P/2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object ..

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P/2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT), MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5457
Ø кометного ядра 2453 м

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5457 _ 2025 mag _ 10 01 2025 _ 1.gif

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5457 _ 2025 mag _ 02 01 2025 _ 1.gif

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5457 _ 2024 mag _ 18 10 2024 _ 1.gif

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5456 _ 18 00 UTC + 3 мск _ 12 10 2024 _ 1.gif

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5456 _ 12 10 2024 _ 3.png

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5456 _ 12 10 2024 _ 4.png

P2024 S2 (Rankin) _ PK24S020 _ DRA0734 object (Oct. 12.14 UT) _ MPEC 2024-T259, CBET 5456 _ 13 10 2024 _ 1.png

P/2024 S2 (Rankin) / PK24S020 (q=2.051 AU, Q=10.374 AU, TP=2024 Sept. 15.95 TT) was picked up at 1008 UT on 30 Sept. by Saguaro Obs., which observed it at Sept. 30.42-47p3. This detection was confirmed by Harsona Obs. (Sept. 30.88-89p2), AB Obs. (Sept. 30.99-00p2, Oct. 1.00p1 & 1.97-98p3), Tarbatness Obs. (Oct. 1.03-05p2, 1.11p1 & 1.97-00p3), M. Masek via La Palma (Oct. 1.11p1 & 1.19p1), Cewanee Obs. at DSNM (Oct. 1.37-42p4, 4.42-49p7, 7.43-46p3, 9.42p1, 9.48p1 & 10.46-50p4), E.J. Christensen via the Mt. Lemmon Survey (MLS) (Oct. 1.43-45p7), G. van Buitenen via iTelescope Obs. Auberry (Oct. 1.50-51p2), Shasta Valley Obs. (Oct. 1.51-52p3, 2.54p2, 6.51-52p2 & 8.48p2), ATLAS Mauna Loa (Oct. 1.57-59p4), Baihuashan Obs. (Oct. 1.80-83p2), Olmen Obs. (Oct. 1.96p2 & 4.10p4), program code 2 via Burke-Gaffney Obs. (Oct. 2.26-33p7), N. Paul via iTelescope Obs. Beryl Jct. (Oct. 2.44-45p2), Steward Obs. Mt. Lemmon Station (Oct. 2.47-49p5 & 7.51-52p3), Hidetaka Sato via iTelescope Obs. Beryl Jct. (Oct. 2.48-49p2), Dave Balam via Dominion Astrophysical Obs. (DomAO) (Oct. 2.51-53p6), Nomad Obs. (Oct. 2.99-01p3), Two-Meter Twin Telescope 2 (TTT2) (Oct. 3.19p4, 4.19p6 & 9.19p3), A. Novichonok & A. Zhornichenko via Simeis Obs. (Oct. 4.03-04p4), Comet Hunter Obs. (Oct. 4.21-23p3), program code 21 via Faulkes Telescope North (Oct. 4.52-53p4), GROWTH India Telescope (Oct. 4.82p3), 29PREMOTE Obs. (Oct. 4.00-03p3), K. Dankov via Slooh.com Canary Islands Obs. (Oct. 5.22-23p3), Forti Obs. (Oct. 5.99-00p2), Dettelbach Vineyard Obs. (Oct. 6.12p3), Sormano2 Obs. (Oct. 6.99-00p2), Visnjan Obs. (Oct. 7.01-02p5), and Starhopper Obs. (Oct. 8.99-00p2).

Orbital elements:
P/2024 S2 (Rankin)
Epoch 2024 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2460600.5
T 2024 Sept. 15.94708 TT Rudenko
q 2.0510556 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.08343129 Peri. 48.89896 +0.53973358 -0.84161254
a 5.1870061 Node 8.50102 +0.72770962 +0.45485900
e 0.6045781 Incl. 7.53715 +0.42323323 +0.29119001
P 11.8
From 144 observations 2024 Sept. 30-Oct. 10, mean residual 0".5.

Ephemeris:
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2024 09 12 05 36 30.6 +29 20 48 1.8854 2.0514 84.6 29.2 19.5
...
2024 09 27 06 05 33.9 +30 34 28 1.7440 2.0536 92.8 29.2 19.3
...
2024 10 05 06 19 31.6 +31 09 06 1.6718 2.0587 97.6 28.8 19.3
...
2024 10 11 06 29 06.0 +31 33 52 1.6196 2.0643 101.4 28.3 19.2
2024 10 12 06 30 36.8 +31 37 56 1.6110 2.0654 102.1 28.2 19.2
2024 10 13 06 32 06.0 +31 41 59 1.6026 2.0665 102.8 28.1 19.2
...
2024 10 19 06 40 28.6 +32 06 13 1.5530 2.0741 106.9 27.4 19.1
...
2024 10 27 06 50 02.1 +32 38 47 1.4905 2.0864 112.7 26.1 19.1
...
2024 11 11 07 02 08.2 +33 42 54 1.3880 2.1162 124.9 22.6 19.0



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