MPEC 2014-C25 : COMET C/2014 C2 (STEREO)
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M.P.E.C. 2014-C25 Issued 2014 Feb. 8, 04:21 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/2014 C2 (STEREO) Observations: CK14C020 S2014 02 01.46101 07 18 40.57 +24 32 58.9 7.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.46101 2 +0.89349417 -1.52140495 -0.65742918 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.48878 07 19 30.20 +24 36 50.5 7.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.48878 2 +0.89433018 -1.52099864 -0.65725278 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.51656 07 20 18.99 +24 40 29.6 7.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.51656 2 +0.89516649 -1.52059219 -0.65707614 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.54434 07 21 13.56 +24 44 52.3 7.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.54434 2 +0.89600264 -1.52018506 -0.65689933 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.57212 07 21 59.53 +24 48 17.2 7.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.57212 2 +0.89683844 -1.51977794 -0.65672233 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.59990 07 22 52.10 +24 52 24.9 7.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.59990 2 +0.89767393 -1.51937015 -0.65654522 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.62767 07 23 42.23 +24 56 24.9 7.6 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.62767 2 +0.89850875 -1.51896199 -0.65636795 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.65545 07 24 28.93 +24 59 50.5 7.6 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.65545 2 +0.89934372 -1.51855353 -0.65619046 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.68323 07 25 22.81 +25 03 41.4 7.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.68323 2 +0.90017869 -1.51814491 -0.65601283 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.71101 07 26 06.47 +25 06 57.9 7.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.71101 2 +0.90101300 -1.51773578 -0.65583502 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.73878 07 27 00.93 +25 10 59.4 7.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.73878 2 +0.90184767 -1.51732613 -0.65565713 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.76656 07 27 49.96 +25 14 48.2 7.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.76656 2 +0.90268130 -1.51691582 -0.65547897 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.79434 07 28 36.92 +25 18 02.2 7.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.79434 2 +0.90351561 -1.51650535 -0.65530069 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.82212 07 29 23.39 +25 21 31.1 8.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.82212 2 +0.90434924 -1.51609489 -0.65512220 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.87767 07 31 05.80 +25 29 06.6 8.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.87767 2 +0.90601554 -1.51527210 -0.65476488 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.90545 07 31 53.74 +25 32 36.5 8.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.90545 2 +0.90684866 -1.51486029 -0.65458592 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.93323 07 32 43.47 +25 36 16.1 8.3 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.93323 2 +0.90768147 -1.51444797 -0.65440677 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.96101 07 33 33.36 +25 39 44.6 8.3 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.96101 2 +0.90851444 -1.51403535 -0.65422749 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 01.98878 07 34 17.30 +25 42 46.1 8.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 01.98878 2 +0.90934644 -1.51362236 -0.65404813 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.01656 07 35 05.76 +25 45 50.1 8.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.01656 2 +0.91017874 -1.51320922 -0.65386850 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.04434 07 35 54.99 +25 49 33.1 8.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.04434 2 +0.91101036 -1.51279541 -0.65368874 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.09990 07 37 33.06 +25 56 30.5 8.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.09990 2 +0.91267362 -1.51196645 -0.65332869 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.12767 07 38 19.68 +25 59 44.6 8.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.12767 2 +0.91350444 -1.51155161 -0.65314846 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.15545 07 39 05.26 +26 02 47.1 8.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.15545 2 +0.91433540 -1.51113646 -0.65296804 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.18323 07 39 54.76 +26 06 09.1 8.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.18323 2 +0.91516636 -1.51072065 -0.65278741 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.21101 07 40 43.05 +26 09 21.1 8.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.21101 2 +0.91599717 -1.51030468 -0.65260666 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.23878 07 41 26.95 +26 12 24.7 9.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.23878 2 +0.91682731 -1.50988783 -0.65242581 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.26656 07 42 17.15 +26 16 30.8 8.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.26656 2 +0.91765745 -1.50947135 -0.65224473 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.29434 07 43 01.87 +26 18 52.4 9.3 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.29434 2 +0.91848723 -1.50905420 -0.65206349 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.32212 07 43 48.24 +26 21 39.7 9.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.32212 2 +0.91931685 -1.50863638 -0.65188206 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.37767 07 45 19.53 +26 27 43.7 9.3 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.37767 2 +0.92097513 -1.50780022 -0.65151880 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.40545 07 46 05.93 +26 31 01.4 9.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.40545 2 +0.92180409 -1.50738122 -0.65133690 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.46101 07 47 34.89 +26 36 41.2 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.46101 2 +0.92346200 -1.50654275 -0.65097258 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.51656 07 49 02.81 +26 42 20.1 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.51656 2 +0.92511760 -1.50570273 -0.65060765 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.54434 07 49 55.57 +26 45 21.4 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.54434 2 +0.92594589 -1.50528224 -0.65042495 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.59990 07 51 19.22 +26 50 51.9 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.59990 2 +0.92760061 -1.50443991 -0.65005900 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.62767 07 52 07.38 +26 53 39.3 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.62767 2 +0.92842778 -1.50401823 -0.64987584 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.65545 07 52 49.62 +26 56 17.7 9.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.65545 2 +0.92925473 -1.50359573 -0.64969247 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.68323 07 53 37.60 +26 59 16.6 9.6 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.68323 2 +0.93008168 -1.50317323 -0.64950891 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.71101 07 54 22.69 +27 02 11.6 9.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.71101 2 +0.93090796 -1.50275073 -0.64932521 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.76656 07 55 51.74 +27 07 35.8 10.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.76656 2 +0.93255971 -1.50190388 -0.64895739 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.82212 07 57 19.90 +27 13 05.0 9.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.82212 2 +0.93421145 -1.50105502 -0.64858885 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.84990 07 58 03.46 +27 15 27.6 10.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.84990 2 +0.93503655 -1.50063037 -0.64840434 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.87767 07 58 43.47 +27 18 18.5 9.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.87767 2 +0.93586171 -1.50020534 -0.64821970 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.90545 07 59 28.54 +27 20 21.2 10.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.90545 2 +0.93668665 -1.49977966 -0.64803487 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.93323 08 00 11.79 +27 23 04.7 9.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.93323 2 +0.93751108 -1.49935381 -0.64784983 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.96101 08 00 56.17 +27 25 23.9 10.3 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.96101 2 +0.93833536 -1.49892730 -0.64766467 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 02.98878 08 01 39.45 +27 27 44.3 9.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 02.98878 2 +0.93915934 -1.49850095 -0.64747942 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.01656 08 02 23.13 +27 29 38.4 9.8 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.01656 2 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-1.49378305 -0.64543014 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.34990 08 10 34.86 +27 56 39.6 11.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.34990 2 +0.94985242 -1.49292000 -0.64505546 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.37767 08 11 20.54 +27 59 20.6 10.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.37767 2 +0.95067306 -1.49248830 -0.64486794 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.43323 08 12 45.30 +28 03 48.1 10.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.43323 2 +0.95231425 -1.49162324 -0.64449224 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.46101 08 13 23.19 +28 05 46.2 10.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.46101 2 +0.95313452 -1.49119005 -0.64430413 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.48878 08 14 04.25 +28 07 54.8 10.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.48878 2 +0.95395449 -1.49075701 -0.64411595 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.51656 08 14 44.24 +28 10 03.1 10.6 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.51656 2 +0.95477408 -1.49032314 -0.64392756 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.57212 08 16 04.61 +28 13 39.9 10.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.57212 2 +0.95641328 -1.48945475 -0.64355020 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.62767 08 17 23.14 +28 17 40.7 10.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.62767 2 +0.95805084 -1.48858450 -0.64317236 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.76656 08 20 38.09 +28 26 44.2 11.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.76656 2 +0.96214117 -1.48640212 -0.64222471 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.82212 08 21 57.83 +28 30 29.5 11.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.82212 2 +0.96377568 -1.48552704 -0.64184448 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.84990 08 22 34.99 +28 32 20.9 11.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.84990 2 +0.96459260 -1.48508849 -0.64165415 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.87767 08 23 14.36 +28 34 17.8 11.6 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.87767 2 +0.96540923 -1.48465011 -0.64146369 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.90545 08 23 48.50 +28 35 52.9 10.7 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.90545 2 +0.96622548 -1.48421089 -0.64127303 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.93323 08 24 31.63 +28 37 17.8 11.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.93323 2 +0.96704174 -1.48377168 -0.64108219 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.96101 08 25 07.23 +28 39 16.1 11.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.96101 2 +0.96785799 -1.48333180 -0.64089119 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 03.98878 08 25 47.28 +28 41 47.8 12.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 03.98878 2 +0.96867328 -1.48289208 -0.64070014 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.01656 08 26 24.39 +28 43 09.1 11.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.01656 2 +0.96948887 -1.48245153 -0.64050882 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.04434 08 27 03.95 +28 44 15.5 11.1 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.04434 2 +0.97030394 -1.48201046 -0.64031736 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.07212 08 27 34.16 +28 45 33.9 11.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.07212 2 +0.97111937 -1.48156925 -0.64012570 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.09990 08 28 11.69 +28 47 19.1 10.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.09990 2 +0.97193377 -1.48112736 -0.63993392 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.12767 08 28 49.70 +28 49 10.5 10.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.12767 2 +0.97274839 -1.48068563 -0.63974199 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.15545 08 29 29.69 +28 50 48.5 11.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.15545 2 +0.97356264 -1.48024308 -0.63954993 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.21101 08 30 44.15 +28 54 04.1 12.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.21101 2 +0.97519047 -1.47935730 -0.63916521 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.26656 08 31 49.28 +28 56 36.2 11.5 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.26656 2 +0.97681733 -1.47847034 -0.63877990 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.29434 08 32 38.24 +28 58 33.4 11.4 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.29434 2 +0.97763024 -1.47802578 -0.63858697 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.32212 08 33 09.74 +28 59 37.8 11.2 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.32212 2 +0.97844315 -1.47758122 -0.63839390 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.34990 08 33 41.04 +29 00 45.7 10.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.34990 2 +0.97925607 -1.47713614 -0.63820065 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.37767 08 34 14.88 +29 02 44.4 10.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.37767 2 +0.98006802 -1.47669092 -0.63800732 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.40545 08 34 54.59 +29 04 13.0 12.0 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.40545 2 +0.98088026 -1.47624518 -0.63781378 EC025C49 CK14C020 S2014 02 04.46101 08 36 00.71 +29 07 07.7 11.9 T EC025C49 CK14C020 s2014 02 04.46101 2 +0.98250407 -1.47535271 -0.63742620 EC025C49 Observer details: C49 STEREO-A. Measurers A. Watson, M.-T. Hui. Orbital elements: C/2014 C2 (STEREO) T 2014 Feb. 18.65769 TT MPC q 0.5080744 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 57.51809 -0.45953242 -0.56620958 Node 283.34701 -0.84240966 +0.52195234 e 1.0 Incl. 135.30975 +0.28138215 +0.63794394 From 77 observations 2014 Feb. 1-4. Ephemeris: C/2014 C2 (STEREO) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2014 02 01 20 09 48.1 -19 52 52 1.5918 0.6566 11.5 17.5 15.9 2014 02 02 20 09 44.4 -19 11 30 1.5687 0.6425 12.5 19.3 15.6 2014 02 03 20 09 42.2 -18 28 50 1.5449 0.6289 13.4 21.3 15.4 2014 02 04 20 09 41.8 -17 44 45 1.5203 0.6156 14.3 23.4 15.2 2014 02 05 20 09 43.6 -16 59 10 1.4950 0.6029 15.3 25.6 15.0 2014 02 06 20 09 48.2 -16 11 59 1.4689 0.5908 16.3 27.9 14.8 2014 02 07 20 09 55.9 -15 23 05 1.4421 0.5793 17.2 30.3 14.6 2014 02 08 20 10 07.4 -14 32 21 1.4145 0.5684 18.2 32.8 14.3 2014 02 09 20 10 23.3 -13 39 38 1.3862 0.5583 19.2 35.5 14.1 2014 02 10 20 10 44.5 -12 44 48 1.3572 0.5489 20.2 38.3 14.0 2014 02 11 20 11 11.7 -11 47 43 1.3274 0.5404 21.1 41.2 13.8 2014 02 12 20 11 45.9 -10 48 13 1.2971 0.5327 22.1 44.1 13.6 2014 02 13 20 12 28.2 -09 46 07 1.2661 0.5260 23.0 47.2 13.4 2014 02 14 20 13 19.6 -08 41 15 1.2345 0.5203 23.9 50.4 13.3 2014 02 15 20 14 21.6 -07 33 23 1.2025 0.5157 24.8 53.6 13.1 2014 02 16 20 15 35.4 -06 22 20 1.1700 0.5121 25.7 56.8 13.0 2014 02 17 20 17 02.6 -05 07 52 1.1372 0.5097 26.6 60.2 12.9 2014 02 18 20 18 44.8 -03 49 43 1.1042 0.5083 27.4 63.5 12.8 2014 02 19 20 20 43.8 -02 27 37 1.0711 0.5081 28.2 66.8 12.8 2014 02 20 20 23 01.5 -01 01 18 1.0380 0.5091 29.0 70.1 12.7 2014 02 21 20 25 39.9 +00 29 32 1.0051 0.5112 29.7 73.4 12.7 The magnitudes in the above ephemeris are wildly uncertain. Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2014 MPC M.P.E.C. 2014-C25


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