MPEC 2019-C11 : COMET C/2019 B1 (Africano)
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ReadMPEC 2019-C12M.P.E.C. 2019-C11 Issued 2019 Feb. 3, 03:01 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Prepared using theTamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ ISSN 1523-6714 COMET C/2019 B1 (Africano)Observations: CK19B010 C2019 01 23.57226 13 22 03.471+59 54 11.70 20.1 iUEC011F51 CK19B010 C2019 01 23.58629 13 21 58.395+59 55 07.51 20.0 iUEC011F51 CK19B010 C2019 01 23.60034 13 21 53.239+59 56 03.60 19.9 iUEC011F51 CK19B010 KC2019 01 23.94515 13 19 46.98 +60 18 47.3 19.1 GVEC011Z99 CK19B010 KC2019 01 23.94683 13 19 46.33 +60 18 54.4 18.5 GVEC011Z99 CK19B010 KC2019 01 23.94891 13 19 45.56 +60 19 02.6 19.0 GVEC011Z99 CK19B010 C2019 01 27.36991 12 53 25.14 +64 10 25.0 17.4 GVEC011703 CK19B010 C2019 01 27.37527 12 53 22.06 +64 10 48.5 VEC011703 CK19B010 C2019 01 27.38063 12 53 19.09 +64 11 10.4 VEC011703 CK19B010 C2019 01 27.38599 12 53 15.99 +64 11 33.4 VEC011703 CK19B010 |C2019 01 27.45589 12 52 35.76 +64 16 18.8 VEC011H06 CK19B010 |C2019 01 27.45769 12 52 34.81 +64 16 26.1 VEC011H06 CK19B010 |C2019 01 27.45949 12 52 33.75 +64 16 33.9 VEC011H06 CK19B010 |C2019 01 27.46130 12 52 32.75 +64 16 41.0 17.5 GVEC011H06 CK19B010 KC2019 01 28.81676 12 38 31.38 +65 47 46.3 18.6 VqEC011A71 CK19B010 KC2019 01 28.82543 12 38 25.58 +65 48 21.8 18.8 VqEC011A71 CK19B010 C2019 01 29.62780 12 28 55.87 +66 41 17.8 18.0 VcEC011D74 CK19B010 C2019 01 29.63220 12 28 52.97 +66 41 29.6 cEC011D74 CK19B010 C2019 01 29.63660 12 28 49.63 +66 41 53.0 cEC011D74 CK19B010 C2019 01 29.64859 12 28 40.46 +66 42 40.1 cEC011D74 CK19B010 C2019 01 31.56589112 01 42.50 +68 41 55.2 18.55oVEC011T08 CK19B010 C2019 01 31.57571312 01 33.09 +68 42 32.8 18.58oVEC011T08 CK19B010 C2019 01 31.58578112 01 23.56 +68 43 07.4 18.33oVEC011T08 CK19B010 C2019 01 31.59600812 01 13.60 +68 43 42.9 18.25oVEC011T08 CK19B010 KC2019 01 31.75952 11 58 37.28 +68 53 11.9 qEC011Q11 CK19B010 KC2019 01 31.76668 11 58 30.30 +68 53 36.6 17.7 TqEC011Q11Observer details:703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer H. Groeller. Measurers B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, T. A. Pruyne, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly. 0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.A71 Stixendorf. Observers M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi, W. Vollmann. Measurer M. Jaeger. 0.2-m f/2 reflector + CCD.D74 Nakagawa. Observers H. Hori, K. Imamura. Measurer H. Hori. 1.13-m f/9.7 reflector + CCD.F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala. Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M. Willman. Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill. Observer H. Sato. 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.Q11 Shinshiro. Observer T. Ikemura. Measurer H. Sato. 0.35-m f/5 reflector + CCD.T08 ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa. Observers L. Denneau, J. Tonry, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H. Flewelling. Measurers L. Denneau, J. Tonry, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H. Flewelling, B. Stalder, A. Fitzsimmons, D. Young, N. Erasmus. 0.5-m reflector + CCD.Z99 Clixby Observatory, Cleethorpes. Observer A. Mickleburgh. 0.36-m f/8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.Orbital elements: C/2019 B1 (Africano)Epoch 2019 Mar. 18.0 TT = JDT 2458560.5T 2019 Mar. 19.97491 TT MPCWq 1.5969657 (2000.0) P Qz +0.0077091 Peri. 174.92082 -0.39355539 +0.48220773 +/-0.0015694 Node 290.44567 +0.81129259 +0.58258209e 0.9876888 Incl. 123.35270 +0.43234071 -0.65427351From 41 observations 2019 Jan. 19-31, mean residual 0".6. C/2019 B1 (Africano)Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5T 2019 Mar. 19.97376 TT MPCWq 1.5969628 (2000.0) P Qz +0.0077004 Peri. 174.92002 -0.39356362 +0.48220762 +/-0.0015694 Node 290.44573 +0.81128400 +0.58259429e 0.9877028 Incl. 123.35312 +0.43234934 -0.65426272From 41 observations 2019 Jan. 19-31, mean residual 0".6.Ephemeris: C/2019 B1 (Africano)Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m22019 01 04 14 11 05.0 +43 35 53 1.5540 1.8837 93.1 31.4 19.7...2019 01 19 13 43 26.7 +55 06 46 1.2027 1.7876 109.3 31.3 18.9...2019 01 27 12 56 48.8 +63 45 13 1.0535 1.7428 117.5 30.1 18.5...2019 02 02 11 37 09.1 +70 00 34 0.9735 1.7125 121.9 29.2 18.32019 02 03 11 17 36.1 +70 47 39 0.9635 1.7077 122.4 29.2 18.22019 02 04 10 56 05.1 +71 26 25 0.9547 1.7030 122.7 29.1 18.2...2019 02 10 08 27 20.5 +71 11 10 0.9252 1.6769 122.6 29.7 18.1...2019 02 18 06 19 09.8 +61 31 21 0.9523 1.6474 116.2 32.6 18.1...2019 03 05 05 10 13.2 +40 43 45 1.1690 1.6098 96.0 37.8 18.4Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2019 MPC M.P.E.C. 2019-C11
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