MPEC 2023-J103 : COMET P/2022 M1 = P/2000 OZ21 (LONEOS-PANSTARRS)
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M.P.E.C. 2023-J103 Issued 2023 May 12, 06:09 UT
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COMET P/2022 M1 = P/2000 OZ21 (LONEOS-PANSTARRS)
S. Nakano reports the identification of minor planet 2000 OZ21 with comet
P/2022 M1 (LONEOS-PANSTARRS) -- see Nakano Note 4887.
Observations:
PK00O21Z* C2000 07 29.36467 21 23 13.61 -20 38 37.4 18.4 RcEJ103699
PK00O21Z C2000 07 29.38400 21 23 12.99 -20 38 34.6 cEJ103699
PK00O21Z C2000 07 29.40332 21 23 12.38 -20 38 34.8 cEJ103699
PK00O21Z C2000 07 29.42267 21 23 11.67 -20 38 30.5 cEJ103699
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.33662 21 21 44.78 -20 34 46.3 zEJ103711
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.34379 21 21 44.53 -20 34 45.9 zEJ103711
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.35083 21 21 44.29 -20 34 45.2 zEJ103711
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.71874 21 21 32.53 -20 34 05.7 17.9 RcEJ103474
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.72510 21 21 32.32 -20 34 05.3 17.9 RcEJ103474
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.73089 21 21 32.13 -20 34 05.0 17.7 RcEJ103474
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.98525 21 21 24.66 -20 33 55.6 18.6 VdEJ103557
PK00O21Z C2000 08 01.99435 21 21 24.31 -20 33 54.9 dEJ103557
PK00O21Z C2000 08 03.29962 21 20 43.08 -20 32 02.2 zEJ103711
PK00O21Z C2000 08 03.30721 21 20 42.82 -20 32 01.6 zEJ103711
PK00O21Z C2000 08 03.31457 21 20 42.51 -20 32 01.0 zEJ103711
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore, T.
Bredenkamp, A. P. Marles. Measurers T. Bredenkamp, A. P. Marles. 1.0-m
f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer W. D. Ferris. Measurer B. W. Koehn.
0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis. Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries.
0.76-m with Prime Focus Corrector + LF1 CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2022 M1 (LONEOS-PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5
T 2022 Aug. 2.29602 TT Rudenko
q 2.0608263 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.09112899 Peri. 4.45607 +0.84158930 +0.53505513
a 4.8906323 Node 322.88960 -0.49925108 +0.71849713
e 0.5786176 Incl. 7.02388 -0.20609660 +0.44438484
P 10.8
From 179 observations 2000 July 29-2022 Nov. 19, mean residual 0".6.
Ephemeris:
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2023 04 12 02 29 00.0 +20 20 25 3.8941 2.9770 20.6 6.8 24.7
...
2023 04 27 02 53 04.3 +22 06 19 4.0344 3.0590 12.4 4.0 24.9
...
2023 05 05 03 05 47.4 +22 58 07 4.0970 3.1030 8.4 2.7 25.0
...
2023 05 11 03 15 15.3 +23 34 45 4.1382 3.1360 6.1 2.0 25.0
2023 05 12 03 16 49.6 +23 40 40 4.1446 3.1415 5.8 1.9 25.1
2023 05 13 03 18 23.7 +23 46 31 4.1508 3.1470 5.6 1.8 25.1
...
2023 05 19 03 27 45.6 +24 20 34 4.1852 3.1801 5.6 1.8 25.1
...
2023 05 27 03 40 06.1 +25 02 56 4.2227 3.2242 8.5 2.7 25.2
...
2023 06 11 04 02 40.4 +26 13 02 4.2671 3.3070 16.6 5.0 25.3
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