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RE: Comet C/2010 M1 (GIBBS)

Blobrana · L

Orbital elements:
    C/2010 M1 (Gibbs)
T 2012 Feb. 7.840 TT                                    MPC
q   2.29869              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  265.318       +0.187830       +0.152427
                   Node    82.150       +0.288953       +0.935593
e   1.0            Incl.   78.373       -0.938736       +0.318484
From 15 observations 2010 June 22-23

MPEC 2010 - M51

Comet C/2010 M1 (GIBBS) was discovered by the WISE satellite on the 22nd June, 2010.
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 7th February, 2012, at a distance of 2.3 AU from the Sun.