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    • MPEC 2012-X13 : COMET P/2012 WX32 (TENAGRA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2012-X13                                Issued 2012 Dec. 4, 21:19 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                          COMET P/2012 WX32 (TENAGRA)

Observations:
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 27.49856 07 21 24.74 +26 54 06.3          18.2 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 27.51372 07 21 24.71 +26 54 13.5          18.2 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 27.52853 07 21 24.53 +26 54 20.8          18.3 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 28.38251 07 21 24.70 +27 01 35.4          18.0 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 28.39679 07 21 24.71 +27 01 43.2          18.0 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 11 28.41138 07 21 24.67 +27 01 50.5          18.2 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 03.15337 07 21 00.23 +27 43 28.7          18.4 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 03.16112 07 21 00.09 +27 43 33.8          18.5 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 03.16887 07 21 00.00 +27 43 38.8          18.6 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 03.33885 07 20 58.22 +27 45 12.8                oEX013926
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 03.35152 07 20 58.06 +27 45 19.9                oEX013926
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 03.36418 07 20 57.93 +27 45 26.9                oEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.18887 07 20 49.47 +27 52 55.3          18.5 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.19745 07 20 49.43 +27 53 00.0          18.1 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.20597 07 20 49.27 +27 53 05.5          18.4 ToEX013926
    PK12W32X =C2012 12 04.35316 07 20 47.44 +27 54 27.7          17.6 TqEX013H06
    PK12W32X =C2012 12 04.37187 07 20 47.18 +27 54 37.2          17.7 TqEX013H06
    PK12W32X =C2012 12 04.39046 07 20 46.95 +27 54 47.5          17.8 TqEX013H06
    PK12W32X |C2012 12 04.46061 07 20 45.98 +27 55 27.1                cEX013H06
    PK12W32X |C2012 12 04.46344 07 20 45.91 +27 55 28.7                cEX013H06
    PK12W32X |C2012 12 04.46627 07 20 45.84 +27 55 30.3          18.3 TcEX013H06
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.46871 07 20 45.78 +27 55 30.9          17.6 TrEX013G96
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.47146 07 20 45.74 +27 55 32.3          17.5 TrEX013G96
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.47426 07 20 45.67 +27 55 33.9          17.6 TrEX013G96
    PK12W32X  C2012 12 04.47702 07 20 45.63 +27 55 35.3          17.6 TrEX013G96
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 04.51408 07 20 45.18 +27 55 56.8          18.6 ToEX013291
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 04.51655 07 20 45.24 +27 55 57.4          18.8 ToEX013291
    PK12W32X KC2012 12 04.51902 07 20 45.14 +27 55 58.8          16.8 ToEX013291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  0.41-m
    f/3.75 astrograph + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers A. Boattini,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers H. Sato, G. V. Williams,
    C. L. Marsden.  0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
    P/2012 WX32 (Tenagra)
T 2013 Feb. 26.55273 TT                                 MPC
q   2.4206365            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.11178740     Peri.   39.75943     -0.49052963     -0.82955845
a   4.2678336      Node    81.17199     +0.71495071     -0.55819820
e   0.4328184      Incl.   15.66770     +0.49822301     -0.01573353
P   8.82
From 28 observations 2012 Nov. 27-Dec. 4.

Ephemeris:
    P/2012 WX32 (Tenagra)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2012 11 04    07 13 33.6 +24 11 15   1.9742  2.5571   115.0    20.6  18.6
...
2012 11 19    07 20 17.9 +25 47 04   1.7858  2.5249   128.8    17.8  18.3
...
2012 11 27    07 21 24.3 +26 49 55   1.6989  2.5093   136.6    15.7  18.1
...
2012 12 03    07 21 01.3 +27 42 09   1.6414  2.4984   142.8    13.8  18.1
2012 12 04    07 20 51.3 +27 51 14   1.6326  2.4966   143.8    13.5  18.0
2012 12 05    07 20 39.5 +28 00 25   1.6239  2.4949   144.8    13.1  18.0
...
2012 12 11    07 18 52.3 +28 57 19   1.5765  2.4849   151.2    11.0  17.9
...
2012 12 19    07 14 57.7 +30 16 18   1.5267  2.4725   159.5     8.0  17.9
...
2013 01 03    07 04 08.5 +32 41 17   1.4786  2.4528   169.9     4.0  17.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-X13

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