[IAUC] CBET 3874: 20140521 : COMET P/2014 K1 = P/2001 BB_50 (LINEAR-NEAT)
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Electronic Telegram No. 3874
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
CBAT Director: Daniel W. E. Green; Hoffman Lab 209; Harvard University;
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COMET P/2014 K1 = P/2001 BB_50 (LINEAR-NEAT)
R. Wainscoat reports the accidental recovery of comet P/2001 BB_50 (cf.
IAUC 7601) on CCD images obtained with the Pan-STARRS 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
telescope at Haleakala on May 17; the object appeared obviously cometary in
the w-band exposures. From this, G. V. Williams was able to link their
observations to P/2001 BB_50 and then found earlier confirming observations in
the Minor Planet Center's archive from Mar. 1 obtained by A. Wulff (measured
by J. Jahn) with the SATINO Remote Observatory's 0.60-m f/3.2 reflector at
Haute Provence. Available astrometry:
2014 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. Mag. Observer
Mar. 1.92807 7 53 53.44 +30 36 02.0 20.7 Wulff
1.96152 7 53 52.81 +30 35 53.4 20.8 "
1.99283 7 53 52.23 +30 35 44.8 20.3 "
May 17.27689 8 43 57.42 +21 51 32.4 20.7 Pan-STARRS
17.28181 8 43 57.83 +21 51 29.4 20.6 "
17.28667 8 43 58.21 +21 51 26.7 20.6 "
17.29157 8 43 58.63 +21 51 24.1 20.6 "
The indicated correct to the prediction by S. Nakano in the ICQ 2003 Comet
Handbook (p. H12) is Delta(T) = -1.74 day. The following linked orbital
elements by Williams (from 99 observations spanning 2001 Jan. 21-2014 May
17; mean residual 0".6) and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2014-K21.
Epoch = 2014 Sept.20.0 TT
T = 2014 Sept. 1.93323 TT Peri. = 193.54275
e = 0.5872161 Node = 351.16271 2000.0
q = 2.3616568 AU Incl. = 10.36682
a = 5.7212903 AU n = 0.07202165 P = 13.685 years
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2014 May 21 (CBET 3874) Daniel W. E. Green
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