The Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) on 2016-02-16

 Background

(as of 2016-02-16)

•  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 14.10183
• Data-Arc Span(publish) : 74  days
•  Number of Observations(publish): 143
• Perihelion Distance: 1.008520982174852(AU)
• Aphelion Distance: 5.021441985363814(AU)
• Earth MOID: 0.0160714 AU
• Jupiter MOID: 0.104259 AU
• Jupiter Tisserand invariant (Definition): 2.801
• Next Close-Approach:  Will safely pass Earth on 2016-Mar-22 at Nominal Distance of 0.023666443212715 (AU) (9.21(LD)) or 2,199,933.334 miles (3,540,449.511 (KM))

Astrometrica object verification window with a stack of (1 of 3) 8-120 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

Astrometrica object verification window with a stack of (2 of 3) 8-120 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

Astrometrica object verification window with a stack of (3 of 3) 8-120 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

Other links:

• 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)  
• JPL Orbit Diagram 2016 BE 
• NEO Earth Close Approaches (JPL)
• Goldstone Asteroid Schedule 
• The Tracking News 
• NEO Coordination Centre
• Speed of Light - Space - Distance Calculator

Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) On 2016-01-15

Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) On 2016-01-15 

 Background

(as of 2016-01-15)

•  Object:  C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)
• Orbit Type:  Hyperbolic Comet 
• First Observed  on: 2013 11 29.47333
• First Observed  By: Mt. Lemmon Survey (MPC Code G96)(Precovery -- discover by Pan-STARRS(MPC Code F51) ), (The Discovery M.P.E.C.: MPEC 2013-X29 : COMET C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS))
• Last Observed(publish):2015 12 21.81935
• Data-Arc Span(publish) : 752 days (2.06 yr) 
•  Number of Observations(publish):1707

The Comet C/2013 X1(PANSTARRS) on 2016-01-15 from
Mayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - (MPC Code H06) on 2016-01-15
a stack of 27-60 seconds Luminance BIN2
images taken with itelescope.net's
(TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)

Astrometrica object verification window a 60 second Luminance BIN2 image(1 of 27) taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) fromMayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - (MPC Code H06)

Astrometrica object verification window a 60 second Luminance BIN2 image(9 of 27) taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) fromMayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - (MPC Code H06)

Astrometrica object verification window a 60 second Luminance BIN2 image(18 of 27) taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) fromMayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - (MPC Code H06)

Astrometrica object verification window a 60 second Luminance BIN2 image(27 of 27) taken with itelescope.net's (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) fromMayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - (MPC Code H06)

Other links:

• (MPC) Observations C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)  
• JPL Orbit Diagram C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)    
• Comet C/2013 X1 PANSTARRS - Heavens-Above 
• Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) | TheSkyLive.com 
• C/2013 X1 ( PanSTARRS ) - Seiichi Yoshida's Home Page
•  C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion(In The Sky) 
• CometBase. Light curve of comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)
•  Astroblog: Seeing Comet C/2013 X1 and its Outburst in Australia

Confirmation images of Comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) on 2015-11-04

The comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) was discovered on 2015-11-03 by  Jess A. Johnson at the Catalina Sky Survey( MPC Code 703).  While C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) was on the Possible Comet Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation  I obtain a total of  18-- 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images (in two runs) on itelescope.net's   (TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) at Mayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - MPC H06 and created 4 stacks of  4 images with Astrometrica.

Confirmation image of Comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) on 2015-11-04 05:18:08 (UTC)
4 x 60 Sec Stacked @ 0.292 "/min P.A. 13.7 MPC Code H06 using itelescope.net's
(TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) (c) Steven M. Tilley

Confirmation image of Comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) on 2015-11-04 05:23:13 (UTC)
4 x 60 Sec Stacked @ 0.292 "/min P.A. 13.7 MPC Code H06 using itelescope.net's
(TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)(c) Steven M. Tilley

Confirmation image of Comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) on 2015-11-04 07:00:27 (UTC)
4 x 60 Sec Stacked @ 0.292 "/min P.A. 13.1 MPC Code H06 using itelescope.net's
(TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)(c) Steven M. Tilley

Confirmation image of Comet C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) on 2015-11-04 07:08:00 (UTC)
4 x 60 Sec Stacked @ 0.292"/min P.A. 13.1 MPC Code H06 using itelescope.net's
(TEL T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer)(c) Steven M. Tilley

Other links:

•  The Discovery M.P.E.C.: PEC 2015-V44 : COMET C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON) 
• (MPC) Observations of C/2015 V2 
• JPL Orbit Diagram C/2015 V2 (Johnson)   
• New Comet: C/2015 V2 (JOHNSON)  

Confirmation Images of COMET C/2015 F4 (JACQUES) On 2015-03-28

COMET C/2015 F4 (JACQUES) was discovered on 2015 03 21 by C. Jacques, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil at SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira. Also see : MPEC 2015-F159: COMET C/2015 F4 (JACQUES)

COMET C/2015 F4 (JACQUES) 6X60 Luminance bin2 itelescope.net telescope-t30
on 2015-03-28 by Steven M Tilley

Confirmation Images of COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) On 2015-03-22

COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) WAS discovered on 2015 03 21 by the PANSTARRS sky survey. While it was on the PCCP Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I made follow-up measurements on March 22, 23, and 24 from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia.(MPC Code Q62)


Here is a video of COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS) 28-60 Second Luminance BIN1 Images, taken with iTelescope Net's Telescope T27 (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) 2015-03-22 16:43 UTC to 17:37 UTC. (C) Steven M. Tilley http://lagniappeobserving.blogspot.com/

other links:
MPEC 2015-F119: COMET P/2015 F1 (PANSTARRS)
Orbital Elements (JPL)

Confirmation Images of COMET P/2014 X1 (ELENIN)

The COMET P/2014 X1 (ELENIN) was discovered by Leonid Elenin at ISON-NM Observatory near Mayhill, NM, USA(MPC H51) on 2014-12-12. While it was on the PCCP Confirmation Page in an effort to help in the confirmation I was able to obtain 33 -- 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images(I try to run a series of 40 however the script started late and time ran over) on Telescope 18 (iTelescope.Net), AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain (MPC I89) and did Data reduction on 4 Images.
Confirmation Images of COMET P/2014 X1 (ELENIN) 33 -- 60 Second Luminance BIN2 Images from the night of 2014-12-12 ITelescope.Net (T18 32-m f/8.0 astrograph + CCD) MPC Code I89 (AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain) 2014-12-12 21:13 UTC to 22:02 UTC APPROVED for Embed and Media broadcasts with full attribution TO (C)Steven M. Tilley

Other links:
MPEC 2014-X66 : COMET P/2014 X1 (ELENIN)
 Observations(MPC)
JPL Orbit Diagram
New Comet: P/2014 X1 (ELENIN) (Remanzacco Observatory - Comets & Neo Blog)

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) on 2014.12.07

Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) from Siding Spring - Australia - MPC Q62 on 2014.12.07 15-60 Second Luminance BIN1 Images taken with (TEL T30 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) [iTelescope.Net ]

Confirmation images of C/2014 W2 (PANSTARRS)

Confirmation images of  C/2014 W2 (PANSTARRS) 3 stacks of 10-60 seconds Luminance-BIN2 Images also see MPEC 2014-W55 : COMET C/2014 W2 (PANSTARRS)

Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) on the night of 2014-07-03

Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), 42 X 15 seconds Luminance- bin x 1, takan on the night of 2014-07-03(18:18 to 18:57 UTC) from itelescope.net (TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 CDK astrograph + CCD) Siding Spring Australia (MPC Code Q62) By Steven M. Tilley

Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) on the night of 2014-06-28

Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) on the night of 2014-06-28
 
45 -- 15 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-06-28 ITelescope.Net (T18 0.32-m f/8.0 astrograph + CCD) MPC Code I89 (AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain) 2014-06-29 02:16 UTC to 03:02 UTC Images (c) Steven M. Tilley

Other Links:

Observations(MPC)
MPEC 2014-M70 : COMET C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)
JPL Orbit Diagram
Goldstone Radar Observations Planning
Asteroid-Turned-Comet 2013 UQ4 Catalina Brightens: How to See it This Summer
C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) at perihelion
Seiichi Yoshida's page on C/2013 UQ4 ( Catalina )
British Astronomical Association-- Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)

Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) on the night of 2014-06-27

Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) on the night of 2014-06-27

PART 1: 14 -- 15 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-06-27 ITelescope.Net (T18 0.32-m f/8.0 astrograph + CCD) MPC Code I89 (AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain) 2014-06-28 02:58 UTC to 03:13 UTC Images (c) Steven M. Tilley

PART 2: 30 -- 15 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-06-27 ITelescope.Net (T18 0.32-m f/8.0 astrograph + CCD) MPC Code I89 (AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain) 2014-06-28 03:19 UTC to 03:50 UTC Images (c) Steven M. Tilley

Other Links:
Observations(MPC)
MPEC 2014-M70 : COMET C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)
JPL Orbit Diagram
Goldstone Radar Observations Planning
Asteroid-Turned-Comet 2013 UQ4 Catalina Brightens: How to See it This Summer: Read more
C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina) at perihelion
Seiichi Yoshida's page on C/2013 UQ4 ( Catalina )
British Astronomical Association-- Comet C/2013 UQ4 (Catalina)

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-06-14

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-06-14 27 -- 30 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-06-14 ITelescope.Net (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) MPC Code H06 (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA) 2014-06-15 04:21 UTC to 04:52 UTC Images (c) Steven M. Tilley

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-06-08

30 -- 60 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-06-08 ITelescope.Net (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA ) 2014-06-09 04:45 UTC to 05:34 UTC Images (c) Steven M. Tilley

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-05-15

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-05-15 30 -- 30 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-05-15 ITelescope.Net (T11 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) MPC Code H06 (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA ) 2014-05-16 04:20 UTC to 05:05 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

COMET C/2014 E2 (JACQUES) on the night of 2014-04-17

COMET C/2014 E2 (JACQUES) 14 -- 30 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-04-17 ITelescope.Net (T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) MPC Code H06 (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA )2014-04-18 02:27 UTC to 02:56 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-04-17

COMET C/2012K1(PANSTARRS) on the night of 2014-04-17

PART 1: 15 -- 60 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-04-17 ITelescope.Net (T16 0.15-m f/7.3 refractor + CCD)MPC Code I89 (AstroCamp Observatory. Nerpio, Spain) 2014-04-18 03:07 UTC to 03:39 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

PART 2: 17 -- 30 Second Luminance Imagesfrom the night of 2014-04-17 ITelescope.Net (T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) MPC Code H06 (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA ) 2014-04-18 03:22 UTC to 03:58 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

The Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) on the night of 2014-04-13

The Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) 45 -- 30 Second Luminance Images from the night of 2014-04-13 iTelescope.Net (T9 0.32-m f/9.3 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD + Focal Reducer) MPC Code Q62 (Siding Spring - Australia)2014-04-13 15:46 to 16:33 UTC Images By Steven M. Tilley

COMET C2014 E2 (JACQUES) on the night of 2014-04-03

COMET C/2014 E2 (JACQUES) on the night of 2014-04-03, 30 -- 30 Second Luminance Images From ITelescope Net Telescope T21 (0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) MPC Code H06 (Mayhill, New Mexico, USA) 2014-04-04 02:59 UTC to 03:36 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

COMET C/2014 E2 (JACQUES)

COMET C/2014 E2 (JACQUES) 20 -- 30 Second Luminance From ITelescope Net Telescope T30 (0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) 13-Mar-2014 16:48:21 UTC to 17:22:55 UTC By Steven M. Tilley

Comet 154P/Brewington on the night of 2013-12-20

154P/Brewington -- iTelescope.NET (TEL T21 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer) 12/20/2013, 02:22 to 02:37 -- 3X60 Luminance (1X1), 3X60 Red (1X1), 3X60 Green (1X1), and 3X60 Blue (1X1)