Confirmation Image of COMET C/2017 A3 (Elenin) on 2017 01 06 from Siding Spring Observatory

A confirmation images of COMET C/2017 A3 (Elenin) on 2017-01-06
from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a 120 Second Luminance BIN2 Image taken with iTelescope.net's
(TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 reflector + CCD)

A confirmation images of COMET C/2017 A3 (Elenin) on 2017-01-06
from Siding Spring Observatory, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia. (MPC Q62)
a 120 Second Luminance BIN2 Image taken with iTelescope.net's
(TEL T27 0.70-m f/6.6 reflector + CCD)

Congratulations to Leonid Elenin for the discovery.

Background

(as of 2017-01-11 )

• Object: C/2017 A3 (Elenin)
• Orbit Type: Parabolic Comet 
• Discovery (First) observation was made: 2017 01 05.45843
• Discovery (First )observation by: ISON-SSO Observatory, Siding Spring (MPC Code Q60) The Discovery M.P.E.C.:MPEC 2017-A75 : COMET C/2017 A3 (Elenin) 
• Last Observation(publish): 2017 01 10.29746 (by Polonia Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama (MPC Code W98)
• Data-Arc Span(publish) : 5 days 
• Number of Optical Observations(published): 84
• Observatories Reporting (Published) Observations(MPC Code):
•  (807) Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena, Chile
• (E23) Arcadia,Australia/NSW.
• (I47) Pierre Auger Observatory, Malargue, Argentina
• (Q60) ISON-SSO Observatory, Siding Spring, Australia/NSW.
• (Q62) iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring,Australia/NSW.
• (W88) Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa, Chile.
• (W96) CAO, San Pedro de Atacam (since 2013),Chile.
• (W98) Polonia Observatory, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
• (Y00) SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira, Brazil.
• Perihelion Distance: 3.87795779921109 (AU) 
• Earth MOID:  3.22016
• (MPC) Observations-C/2017 A3  
• JPL Orbit Diagram--C/2017 A3 (Elenin)

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