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    • MPEC 2013-H22 : COMET C/2013 G8 (PANSTARRS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2013-H22                                Issued 2013 Apr. 19, 19:22 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2013 G8 (PANSTARRS)

Observations:
    CK13G080  C2013 04 14.60279 20 06 43.373+02 23 41.49         20.1 TLEH022F51
    CK13G080  C2013 04 14.60767 20 06 43.522+02 23 44.19         19.8 TLEH022F51
    CK13G080  C2013 04 14.61257 20 06 43.633+02 23 45.87         20.0 TLEH022F51
    CK13G080  C2013 04 14.61742 20 06 43.797+02 23 48.02         20.1 TLEH022F51
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.13373 20 07 25.98 +02 34 36.5          19.4 TqEH022493
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.14745 20 07 26.34 +02 34 42.2          19.9 TqEH022493
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.15048 20 07 26.43 +02 34 43.7          19.4 TqEH022493
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.15352 20 07 26.51 +02 34 44.8          19.4 TqEH022493
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.15807 20 07 26.64 +02 34 47.0          19.8 TqEH022493
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.46937 20 07 35.12 +02 37 00.0                oEH022711
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.47316 20 07 35.22 +02 37 01.6                oEH022711
    CK13G080  C2013 04 16.47653 20 07 35.31 +02 37 03.1                oEH022711
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59078120 07 38.436+02 37 52.88         20.5 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59204020 07 38.454+02 37 53.35         20.4 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59329220 07 38.500+02 37 53.82         20.4 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59454320 07 38.532+02 37 54.45         20.2 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59579620 07 38.563+02 37 54.97         19.8 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59704920 07 38.593+02 37 55.52         20.3 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59830220 07 38.631+02 37 56.04         19.8 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.59955520 07 38.663+02 37 56.57         19.9 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 _C2013 04 16.60080820 07 38.700+02 37 57.10         20.4 TtEH022568
    CK13G080 |C2013 04 17.41229 20 08 00.53 +02 43 45.2                cEH022H06
    CK13G080 |C2013 04 17.41691 20 08 00.67 +02 43 47.6          18.9 TcEH022H06
    CK13G080 IC2013 04 17.46769 20 08 02.01 +02 44 09.0                oEH022711
    CK13G080  C2013 04 17.47177 20 08 02.11 +02 44 10.7                oEH022711
    CK13G080  C2013 04 17.47606 20 08 02.22 +02 44 12.6                oEH022711

Observer details:
493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, M. Micheli, A. Draginda.  Measurers
    M. Micheli, R. J. Wainscoat, B. Bolin.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii
    Telescope + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
    reducer.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    T. Goggia.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer H. Sato.  0.51-m f/6.8
    astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
    C/2013 G8 (PANSTARRS)
T 2014 Feb. 27.42195 TT                                 MPC
q   4.7413137            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   94.61316     +0.81265046     +0.41574169
                   Node   241.33062     -0.50811369     +0.84861690
e   1.0            Incl.   27.73737     +0.28534139     +0.32712109
From 26 observations 2013 Apr. 14-17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2013 G8 (PANSTARRS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2013 03 20    19 51 59.9 -00 31 02   5.8558  5.4499    61.4     9.2  19.7
...
2013 04 04    20 01 14.7 +01 09 15   5.6061  5.3943    72.7    10.2  19.6
...
2013 04 12    20 05 28.0 +02 05 13   5.4684  5.3654    78.8    10.6  19.5
...
2013 04 18    20 08 16.0 +02 47 58   5.3643  5.3441    83.5    10.8  19.4
2013 04 19    20 08 42.1 +02 55 09   5.3469  5.3406    84.2    10.8  19.4
2013 04 20    20 09 07.7 +03 02 19   5.3296  5.3370    85.0    10.8  19.4
...
2013 04 26    20 11 28.8 +03 45 35   5.2256  5.3161    89.7    10.9  19.3
...
2013 05 04    20 14 03.8 +04 43 23   5.0885  5.2886    95.9    10.9  19.3
...
2013 05 19    20 17 04.4 +06 29 50   4.8412  5.2385   107.7    10.6  19.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-H22

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