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    • MPEC 2016-N14 : COMET C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2016-N14                                Issued 2016 July 3, 15:53 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)

Observations:
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 27.87830 18 03 45.12 +69 24 12.3          19.4 NqEN014K38
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 27.90318 18 03 43.04 +69 24 08.9          18.9 NqEN014K38
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 27.92544 18 03 40.98 +69 24 05.8          19.4 NqEN014K38
    CK16M010  C2016 06 28.92111 18 02 15.61 +69 21 38.0          18.5 NcEN014J01
    CK16M010  C2016 06 28.92925 18 02 14.89 +69 21 36.7          18.9 NcEN014J01
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 28.93349 18 02 14.30 +69 21 36.2          18.6 ToEN014461
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 28.96258 18 02 11.75 +69 21 32.2                oEN014461
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 28.96878 18 02 11.25 +69 21 31.0          18.8 ToEN014461
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 29.88302 18 00 53.09 +69 19 05.1          19.1 NoEN014L04
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 29.88918 18 00 52.45 +69 19 03.9          19.1 NoEN014L04
    CK16M010 KC2016 06 29.89741 18 00 51.82 +69 19 02.6          19.2 NoEN014L04
    CK16M010  C2016 06 29.94400 18 00 47.97 +69 18 53.9          18.1 NcEN014J01
    CK16M010  C2016 06 29.95106 18 00 47.36 +69 18 52.3          18.3 NcEN014J01
    CK16M010  C2016 06 29.95812 18 00 46.74 +69 18 51.5          18.3 NcEN014J01
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 01.92342 17 57 59.53 +69 13 08.2          18.6 NSEN014K25
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 01.93561 17 57 58.45 +69 13 05.6          18.8 NSEN014K25
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 01.94896 17 57 57.28 +69 13 03.3          18.8 NSEN014K25
    CK16M010 9C2016 07 01.96615 17 57 55.95 +69 13 00.7          18.8 NqEN014G40
    CK16M010 9C2016 07 01.97417 17 57 55.22 +69 12 59.1          18.8 NqEN014G40
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 02.02075 17 57 51.25 +69 12 49.9          18.4 NqEN014K02
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 02.02671 17 57 50.78 +69 12 48.2          18.2 NqEN014K02
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 02.92292 17 56 35.16 +69 09 57.4          19.0 NSEN014K25
    CK16M010 KC2016 07 02.94847 17 56 32.92 +69 09 51.8          18.6 NSEN014K25

Observer details:
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
G40 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory.  Observer B. Lutkenhoner.  0.43-m
    f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD.
J01 Observatorio Cielo Profundo, Leon.  Observer J. Gonzalez.  0.28-m f/7.2
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
K02 Eastwood Observatory, Leigh on Sea.  Observer P. Carson.  0.32-m reflector
    + CCD + f/5.4 focal reducer.
K25 Haute Provence Sud, Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire.  Observer L. Arnold.
    0.20-m f/5.5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
K38 M57 Observatory, Saltrio.  Observer G. Baj.  0.30-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca.  Observer L. Hudin.  0.3-m f/5.0
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)
T 2018 Aug. 10.33139 TT                                 MPCW
q   2.2154381            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  209.70787     +0.02280753     -0.03323548
                   Node    92.07918     -0.59955757     +0.79931772
e   1.0            Incl.   91.00707     -0.80000659     -0.59998882
From 84 observations 2016 June 22-July 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2016 06 03    18 38 30.5 +69 30 30   7.8528  7.8464    85.9     7.4  18.4
...
2016 06 18    18 17 59.9 +69 39 07   7.7262  7.7358    86.8     7.5  18.3
...
2016 06 26    18 06 27.3 +69 28 21   7.6600  7.6766    87.1     7.6  18.3
...
2016 07 02    17 57 53.1 +69 12 53   7.6112  7.6322    87.4     7.6  18.2
2016 07 03    17 56 28.8 +69 09 41   7.6031  7.6248    87.4     7.7  18.2
2016 07 04    17 55 05.0 +69 06 19   7.5951  7.6173    87.4     7.7  18.2
...
2016 07 10    17 46 56.9 +68 42 24   7.5475  7.5728    87.6     7.7  18.2
...
2016 07 18    17 36 56.7 +68 01 08   7.4856  7.5132    87.7     7.8  18.1
...
2016 08 02    17 21 40.2 +66 17 50   7.3754  7.4012    87.5     7.9  18.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-N14

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