A new comet was discovered by Rob McNaught (Siding Spring Survey) on the 19th March, 2009. The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 27th November, 2009 at a distance of approximately 5.8 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements: C/2009 F2 (McNaught) T 2009 Nov. 27.404 TT MPC q 5.85897 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 337.818 -0.875661 -0.052183 Node 213.844 -0.197881 -0.868084 e 1.0 Incl. 59.546 -0.440524 +0.493667 From 19 observations 2009 Mar. 19-24.