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    • MPEC 2013-P18 : COMET P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2013-P18                                Issued 2013 Aug. 4, 01:08 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
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                          COMET P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)

Observations:
    PK13P010  C2013 07 28.27562 22 30 09.92 -03 42 24.3                oEP018691
    PK13P010  C2013 07 28.29325 22 30 09.61 -03 42 30.3                oEP018691
    PK13P010  C2013 07 28.31092 22 30 09.36 -03 42 36.1                oEP018691
    PK13P010  C2013 08 01.54103 22 29 02.419-04 06 36.70         19.8 TLEP018F51
    PK13P010  C2013 08 01.55327 22 29 02.192-04 06 40.95         19.9 TLEP018F51
    PK13P010  C2013 08 01.56705 22 29 01.931-04 06 45.65         20.1 TLEP018F51
    PK13P010  C2013 08 01.57821 22 29 01.726-04 06 49.82         20.3 TLEP018F51
    PK13P010 _C2013 08 03.47372622 28 27.876-04 18 14.78         19.3 TtEP018568
    PK13P010 _C2013 08 03.47497722 28 27.854-04 18 15.24         19.5 TtEP018568
    PK13P010 _C2013 08 03.47623222 28 27.826-04 18 15.68         19.3 TtEP018568
    PK13P010 1C2013 08 03.56106 22 28 26.29 -04 18 43.5                cEP018Q62
    PK13P010 1C2013 08 03.56286 22 28 26.27 -04 18 44.4                cEP018Q62
    PK13P010 1C2013 08 03.56465 22 28 26.24 -04 18 45.2          18.8 TcEP018Q62

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, M. Micheli, D. Woodworth.
    Measurers M. Micheli, R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii
    Telescope + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, T. Goggia,
    K. Chambers.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
Q62 iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring.  Observer H. Sato.  0.51-m f/6.8
    astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
    P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)
T 2013 Feb. 13.32725 TT                                 MPC
q   3.2722028            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.03406726     Peri.  133.46861     +0.42649564     +0.89887922
a   9.4242016      Node   161.04492     -0.89322412     +0.43606822
e   0.6527873      Incl.   18.03883     -0.14231001     -0.04313526
P  28.9
From 13 observations 2013 July 28-Aug. 3.

Ephemeris:
    P/2013 P1 (PANSTARRS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2013 07 05    22 31 47.1 -02 11 52   2.7739  3.4461   123.9    14.2  19.6
...
2013 07 20    22 31 40.0 -03 01 46   2.6565  3.4831   138.5    11.1  19.5
...
2013 07 28    22 30 13.7 -03 40 53   2.6111  3.5041   146.7     9.2  19.5
...
2013 08 03    22 28 36.6 -04 15 20   2.5863  3.5204   152.9     7.5  19.5
2013 08 04    22 28 18.0 -04 21 27   2.5830  3.5232   154.0     7.3  19.5
2013 08 05    22 27 58.8 -04 27 41   2.5800  3.5259   155.1     7.0  19.5
...
2013 08 11    22 25 52.3 -05 06 57   2.5671  3.5428   161.5     5.2  19.5
...
2013 08 19    22 22 41.1 -06 03 16   2.5650  3.5661   170.0     2.8  19.6
...
2013 09 03    22 16 23.5 -07 53 42   2.6096  3.6117   172.2     2.2  19.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-P18

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