The Comet P/2016 BA14 (PANSTARRS) on 2016-02-25

 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))

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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