[IAUC] CBET 1908: 20090815 : COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 1908
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COMET C/2009 P1 (GARRADD)
     R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring Observatory, reports the discovery by
G. J. Garradd (discovery observation below) of a tailless object with an
approximately circular coma 15" across on 40-s CCD exposures with the 0.5-m
Uppsala Schmidt.  Further observations were obtained by Garradd on the
following night and at two other observatories in response to placement of the
discovery on the NEO Confirmation Page.

     2009 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     Aug. 13.76794    0 16 01.27   -44 33 23.1   17.5   Garradd

The available astrometry, the following very uncertain preliminary parabolic
orbital elements and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2009-P54.

     T = 2011 Aug. 10.229 TT          Peri. =  95.562
                                      Node  = 344.087   2000.0
     q = 1.25329 AU                   Incl. =  82.646



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2009 August 15                   (CBET 1908)              Brian G. Marsden