C/2024 Q4 (PanSTARRS) _ CK24Q040 _ P21XFw3 object (Sept. 17.11 UT), MPEC 2024-S10, CBET 5447
Ø кометного ядра 3704 м
C/2024 Q4 (PANSTARRS) / CK24Q040 (q=5.325 AU, Q=95.958 AU, TP=2024 Dec. 20.18 TT) was picked up at 1437 UT on 31 Aug. by PS2, which observed it at Aug. 31.61-62p3, Sept. 4.62p2, 5.62p2, 9.60-61p3, and 10.62p2. This detection was confirmed by R. Weryk via Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (Sept. 1.62p3), PS1 (Sept. 6.61-62p2), Comet Hunter Obs. (Sept. 12.36-38p2), and Two-Meter Twin Telescope 1 (TTT1) (Sept. 15.19-22p5).
Orbital elements:
C/2024 Q4 (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2024 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2460600.5
T 2024 Dec. 20.17660 TT Rudenko
q 5.3253570 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0208424 Peri. 137.90033 -0.19691863 -0.97980276
+/-0.0547926 Node 323.41671 +0.88323901 -0.16188988
e 0.8890065 Incl. 3.34542 +0.42557244 -0.11738064
From 24 observations 2024 Aug. 31-Sept. 15, mean residual 0".3.
Ephemeris:
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2024 08 18 06 26 30.1 +25 47 06 6.0016 5.3962 49.3 8.2 21.2
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2024 09 02 06 39 14.4 +25 39 03 5.7987 5.3803 60.9 9.4 21.1
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2024 09 10 06 45 23.6 +25 34 09 5.6814 5.3726 67.2 10.0 21.1
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2024 09 16 06 49 40.2 +25 30 24 5.5902 5.3672 72.1 10.3 21.0
2024 09 17 06 50 21.1 +25 29 46 5.5748 5.3663 72.9 10.3 21.0
2024 09 18 06 51 01.5 +25 29 09 5.5593 5.3654 73.7 10.4 21.0
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2024 09 24 06 54 52.4 +25 25 30 5.4655 5.3605 78.7 10.6 21.0
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2024 10 02 06 59 27.1 +25 20 58 5.3384 5.3543 85.5 10.7 20.9
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2024 10 17 07 06 08.1 +25 14 18 5.1000 5.3444 98.8 10.6 20.8
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