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RE: Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)

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Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon) is at Perihelion (6.475 AU) on the 11th December, 2011.

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Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth (5.841 AU) on the 8th October, 2011.

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
T 2011 Dec. 10.343 TT                                   MPC
q   6.48092              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  129.636       +0.719811       +0.320122
                   Node   225.114       -0.098051       +0.925309
e   1.0            Incl.   60.385       +0.687211       -0.203285
From 37 observations 2009 Sept. 24-Oct. 25.

MPEC 2009 - U102

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
T 2011 Dec. 24.604 TT                                   MPC
q   6.66753              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  129.422       +0.727204       +0.344492
                   Node   223.288       -0.124650       +0.916838
e   1.0            Incl.   59.985       +0.675009       -0.201823
From 34 observations 2009 Sept. 24-28.

MPEC 2009 - T46

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Comet C/2009 S3 (Lemmon) was discovered on the 24th September, 2009, by the Mount Lemmon Survey.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 25th December, 2011, at a distance of 6.68 AU from the Sun.

Ephemeris

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Orbital elements:
    C/2009 S3 (Lemmon)
T 2011 Dec. 25.349 TT                                   MPC
q   6.68049              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  129.389       +0.727478       +0.346210
                   Node   223.179       -0.126569       +0.916260
e   1.0            Incl.   59.962       +0.674356       -0.201511
From 30 observations 2009 Sept. 24-27.

MPEC 2009 - S122