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Orbital elements:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
T 2011 Feb. 6.807 TT                                    MPC
q   2.93361              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  211.674       +0.000164       +0.240989
                   Node   277.262       +0.991505       -0.126272
e   1.0            Incl.  101.937       -0.130066       -0.962278
From 89 observations 2010 Jan. 19-26.

MPEC 2010 - B54

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Comet C/2010 B1 (Cardinal) was discovered on the 19th January, 2010, by R. Cardinal (Rothney Astrophysical Observatory).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 6th February, 2011, at a distance of 2.92 AU from the Sun. At the time of its perihelion the comet will be 2.1 AU from the Earth, and may reach magnitude 13.8.

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 B1 (Cardinal)
T 2011 Feb. 6.708 TT                                    MPC
q   2.92257              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  211.920       -0.000545       +0.240624
                   Node   277.336       +0.990933       -0.130277
e   1.0            Incl.  101.867       -0.134355       -0.961836
From 47 observations 2010 Jan. 19-23.
MPEC 2010-B36

Ephemeris

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