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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
Epoch 2009 Sept. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455080.5
T 2009 Sept.  9.09893 TT                                MPC
q   1.6490157            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.08614959     Peri.  259.90459     +0.70198663     +0.69732151
a   5.0773126      Node    55.70352     -0.56533522     +0.66922722
e   0.6752188      Incl.   10.09230     -0.43314069     +0.25666639
P  11.44

MPEC 2009 - Y13

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept.  9.0895 TT                                 MPC
q   1.649014             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0861343      Peri.  259.9035      +0.7019116      +0.6973985
a   5.077914       Node    55.6984      -0.5654040      +0.6691598
e   0.675258       Incl.   10.0924      -0.4331725      +0.2566332
P  11.4
From 72 observations 2009 Oct. 11-Dec. 7.

MPEC 2009 - X23

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept.  9.0667 TT                                 MPC
q   1.648719             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0864788      Peri.  259.8826      +0.7018285      +0.6974812
a   5.064418       Node    55.7123      -0.5655032      +0.6691069
e   0.674451       Incl.   10.0911      -0.4331776      +0.2565462
P  11.4
From 66 observations 2009 Oct. 11-Nov. 22.

MPEC 2009 - W99

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept.  9.0585 TT                                 MPC
q   1.648563             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0866664      Peri.  259.8736      +0.7018159      +0.6974934
a   5.057108       Node    55.7202      -0.5655264      +0.6691048
e   0.674011       Incl.   10.0903      -0.4331678      +0.2565184
P  11.4
From 60 observations 2009 Oct. 11-Nov. 16.

MPEC 2009 - W23

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept.  9.277 TT                                  MPC
q   1.65126              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.083602       Peri.  260.081       +0.702674       +0.696639
a   5.17994        Node    55.584       -0.564518       +0.669657
e   0.68122        Incl.   10.103       -0.433092       +0.257398
P  11.8
From 56 observations 2009 Oct. 11-Nov. 8.

MPEC 2009 - V59

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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept. 9.297 TT                                   MPC
q   1.65148              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.083357       Peri.  260.100       +0.702756       +0.696558
a   5.19008        Node    55.573       -0.564424       +0.669711
e   0.68180        Incl.   10.104       -0.433081       +0.257478
P  11.8
From 46 observations 2009 Oct. 11-Nov. 5.

MPEC 2009 - V19

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Comet P/2009 U4 (McNaught) was discovered on the 23rd October, 2009, by R. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey).
With this discovery, R. McNaught now has 54 comets to his credit.

The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 11th September, 2009, at a distance of 1.6 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 16.9 years.


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Orbital elements:
    P/2009 U4 (McNaught)
T 2009 Sept. 11.164 TT                                  MPC
q   1.67495              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.058323       Peri.  261.923       +0.710010       +0.689274
a   6.58532        Node    54.361       -0.555797       +0.674238
e   0.74565        Incl.   10.218       -0.432406       +0.265150
P  16.9
From 32 observations 2009 Oct. 11-24.

MPEC 2009 - U76

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