MPEC 2015-V55 : COMET C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2015-V55 Issued 2015 Nov. 5, 18:31 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
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COMET C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.08535 02 29 30.78 +16 29 11.0 18.7 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.08731 02 29 30.71 +16 29 10.3 18.7 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.08928 02 29 30.63 +16 29 09.7 18.7 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.09126 02 29 30.53 +16 29 09.1 18.5 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.09323 02 29 30.46 +16 29 08.4 18.5 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q C2015 10 24.09520 02 29 30.37 +16 29 07.9 18.6 ToEV055461
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.81260 02 23 19.05 +15 45 21.4 17.9 NqEV055K61
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.81345 02 23 19.00 +15 45 21.3 17.9 NqEV055K61
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.81439 02 23 18.95 +15 45 20.9 18.2 NqEV055K61
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.86765 02 23 16.63 +15 45 05.0 18.2 NqEV055K25
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.87525 02 23 16.29 +15 45 02.8 18.4 NqEV055K25
CK15TK9Q KC2015 11 01.88539 02 23 15.83 +15 44 59.5 18.3 NqEV055K25
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.26885 02 22 58.86 +15 42 58.3 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.26898 02 22 58.85 +15 42 58.5 18.3 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.27447 02 22 58.59 +15 42 56.7 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.27929 02 22 58.37 +15 42 55.2 18.3 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.27942 02 22 58.39 +15 42 54.8 18.6 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36621 02 22 54.45 +15 42 27.4 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36631 02 22 54.46 +15 42 27.4 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36637 02 22 54.44 +15 42 27.3 18.3 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36648 02 22 54.44 +15 42 27.4 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36654 02 22 54.45 +15 42 27.3 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36664 02 22 54.43 +15 42 27.2 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36671 02 22 54.43 +15 42 27.2 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36681 02 22 54.43 +15 42 27.3 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36691 02 22 54.41 +15 42 27.0 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36698 02 22 54.43 +15 42 27.0 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36708 02 22 54.42 +15 42 27.2 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36715 02 22 54.41 +15 42 27.3 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36725 02 22 54.41 +15 42 27.1 18.6 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36735 02 22 54.41 +15 42 27.0 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36742 02 22 54.40 +15 42 27.1 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36749 02 22 54.39 +15 42 27.0 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36759 02 22 54.40 +15 42 26.9 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36765 02 22 54.38 +15 42 27.0 18.2 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36776 02 22 54.39 +15 42 26.9 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36782 02 22 54.38 +15 42 26.9 18.6 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36792 02 22 54.38 +15 42 27.0 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36803 02 22 54.38 +15 42 26.6 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36809 02 22 54.37 +15 42 26.8 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36819 02 22 54.37 +15 42 26.8 18.2 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36829 02 22 54.37 +15 42 26.6 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36836 02 22 54.37 +15 42 26.7 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36843 02 22 54.36 +15 42 26.7 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36853 02 22 54.35 +15 42 26.9 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36863 02 22 54.35 +15 42 26.6 18.3 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36870 02 22 54.35 +15 42 26.6 18.5 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36880 02 22 54.34 +15 42 26.6 18.6 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 02.36887 02 22 54.34 +15 42 26.6 18.4 TREV055G45
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 03.29615 02 22 13.42 +15 37 30.8 17.7 TqEV055G96
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 03.30126 02 22 13.19 +15 37 28.8 17.7 TqEV055G96
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 03.30632 02 22 12.91 +15 37 27.1 18.1 TqEV055G96
CK15TK9Q C2015 11 03.31143 02 22 12.64 +15 37 25.2 18.2 TqEV055G96
Observer details:
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly). Observer K. Sarneczky.
0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
G45 Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site. Observers M. Blythe, R. Brungard,
P. Festler, T. McVey, J. Paige, G. Spitz. Measurers M. Cornell, A. Klein,
J. Ruprecht, G. Ushomirsky, J. Varey, D. Woods. 3.5-m f/1 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer E. J. Christensen. Measurers
E. J. Christensen, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. G. Matheny, F. C. Shelly.
1.5-m reflector + CCD.
K25 Haute Provence Sud, Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire. Observer L. Arnold.
0.20-m f/5.5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
K61 Rokycany Observatory. Observer M. Adamovsky. 0.51-m f/6.8 reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2016 Sept. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457640.5
T 2016 Aug. 26.42965 TT MPCW
q 1.3952113 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0072646 Peri. 281.85696 -0.81401684 -0.56393303
+/-0.0024831 Node 224.01515 +0.57961540 -0.77309935
e 1.0101356 Incl. 11.55013 +0.03771689 -0.29033934
From 82 observations 2015 Oct. 10-Nov. 3, mean residual 0".3.
C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5
T 2016 Aug. 26.42370 TT MPCW
q 1.3953255 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0072640 Peri. 281.85034 -0.81395528 -0.56402330
+/-0.0024831 Node 224.01540 +0.57969920 -0.77303408
e 1.0101357 Incl. 11.54960 +0.03775778 -0.29033779
From 82 observations 2015 Oct. 10-Nov. 3, mean residual 0".3.
Ephemeris:
C/2015 TQ209 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2015 10 06 02 40 02.1 +17 41 22 3.3792 4.2678 149.0 6.9 19.4
...
2015 10 21 02 31 34.3 +16 43 27 3.1474 4.1208 166.1 3.3 19.1
...
2015 10 29 02 26 04.9 +16 05 07 3.0509 4.0419 175.3 1.1 19.0
...
2015 11 04 02 21 42.1 +15 33 45 2.9916 3.9824 176.9 0.8 18.9
2015 11 05 02 20 57.6 +15 28 21 2.9828 3.9725 175.8 1.0 18.9
2015 11 06 02 20 12.9 +15 22 54 2.9744 3.9626 174.7 1.3 18.8
...
2015 11 12 02 15 44.4 +14 49 35 2.9303 3.9029 167.5 3.1 18.7
...
2015 11 20 02 09 56.0 +14 04 27 2.8890 3.8230 157.9 5.6 18.6
...
2015 12 05 02 00 32.7 +12 44 20 2.8606 3.6722 140.2 9.9 18.4
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2015 MPC M.P.E.C. 2015-V55
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