered by R. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 13th October, 2012.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage was on the 10th October, 2012 at a distance of approximately 1.96 AU from the Sun.