[IAUC] CBET 2743: 20110611 : COMET C/2011 L6 (BOATTINI)

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 2743
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
CBAT Director:  Daniel W. E. Green; Hoffman Lab 209; Harvard University;
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COMET C/2011 L6 (BOATTINI)
     A. Boattini reports his discovery of a comet (discovery observation
tabulated below) on images taken with the 1.5-m reflector at Mt. Lemmon;
follow-up images from June 9.2-9.3 UT show a very strong condensation and
an almost-stellar appearance with a coma diameter of at least 3".

     2011 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     June  8.20999   14 58 04.44   -20 01 13.8   20.5   Boattini

     The available astrometry (including prediscovery Mt. Lemmon astrometry
from May 28), the following preliminary parabolic orbital elements by G. V.
Williams, and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2011-L42.

     T = 2011 Jan. 21.2907 TT         Peri. = 331.4880
                                      Node  = 214.4863  2000.0
     q = 6.784647 AU                  Incl. = 171.4554


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2011 June 11                     (CBET 2743)              Daniel W. E. Green