MPEC 2020-K155 : COMET C/2020 K2 (PANSTARRS)
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M.P.E.C. 2020-K155 Issued 2020 May 24, 20:54 UT
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COMET C/2020 K2 (PANSTARRS)
This object was reported on May 21 by Y. Ramanjooloo on behalf of Pan-STARRS
(F52). Reports of cometary features are as follows:
OC Date Reporter Coma Tail PA Exposures
F51 2020-05-21 R. Weryk 1" 6" 135-150 3x45s
H06 2020-05-22 H. Sato 8" 12x60s
N88 2020-05-23 Q.-Z. Ye 4"
Observations:
CK20K020* C2020 05 21.56926919 01 34.762+45 07 16.70 20.56wUEK155F52
CK20K020 C2020 05 21.57976719 01 34.426+45 07 21.40 20.46wUEK155F52
CK20K020 C2020 05 21.59030319 01 34.128+45 07 25.88 20.68wUEK155F52
CK20K020 C2020 05 21.60083319 01 33.784+45 07 30.57 20.48wUEK155F52
CK20K020 KC2020 05 21.86351 19 01 26.11 +45 09 25.6 20.2 GVEK155A17
CK20K020 KC2020 05 21.87967 19 01 25.66 +45 09 32.5 20.1 GVEK155A17
CK20K020 KC2020 05 21.89595 19 01 25.14 +45 09 40.4 19.9 GVEK155A17
CK20K020 KC2020 05 21.98545 19 01 22.40 +45 10 19.8 oEK155K88
CK20K020 KC2020 05 21.99625 19 01 22.07 +45 10 25.2 20.4 RoEK155K88
CK20K020 |C2020 05 22.43207 19 01 09.01 +45 13 38.1 VEK155H06
CK20K020 |C2020 05 22.43582 19 01 08.94 +45 13 39.4 VEK155H06
CK20K020 |C2020 05 22.43950 19 01 08.83 +45 13 40.5 20.2 GVEK155H06
CK20K020 hC2020 05 22.98785219 00 52.19 +45 17 41.4 20.5 GVEK155L01
CK20K020 KC2020 05 23.00357719 00 51.71 +45 17 48.3 20.3 GVEK155L01
CK20K020 IC2020 05 23.00711919 00 51.65 +45 17 48.9 20.2 GVEK155L01
CK20K020 IC2020 05 23.00790819 00 51.64 +45 17 49.1 20.2 GVEK155L01
CK20K020 !C2020 05 23.44347 19 00 38.39 +45 21 00.6 20.5 RtEK155673
CK20K020 !C2020 05 23.45776 19 00 37.88 +45 21 07.5 tEK155673
CK20K020 C2020 05 23.88285 19 00 24.71 +45 24 11.6 19.3 GVEK155N88
CK20K020 C2020 05 23.88370 19 00 24.68 +45 24 11.4 19.3 GVEK155N88
CK20K020 C2020 05 23.88453 19 00 24.59 +45 24 12.3 19.2 GVEK155N88
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.07200 19 00 18.89 +45 25 33.0 20.2 RqEK155L27
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.08514 19 00 18.44 +45 25 38.9 20.3 RqEK155L27
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.09828 19 00 18.10 +45 25 44.3 20.2 RqEK155L27
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.33293 19 00 10.86 +45 27 25.8 20.2 GVEK155H36
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.34477 19 00 10.45 +45 27 30.7 20.5 GVEK155H36
CK20K020 KC2020 05 24.35525 19 00 10.11 +45 27 35.4 20.4 GVEK155H36
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Pittichova. 1.0-m
f/15 reflector + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim. Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala. Observers J. Bulger, T. Dukes, T. Lowe, A.
Schultz, M. Willman. Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L.
Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y.
Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill. Observer H. Sato. 0.51-m f/6.8
astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto. Observer K. Sarneczky. 1.02-m Ritchey-Chretien
+ CCD.
L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican. Observer K. Korlevic. 1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
+ CCD.
L27 29PREMOTE Observatory, Dauban. Observer J.-F. Soulier. 0.20-m f/4
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
N88 Xingming Observatory #3, Nanshan. Observer X. Gao. Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.
0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2020 K2 (PANSTARRS)
T 2018 Dec. 30.67299 TT Rudenko
q 8.1770976 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 34.23480 +0.22443034 -0.14765760
Node 285.58189 -0.95381974 +0.16922274
e 1.0 Incl. 89.75095 +0.19964699 +0.97445415
From 27 observations 2020 May 21-24.
Ephemeris:
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2020 04 24 19 11 05.6 +41 17 52 8.5788 8.6677 91.7 6.7 20.5
...
2020 05 09 19 06 56.6 +43 28 02 8.5040 8.6976 97.7 6.6 20.5
...
2020 05 17 19 03 43.4 +44 32 31 8.4724 8.7138 100.5 6.6 20.5
...
2020 05 23 19 00 51.9 +45 17 47 8.4533 8.7262 102.4 6.5 20.5
2020 05 24 19 00 21.1 +45 25 01 8.4505 8.7282 102.6 6.5 20.5
2020 05 25 18 59 49.8 +45 32 11 8.4478 8.7303 102.9 6.5 20.5
...
2020 05 31 18 56 30.1 +46 13 08 8.4344 8.7428 104.5 6.4 20.5
...
2020 06 08 18 51 35.2 +47 01 59 8.4234 8.7596 106.1 6.4 20.6
...
2020 06 23 18 41 14.5 +48 13 33 8.4252 8.7918 108.0 6.3 20.6
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