[Iaude] MPEC E142: COMET P/2016 J1-A = P/2020 Y6-A (PANSTARRS)

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M.P.E.C. 2024-E142                               Issued 2024 March 11, 07:38 UT

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                  COMET P/2016 J1-A = P/2020 Y6-A (PANSTARRS)                   

     M. Micheli reports the recovery of comet P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS) in images
taken on 2020 Dec. 24, and on multiple nights in 2021 and 2022 from Mauna Kea
Observatory (568).

Observations:
    PK20Y06a*_C2020 12 24.52035810 45 38.528-06 28 44.76         25.2 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2020 12 24.52422310 45 38.583-06 28 45.84         25.0 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 02 17.42188710 31 43.483-06 10 20.52         23.7 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 02 17.42575210 31 43.316-06 10 19.22         23.9 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 02 17.42961810 31 43.146-06 10 17.83         24.0 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 11.25125910 03 31.953+00 46 35.86         24.2 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 11.25511910 03 31.917+00 46 37.56         24.1 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.25039810 03 22.744+01 07 33.87         24.8 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.25427010 03 22.732+01 07 35.56         24.6 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.25813510 03 22.724+01 07 37.02         24.4 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.36135910 03 22.475+01 08 19.17         24.7 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.36522510 03 22.463+01 08 20.71         24.4 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 14.36909010 03 22.450+01 08 22.28         24.8 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 15.36424810 03 22.346+01 15 03.44         24.1 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 15.36818310 03 22.338+01 15 04.91         24.3 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 17.38682910 03 26.403+01 28 14.07         25.0 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 17.39068310 03 26.422+01 28 15.52         24.4 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 04 17.39454310 03 26.418+01 28 17.21         24.5 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 05 16.36402510 14 16.653+03 30 52.43         24.7 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 05 16.37175010 14 16.952+03 30 53.59         23.8 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 05 17.27640010 14 53.617+03 32 40.51         24.5 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 05 17.28025510 14 53.770+03 32 40.85         25.0 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2021 05 17.28412010 14 53.920+03 32 41.39         24.4 TVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 03 13.60427718 22 38.177-12 01 29.75         23.3 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 03 13.60581618 22 38.311-12 01 29.10         23.1 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 08.56102518 54 20.562-08 41 47.52         22.7 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 08.56256518 54 20.647-08 41 46.73         22.6 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 08.56411018 54 20.738-08 41 45.88         22.5 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 08.56873418 54 21.005-08 41 43.65         22.6 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.55870819 08 12.659-06 11 57.23         23.0 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.56025919 08 12.719-06 11 56.35         22.7 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.56337319 08 12.828-06 11 54.77         23.2 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.56493519 08 12.882-06 11 53.91         22.6 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.56647519 08 12.940-06 11 53.07         22.6 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.56801419 08 12.995-06 11 52.26         22.9 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.57609319 08 13.290-06 11 47.86         22.5 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.57918919 08 13.399-06 11 46.19         23.0 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.58072819 08 13.454-06 11 45.37         22.7 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.58535219 08 13.624-06 11 42.89         22.7 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 04 25.58689719 08 13.675-06 11 42.08         22.8 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.36086319 05 21.225+00 17 22.98         21.8 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.36241419 05 21.158+00 17 23.28         22.3 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.36705019 05 20.974+00 17 24.14         21.6 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.36860119 05 20.910+00 17 24.44         22.1 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.37015219 05 20.845+00 17 24.71         22.1 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.37170319 05 20.782+00 17 24.99         21.8 GVEE142568
    PK20Y06a _C2022 06 19.37324219 05 20.719+00 17 25.27         21.7 GVEE142568

Observer details:
568 Maunakea.  Observers H. H. Hsieh, T. Seccull, T. Mocnik, J. Andrews, J.
    Cortes, J. Font-Serra, T. Rudyk, J. Ferrara, Z. Hartman, E. P. Farina, C.
    Figura.  Measurer M. Micheli.  8.1-m Gemini North + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2016 J1-A (PANSTARRS)                                                     
Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5                                         
T 2022 Feb. 22.90450 TT                                 Rudenko                 
q   2.4619749            (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.17357226     Peri.   47.87204     -0.38773652     +0.91796064             
a   3.1828475      Node   199.79786     -0.90173334     -0.39657439             
e   0.2264867      Incl.   14.31021     -0.19114755     +0.00877586             
P   5.68                                                                        
>From 118 observations 2016 Mar. 4-2022 June 19, mean residual 0".3.             
                                                                                
Ephemeris:
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2024 02 10    01 06 13.5 +04 33 43   4.1312  3.6821    56.6    12.9  25.2
...
2024 02 25    01 20 49.2 +05 43 25   4.3302  3.7020    45.3    11.0  25.4
...
2024 03 04    01 29 05.6 +06 22 46   4.4237  3.7123    39.5     9.8  25.4
...
2024 03 10    01 35 29.2 +06 52 53   4.4876  3.7199    35.2     8.8  25.5
2024 03 11    01 36 34.0 +06 57 56   4.4977  3.7211    34.4     8.7  25.5
2024 03 12    01 37 39.0 +07 02 59   4.5076  3.7223    33.7     8.5  25.5
...
2024 03 18    01 44 13.4 +07 33 23   4.5637  3.7297    29.5     7.5  25.5
...
2024 03 26    01 53 09.7 +08 13 48   4.6292  3.7393    23.9     6.2  25.6
...
2024 04 10    02 10 20.3 +09 27 57   4.7220  3.7566    13.8     3.6  25.6

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