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    M.P.E.C. 2013-E67                                Issued 2013 Mar. 14, 18:33 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2013 E2 (IWAMOTO)

Observations:
    CK13E020  C2013 03 10.83412 20 32 28.19 -02 58 30.6          14   TmEE067872
    CK13E020  C2013 03 11.84359 20 35 59.4  -02 45 49                  mEE067872
    CK13E020  C2013 03 11.84451 20 35 59.78 -02 45 53.0          14   TmEE067872
    CK13E020 {C2013 03 14.49168 20 45 09.03 -02 12 26.5          14.5 TuEE067H06
    CK13E020 {C2013 03 14.49271 20 45 09.24 -02 12 25.6                uEE067H06
    CK13E020 {C2013 03 14.51021 20 45 12.84 -02 12 12.9                uEE067H06
    CK13E020 {C2013 03 14.51123 20 45 13.05 -02 12 12.1                uEE067H06
    CK13E020 {C2013 03 14.51225 20 45 13.24 -02 12 10.5                uEE067H06

Observer details:
872 Tokushima.  Observer M. Iwamoto.  Measurer S. Nakano.  0.1-m f/4.0
    refractor.
H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer T. Yusa.  0.25-m f/3.4
    hyperbolic astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2013 E2 (Iwamoto)
T 2013 Mar. 5.51026 TT                                  MPC
q   1.3962493            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   92.93672     +0.08319236     +0.99645024
                   Node   181.97854     -0.99620028     +0.08282334
e   1.0            Incl.   21.90776     -0.02576869     +0.01507330
From 8 observations 2013 Mar. 10-14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2013 E2 (Iwamoto)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2013 02 12    18 54 12.6 -07 54 49   2.0094  1.4308    41.6    27.3  14.6
...
2013 02 27    19 50 01.7 -05 21 06   1.9633  1.3995    42.3    28.4  14.4
...
2013 03 07    20 18 55.9 -03 46 01   1.9541  1.3964    42.6    28.8  14.4
...
2013 03 13    20 40 00.0 -02 31 16   1.9532  1.4005    43.0    28.9  14.4
2013 03 14    20 43 27.2 -02 18 38   1.9534  1.4017    43.0    28.9  14.4
2013 03 15    20 46 53.3 -02 05 58   1.9538  1.4030    43.1    29.0  14.4
...
2013 03 21    21 07 06.4 -00 49 40   1.9584  1.4143    43.6    29.0  14.5
...
2013 03 29    21 32 57.6 +00 51 26   1.9695  1.4373    44.4    29.1  14.5
...
2013 04 13    22 17 47.7 +03 51 31   1.9993  1.5031    46.8    29.1  14.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-E67

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