MPEC 2019-R113 : COMET C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
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M.P.E.C. 2019-R113 Issued 2019 September 13, 15:00 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
Observations:
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 10.50637 08 48 08.23 +30 23 44.9 17.9 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 10.50756 08 48 08.31 +30 23 42.7 17.9 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 10.50873 08 48 08.47 +30 23 42.6 18.1 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 10.50992 08 48 08.62 +30 23 41.2 18.1 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 10.51110 08 48 08.71 +30 23 38.5 17.9 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 11.47850 08 49 57.33 +30 05 42.3 17.7 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 11.48106 08 49 57.61 +30 05 39.4 17.6 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 11.48362 08 49 57.87 +30 05 36.8 17.6 RVER113675
CK19Q040 @C2019 09 11.48618 08 49 58.16 +30 05 34.0 17.7 RVER113675
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 11.63664808 50 15.164+30 02 44.42 19.4 GVER113F65
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 11.63786908 50 15.371+30 02 42.78 19.5 GVER113F65
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 11.64010708 50 15.597+30 02 40.48 19.1 GVER113F65
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 11.64098308 50 15.650+30 02 39.76 19.3 GVER113F65
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 11.64185708 50 15.728+30 02 38.26 18.7 GVER113F65
CK19Q040 C2019 09 11.78848 08 50 32.26 +29 59 53.5 mER113349
CK19Q040 C2019 09 11.80163 08 50 33.77 +29 59 39.1 17.3 TmER113349
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.08695408 51 05.77 +29 54 16.2 18.5 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.09357308 51 06.54 +29 54 09.0 18.2 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.09751508 51 06.99 +29 54 04.2 18.5 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.09841 08 51 07.01 +29 54 03.3 18.4 VtER113A71
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.09883608 51 07.12 +29 54 02.1 18.9 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.11314 08 51 08.71 +29 53 47.2 18.1 VtER113A71
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.12342 08 51 10.03 +29 53 33.1 18.5 RrER113106
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.12469508 51 09.98 +29 53 33.6 18.5 GVER113C95
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.12942 08 51 10.46 +29 53 27.0 18.3 VtER113A71
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.13102 08 51 10.68 +29 53 25.9 18.3 RrER113106
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.13177008 51 10.84 +29 53 25.1 18.3 GVER113C95
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.13305 08 51 10.96 +29 53 24.0 17.8 GvER113L06
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.13654 08 51 11.22 +29 53 20.0 18.8 VtER113A71
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.13828 08 51 11.54 +29 53 18.3 18.0 GvER113L06
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.13944 08 51 11.69 +29 53 17.1 17.9 GvER113L06
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.14317408 51 12.05 +29 53 12.6 18.7 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 IC2019 09 12.14449508 51 12.17 +29 53 11.1 18.8 GVER113L01
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.15771308 51 13.67 +29 52 56.7 17.8 GVER113C95
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.16414 08 51 14.54 +29 52 48.3 18.0 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.16597408 51 14.63 +29 52 46.9 18.2 GVER113C95
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.16670 08 51 14.81 +29 52 45.6 18.0 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.16774 08 51 14.95 +29 52 44.5 18.1 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 3C2019 09 12.16887008 51 14.999+29 52 43.52 19.0 GVER113C65
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.17077 08 51 15.23 +29 52 40.9 17.6 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 3C2019 09 12.17333408 51 15.504+29 52 38.52 19.0 GVER113C65
CK19Q040 3C2019 09 12.17931408 51 16.170+29 52 31.87 19.1 GVER113C65
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.20676 08 51 19.35 +29 51 57.3 17.4 R ER113954
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.21130 08 51 19.94 +29 51 52.1 17.6 R ER113954
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.21524 08 51 20.26 +29 51 48.3 17.2 R ER113954
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.22082 08 51 20.75 +29 51 44.2 17.7 R ER113954
CK19Q040 C2019 09 12.22640 08 51 21.16 +29 51 40.4 17.6 R ER113954
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.41922 08 51 43.17 +29 48 01.1 17.7 VqER113850
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.42650 08 51 44.09 +29 47 52.6 18.6 VqER113850
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.43378 08 51 44.77 +29 47 44.6 17.3 VqER113850
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.45176 08 51 46.74 +29 47 22.9 18.0 NUER113H36
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 12.45792 08 51 47.45 +29 47 15.6 17.5 NUER113H36
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 12.47247 08 51 49.12 +29 46 59.9 17.1 GVER113H06
CK19Q040 %C2019 09 12.48122 08 51 50.15 +29 46 50.5 17.5 GVER113H06
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.11271 08 53 01.06 +29 34 49.2 17.9 GVER113587
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.11708 08 53 01.56 +29 34 44.4 VER113204
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.11770 08 53 01.64 +29 34 43.5 18.1 GVER113587
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.11869 08 53 01.75 +29 34 42.3 17.7 GVER113587
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.12268 08 53 02.22 +29 34 37.6 17.9 GVER113587
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.12447 08 53 02.42 +29 34 35.2 VER113204
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.15038 08 53 05.33 +29 34 05.7 18.9 GVER113204
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.15842 08 53 06.22 +29 33 56.9 18.1 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.16335 08 53 06.80 +29 33 51.2 18.0 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.16828 08 53 07.38 +29 33 45.4 18.1 VqER113A77
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.39607 08 53 32.94 +29 29 25.5 17.5 VqER113850
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.41064 08 53 34.59 +29 29 07.6 18.2 VqER113850
CK19Q040 KC2019 09 13.42520 08 53 36.24 +29 28 51.2 17.4 VqER113850
Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh. Observer H. Mikuz. 0.6-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector +
CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
587 Sormano. Observers A. Carcano, E. Colzani, G. Ventre. Measurers P. Sicoli,
G. Ventre. 0.5-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD.
675 Palomar Mountain. Observer R. S. Walters. Measurer B. T. Bolin.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.3-m f/5.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
954 Teide Observatory. Observer M. Serra-Ricart. Measurer S. Lemes-Perera.
A71 Stixendorf. Observers M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi. Measurer M.
Jaeger. 0.3-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban. Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
Measurer F. Kugel. 0.4-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
C65 Observatori Astronomic del Montsec. Observer T. Santana-Ros. Measurer M.
Micheli. 0.80-m f/9.6 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
C95 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence. Observer J. Jahn. 0.60-m f/3.2
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North. Observers T. Lister, D. Bodewits.
Measurer T. Lister. 2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill. Observer E. Guido. 0.25-m f/3.4
reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican. Observer K. Korlevic. 1.0-m f/2.9 reflector +
CCD.
L06 Sormano 2 Observatory, Bellagio Via Lattea. Observer G. Ventre. Measurer
P. Sicoli. 0.28-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
Epoch 2019 Dec. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458840.5
T 2019 Dec. 9.42985 TT Williams
q 1.9716308 (2000.0) P Q
z -1.1197173 Peri. 209.93599 -0.81319633 -0.18315790
+/-0.0404062 Node 307.82856 +0.56612326 -0.46906720
e 3.2076692 Incl. 44.37854 -0.13496730 -0.86396131
From 205 observations 2019 Aug. 30-Sept. 13, mean residual 0".6.
C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5
T 2019 Dec. 9.42683 TT Williams
q 1.9715486 (2000.0) P Q
z -1.1198672 Peri. 209.93597 -0.81322788 -0.18314787
+/-0.0404062 Node 307.83092 +0.56607745 -0.46910038
e 3.2078726 Incl. 44.37596 -0.13496939 -0.86394542
From 205 observations 2019 Aug. 30-Sept. 13, mean residual 0".6.
Ephemeris:
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2019 08 14 07 56 36.5 +37 29 12 4.0367 3.2133 31.2 9.4 19.1
...
2019 08 29 08 24 40.1 +33 56 21 3.7095 2.9689 37.2 11.9 18.6
...
2019 09 06 08 39 40.8 +31 44 27 3.5329 2.8439 40.6 13.3 18.3
...
2019 09 12 08 50 55.8 +29 55 57 3.4007 2.7530 43.1 14.5 18.1
2019 09 13 08 52 48.2 +29 37 00 3.3787 2.7381 43.5 14.7 18.0
2019 09 14 08 54 40.6 +29 17 49 3.3567 2.7233 43.9 14.9 18.0
...
2019 09 20 09 05 54.1 +27 17 07 3.2257 2.6363 46.5 16.0 17.8
...
2019 09 28 09 20 49.4 +24 20 29 3.0537 2.5255 49.8 17.6 17.4
...
2019 10 13 09 48 33.9 +17 54 40 2.7450 2.3369 55.9 20.7 16.9
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