Background
(as of 2016-02-25)
- Object: P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)
- Approximate Diameter: 340 m - 750 m (1115.49 feet to 2460.63 feet)( Absolute Magnitude: H= 19.488 ) (Comet Total Magnitude M1=20.5)
- Orbit Type: Jupiter-family Comet[NEO]
- On the Sentry Risk Table: No Removed
- On the NEODyS CLOMON2 risk page: No Removed
- First Observed was made on: 2015 12 01.508092 (precovery)
- First Observed By: Pan-STARRS 1 (MPC Code F51) The Discovery M.P.E.C.: MPEC 2016-B79 : 2016 BA14
- Last Observed(publish): 2016 02 16.47557
- Data-Arc Span(publish) : 77 days
- Number of Observations(publish): 151
- Perihelion Distance: 1.008519356443929 (AU)
- Aphelion Distance: 5.021312164033681(AU)
- Earth MOID: 0.0162127 AU
- Jupiter MOID: 0.104339 AU
- Jupiter Tisserand invariant (Definition): 2.801
- Next Close-Approach: Will safely pass Earth on 2016-Mar-22 at Nominal Distance of 0.0236641003481904 (AU) (9.21(LD)) or 2,199,715.551 miles (3,540,099.024 (KM))
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| Astrometrica object verification window with a stack of 25- 120 Second Luminance BIN2 Images taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at (MPC Code Q62) Siding Spring NSW Australia |
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| Astrometrica object verification window with a (1 of 25) 120 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at (MPC Code Q62) Siding Spring NSW Australia |
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| Astrometrica object verification window with a (8 of 25) 120 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at (MPC Code Q62) Siding Spring NSW Australia |
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| Astrometrica object verification window with a (16 of 25) 120 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at (MPC Code Q62) Siding Spring NSW Australia |
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| Astrometrica object verification window with a (25 of 25) 120 Second Luminance BIN2 image taken with iTelescope.net's (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) at (MPC Code Q62) Siding Spring NSW Australia |
Other links:
- Twin comets approach closely in March (EarthSky)
- Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) (TheSkyLive.com.)
- Discovery of Activity at Asteroid 2016 BA14 by Michael S. P. Kelley
- MPEC 2016-C192: COMET P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)
- (MPC) Observations P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)
- Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS)
- NEO Earth Close Approaches (JPL)
- Goldstone Asteroid Schedule
- The Tracking News
- NEO Coordination Centre
- Speed of Light - Space - Distance Calculator
