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    • MPEC 2016-A10 : COMET P/2010 V1 = 2015 Y2 (Ikeya-Murakami)

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    M.P.E.C. 2016-A10                                Issued 2016 Jan. 2, 13:49 UT

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                  COMET P/2010 V1 = 2015 Y2 (Ikeya-Murakami)

Observations:
    PK15Y020  C2015 12 31.52127 09 11 27.634+35 54 00.22         20.8 TLEA010F51
    PK15Y020  C2015 12 31.53266 09 11 27.766+35 54 03.48         20.8 TLEA010F51
    PK15Y020  C2015 12 31.54396 09 11 27.890+35 54 05.97         20.8 TLEA010F51
    PK15Y020  C2015 12 31.55522 09 11 28.029+35 54 08.93         20.6 TLEA010F51
    PK15Y020 _C2016 01 01.48387109 11 42.662+35 58 03.42         20.0 TtEA010568
    PK15Y020 _C2016 01 01.48514309 11 42.677+35 58 03.76         20.0 TtEA010568
    PK15Y020 _C2016 01 01.48641509 11 42.687+35 58 04.08         20.1 TtEA010568
    PK15Y020  C2016 01 01.51392 09 11 42.34 +35 58 06.9          19.4 ToEA010926
    PK15Y020  C2016 01 01.53247 09 11 42.48 +35 58 12.9          19.2 ToEA010926
    PK15Y020  C2016 01 01.54903 09 11 42.74 +35 58 16.6          19.2 ToEA010926

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)
Epoch 2010 Oct. 11.0 TT = JDT 2455480.5
T 2010 Oct. 13.37474 TT                                 MPCW
q   1.5790460            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18142271     Peri.  152.45187     -0.91505949     -0.40317271
a   3.0903544      Node     3.82089     +0.33354392     -0.77161388
e   0.4890405      Incl.    9.37787     +0.22674785     -0.49199978
P   5.43
From 399 observations 2010 Nov. 3-2016 Jan. 1, mean residual 0".6.

    P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)
Epoch 2016 Apr. 2.0 TT = JDT 2457480.5
T 2016 Mar. 17.30143 TT                                 MPCW
q   1.5729883            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18173751     Peri.  152.45530     -0.91482135     -0.40371535
a   3.0867846      Node     3.78311     +0.33401020     -0.77131093
e   0.4904120      Incl.    9.38727     +0.22702223     -0.49202984
P   5.42
From 399 observations 2010 Nov. 3-2016 Jan. 1, mean residual 0".6.

    P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)
Epoch 2021 Aug. 14.0 TT = JDT 2459440.5
T 2021 Aug. 18.42627 TT                                 MPCW
q   1.5771604            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18151598     Peri.  152.34317     -0.91405087     -0.40545676
a   3.0892956      Node     3.78608     +0.33550587     -0.77073334
e   0.4894757      Incl.    9.38032     +0.22791845     -0.49150273
P   5.43
From 399 observations 2010 Nov. 3-2016 Jan. 1, mean residual 0".6.

    P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5
T 2016 Mar. 17.30897 TT                                 MPCW
q   1.5729846            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18176866     Peri.  152.45878     -0.91485151     -0.40364695
a   3.0864320      Node     3.78391     +0.33395202     -0.77133756
e   0.4903550      Incl.    9.38714     +0.22698628     -0.49204422
P   5.42
From 399 observations 2010 Nov. 3-2016 Jan. 1, mean residual 0".6.

Ephemeris:
    P/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2015 12 03    08 48 23.6 +34 05 13   1.1161  1.8532   123.6    26.3  20.9
...
2015 12 18    09 04 02.0 +34 57 14   0.9527  1.7865   134.6    23.1  20.4
...
2015 12 26    09 09 17.4 +35 30 24   0.8780  1.7535   140.7    20.8  20.2
...
2016 01 01    09 11 35.2 +35 55 58   0.8282  1.7301   145.4    18.8  20.0
2016 01 02    09 11 49.4 +36 00 10   0.8205  1.7263   146.1    18.5  19.9
2016 01 03    09 12 01.0 +36 04 19   0.8129  1.7225   146.9    18.2  19.9
...
2016 01 09    09 12 16.1 +36 27 31   0.7709  1.7008   151.4    16.1  19.7
...
2016 01 17    09 10 16.3 +36 50 07   0.7245  1.6741   156.8    13.4  19.5
...
2016 02 01    09 01 07.1 +36 42 14   0.6688  1.6313   160.6    11.6  19.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-A10

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