MPEC 2016-W41 : COMET C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
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M.P.E.C. 2016-W41 Issued 2016 Nov. 22, 03:11 UT
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COMET C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
Observations:
CK16U010 GC2016 11 11.92017510 28 09.572+50 43 58.66 UEW041O44
CK16U010 GC2016 11 11.92441010 28 11.355+50 44 00.53 UEW041O44
CK16U010 GC2016 11 11.92821510 28 13.111+50 44 04.18 21.4 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 C2016 11 16.89252311 07 22.866+51 21 28.78 20.9 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 C2016 11 16.89491111 07 24.031+51 21 29.09 21.1 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 C2016 11 16.89729911 07 25.230+51 21 29.64 21.1 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 C2016 11 16.89969111 07 26.586+51 21 31.47 20.9 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 C2016 11 16.90207911 07 27.758+51 21 30.93 20.5 TUEW041O44
CK16U010 S2016 11 20.61771 11 41 25.81 +51 20 21.3 17 TLEW041C51
CK16U010 s2016 11 20.61771 1 - 4430.9194 + 324.3803 + 5223.3291 EW041C51
CK16U010 S2016 11 20.68329 11 42 03.89 +51 20 02.3 LEW041C51
CK16U010 s2016 11 20.68329 1 - 4470.3255 + 332.8647 + 5189.2145 EW041C51
CK16U010 S2016 11 20.81420 11 43 20.19 +51 19 20.3 LEW041C51
CK16U010 s2016 11 20.81420 1 - 4426.9042 + 307.3644 + 5227.7722 EW041C51
CK16U010 S2016 11 20.94523 11 44 36.64 +51 18 36.2 LEW041C51
CK16U010 s2016 11 20.94523 1 - 4444.6447 + 303.0261 + 5213.0086 EW041C51
CK16U010 S2016 11 21.07626 11 45 53.49 +51 17 49.0 LEW041C51
CK16U010 s2016 11 21.07626 1 - 4462.3730 + 298.6169 + 5198.1540 EW041C51
Observer details:
C51 WISE. Measurers A. K. Mainzer, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav, J. R. Masiero,
J. W. Dailey, R. M. Cutri, E. L. Wright, C. Nugent, S. Sonnett, E. Kramer.
O44 Lijiang Station, Yunnan Observatories. Observer X.-L. Zhang. Measurer
M. Micheli. 2.4-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
Epoch 2017 Jan. 7.0 TT = JDT 2457760.5
T 2017 Jan. 14.02178 TT MPCW
q 0.3191739 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0003242 Peri. 162.75793 -0.63628449 +0.43628153
+/-0.0004160 Node 61.42083 -0.76524232 -0.25248930
e 1.0001035 Incl. 46.42865 -0.09770481 -0.86365941
From 30 observations 2016 Oct. 21-Nov. 21, mean residual 0".7.
C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5
T 2017 Jan. 14.02178 TT MPCW
q 0.3191741 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0003256 Peri. 162.75805 -0.63628573 +0.43628140
+/-0.0004160 Node 61.42067 -0.76524115 -0.25248895
e 1.0001039 Incl. 46.42864 -0.09770597 -0.86365958
From 30 observations 2016 Oct. 21-Nov. 21, mean residual 0".7.
Ephemeris:
C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2016 10 23 08 45 36.7 +46 05 39 1.5526 1.8283 88.9 33.0 22.6
...
2016 11 07 09 55 50.0 +49 42 50 1.1905 1.5761 92.1 38.9 21.4
...
2016 11 15 10 51 36.2 +51 11 17 1.0208 1.4353 91.1 43.6 20.6
...
2016 11 21 11 45 08.3 +51 18 17 0.9100 1.3263 88.6 48.1 20.0
2016 11 22 11 55 02.3 +51 10 50 0.8933 1.3079 88.0 49.0 19.9
2016 11 23 12 05 11.1 +51 00 14 0.8771 1.2893 87.3 49.9 19.8
...
2016 11 29 13 09 49.3 +48 36 20 0.7930 1.1761 82.0 56.1 19.2
...
2016 12 07 14 35 56.0 +41 05 49 0.7232 1.0197 71.4 66.3 18.4
...
2016 12 22 16 36 04.6 +17 20 54 0.7528 0.7085 45.8 84.6 16.9
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