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    M.P.E.C. 2015-M54                                Issued 2015 June 24, 02:55 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/2015 LC2 (PANSTARRS)

Observations:
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 07.33980 13 58 41.125-30 11 35.21         19.9 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 07.36046 13 58 40.461-30 11 22.24         20.5 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 08.31504 13 58 16.464-30 00 20.53         19.9 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 08.32562 13 58 16.193-30 00 13.17         19.9 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 08.33623 13 58 15.918-30 00 05.86         19.9 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 08.34682 13 58 15.654-29 59 58.58         19.8 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 09.13125 13 57 56.51 -29 50 58.4          18.6 TqEM054H36
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 09.13996 13 57 56.28 -29 50 52.2          19.2 TqEM054H36
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 09.15307 13 57 55.97 -29 50 42.6          19.0 TqEM054H36
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 22.29541 13 53 46.742-27 24 52.93         18.8 TLEM054F52
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 22.31810 13 53 46.414-27 24 38.47         19.3 TLEM054F52
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 22.32946 13 53 46.234-27 24 31.01         19.3 TLEM054F52
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.27618 13 53 33.691-27 14 30.23         19.7 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.28453 13 53 33.589-27 14 24.80         19.7 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.28517 13 53 33.576-27 14 24.31         19.6 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C _C2015 06 23.29243713 53 33.459-27 14 19.74         19.4 TtEM054568
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.29355 13 53 33.465-27 14 19.17         19.7 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C _C2015 06 23.29377813 53 33.440-27 14 18.88         19.4 TtEM054568
    CK15L02C _C2015 06 23.29514313 53 33.421-27 14 18.00         19.5 TtEM054568
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.30255 13 53 33.337-27 14 13.43         19.7 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C  C2015 06 23.30319 13 53 33.341-27 14 13.08         19.8 TLEM054F51
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 23.39885 13 53 32.08 -27 13 11.1          19.3 TtEM054474
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 23.40096 13 53 32.07 -27 13 09.7          19.2 TtEM054474
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 23.40308 13 53 32.04 -27 13 08.2          19.4 TtEM054474
    CK15L02C KC2015 06 23.40519 13 53 32.01 -27 13 07.0          19.2 TtEM054474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
    A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
    H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
    R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
    A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
    H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
    R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2015 LC2 (PANSTARRS)
T 2015 Apr. 10.99717 TT                                 MPCW
q   5.8783996            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  339.80761     -0.66446541     -0.29322730
                   Node   223.54438     -0.47150014     -0.54913564
e   1.0            Incl.   93.81601     -0.57980457     +0.78260322
From 25 observations 2015 June 7-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2015 LC2 (PANSTARRS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2015 05 25    14 05 30.5 -32 48 12   4.9811  5.8867   150.9     4.8  19.2
...
2015 06 09    13 57 59.7 -29 52 27   5.1046  5.8933   137.5     6.7  19.2
...
2015 06 17    13 55 10.5 -28 22 13   5.1964  5.8976   129.7     7.6  19.3
...
2015 06 23    13 53 37.3 -27 17 24   5.2753  5.9011   123.8     8.2  19.3
2015 06 24    13 53 24.6 -27 06 53   5.2891  5.9018   122.8     8.3  19.3
2015 06 25    13 53 12.6 -26 56 27   5.3032  5.9024   121.8     8.4  19.3
...
2015 07 01    13 52 17.4 -25 55 45   5.3916  5.9064   115.9     8.9  19.4
...
2015 07 09    13 51 46.0 -24 40 13   5.5182  5.9122   108.0     9.4  19.4
...
2015 07 24    13 52 48.5 -22 36 23   5.7741  5.9244    93.6     9.9  19.5

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-M54

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