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RE: Comet C/2011 Q3 (MCNAUGHT)

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Orbital elements:
    C/2011 Q3 (McNaught)
T 2012 Feb. 4.80828 TT                                  MPC
q   1.6116485            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   46.10637     +0.38181851     -0.92242894
                   Node    21.65055     +0.79672573     +0.29680654
e   1.0            Incl.    9.01139     +0.46844715     +0.24704396
From 14 observations 2011 Aug. 29-31.

MPEC 2011 - R01

Comet C/2011 Q3 (MCNAUGHT) was discovered on the 29th August, 2011, by R. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey).
The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 4th February, 2012, at a distance of 1.61 AU from the Sun.