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    M.P.E.C. 2014-X69                                Issued 2014 Dec. 14, 05:54 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 C/2014 Q6 (PANSTARRS)

Observations:
    CK14Q060 1C2014 11 14.43682 20 53 16.01 -22 06 59.1                vEX069Q62
    CK14Q060 1C2014 11 14.43961 20 53 16.11 -22 06 57.0                vEX069Q62
    CK14Q060 1C2014 11 14.44240 20 53 16.20 -22 06 55.2          19.6 TvEX069Q62
    CK14Q060 1C2014 12 12.43547 21 10 06.11 -17 22 16.0                vEX069Q62
    CK14Q060 1C2014 12 12.43808 21 10 06.24 -17 22 14.4                vEX069Q62
    CK14Q060 1C2014 12 12.44069 21 10 06.33 -17 22 13.1          19.2 TvEX069Q62

Observer details:
Q62 iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring.  Observer H. Sato.  0.43-m f/6.8
    astrograph + CCD, 0.51-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
    C/2014 Q6 (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2015 Jan. 18.0 TT = JDT 2457040.5
T 2015 Jan. 6.41589 TT                                  MPCW
q   4.2228227            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000773      Peri.    2.54025     +0.85028201     +0.31742978
 +/-0.0000167      Node   326.65518     -0.49536153     +0.21307188
e   0.9996736      Incl.   49.79857     -0.17786924     +0.92403393
From 35 observations 2014 Aug. 31-Dec. 12, mean residual 0".4.

    C/2014 Q6 (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5
T 2015 Jan. 6.42844 TT                                  MPCW
q   4.2228210            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000724      Peri.    2.54228     +0.85029324     +0.31740195
 +/-0.0000167      Node   326.65516     -0.49535394     +0.21309372
e   0.9996942      Incl.   49.79828     -0.17783667     +0.92403846
From 35 observations 2014 Aug. 31-Dec. 12, mean residual 0".4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2014 Q6 (PANSTARRS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2014 11 14    20 53 04.1 -22 11 26   4.3359  4.2464    78.3    13.2  19.0
...
2014 11 29    21 01 07.1 -19 39 03   4.5460  4.2351    65.6    12.2  19.1
...
2014 12 07    21 06 17.9 -18 17 42   4.6520  4.2305    59.0    11.5  19.1
...
2014 12 13    21 10 30.7 -17 16 32   4.7275  4.2278    54.2    10.9  19.1
2014 12 14    21 11 14.3 -17 06 18   4.7397  4.2274    53.4    10.8  19.1
2014 12 15    21 11 58.3 -16 56 05   4.7519  4.2270    52.6    10.7  19.1
...
2014 12 21    21 16 30.4 -15 54 32   4.8221  4.2251    47.8     9.9  19.2
...
2014 12 29    21 22 51.8 -14 31 55   4.9084  4.2234    41.6     8.9  19.2
...
2015 01 13    21 35 30.0 -11 54 45   5.0451  4.2232    30.1     6.7  19.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2014 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2014-X69

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