AstroTours | Sumando al ya conocido cometa ATLAS (C/2019 Y4), este 1 de abril los centros CBET 4740 & MPEC 2020-G05 han oficializado el hallazgo de un nuevo cometa de magnitud 17 empleando imágenes infrarrojas.
Por medio de la técnica del stackeo de 14 imágenes con exposiciones de 60 segundos cada una, obtenidas durante las últimas noches de marzo de 2020, gracias al telescopio Q62 un astrógrafo de 50 centímetros de diámetro y con la utilización de cámara CCD, un reductor de foco han podido capturar la imagen de este nuevo cometa hasta entonces desconocido.

Existe la posibilidad de que este cometa sea visible en el campo del instrumento SOHO C3 hacia finales de junio de 2020. Cuando la órbita esté más definida, será posible confirmar o excluir esta hipótesis.
DETALLES DEL COMETA
MPEC 2020-G05 : COMET C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
M.P.E.C. 2020-G05 Issued 2020 April 1, 23:13 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ ISSN 1523-6714 COMET C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) On behalf of NEOWISE (C51), J. Masiero reported on March 31 UT that this object showed clear signs of cometary activity. Additional reports are as follows: OC Date Reporter Coma Tail PA Exposures E10 2020-03-31 P. Breitenstein 8" 17" 110 10x40s Q62 2020-03-31 H. Sato 45" 12x60s 323 2020-03-31 P. Camilleri 10" 8x30s Q62 2020-03-31 E. Guido 1' 20" 115 14x60s Q62 2020-03-31 K. Yoshimoto 1'.1 110 8x60s I47 2020-04-01 M. Masek 0'.6 40x60s Observations: CK20F030* S2020 03 27.71352 07 00 39.56 -48 50 52.1 17 RLEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 27.71352 1 - 3125.8229 + 3330.5638 - 5118.0751 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 27.84442 07 00 17.78 -48 45 28.9 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 27.84442 1 - 3156.7647 + 3366.9112 - 5075.0715 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 27.90974 07 00 06.95 -48 42 46.6 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 27.90974 1 - 3142.2385 + 3329.5269 - 5108.6619 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.04065 06 59 45.30 -48 37 21.9 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.04065 1 - 3173.2658 + 3365.6980 - 5065.5516 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.10597 06 59 34.50 -48 34 40.3 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.10597 1 - 3158.6761 + 3328.4163 - 5099.2113 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.23675 06 59 13.05 -48 29 14.6 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.23675 1 - 3159.4987 + 3309.1645 - 5111.2167 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.23687 06 59 13.00 -48 29 14.7 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.23687 1 - 3189.7906 + 3364.4159 - 5055.9870 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.30220 06 59 02.33 -48 26 31.8 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.30220 1 - 3175.1268 + 3327.2142 - 5089.7453 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.43297 06 58 41.04 -48 21 05.4 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.43297 1 - 3175.9284 + 3307.9764 - 5101.7673 EG005C51 CK20F030 S2020 03 28.43310 06 58 40.99 -48 21 05.2 LEG005C51 CK20F030 s2020 03 28.43310 1 - 3206.3370 + 3363.0603 - 5046.3863 EG005C51 CK20F030 *C2020 03 31.37708 06 51 10.03 -46 16 17.2 17.7 RoEG005E10 CK20F030 *C2020 03 31.38242 06 51 09.24 -46 16 03.5 17.6 RoEG005E10 CK20F030 *C2020 03 31.38942 06 51 08.21 -46 15 45.3 17.6 RoEG005E10 CK20F030 [C2020 03 31.39450 06 51 07.48 -46 15 31.8 17.7 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 *C2020 03 31.39560 06 51 07.31 -46 15 29.2 17.3 RoEG005E10 CK20F030 [C2020 03 31.39734 06 51 07.04 -46 15 24.5 17.7 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 [C2020 03 31.40016 06 51 06.61 -46 15 17.1 17.5 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 1C2020 03 31.43329 06 51 01.79 -46 13 51.3 VEG005Q62 CK20F030 1C2020 03 31.43667 06 51 01.29 -46 13 42.5 VEG005Q62 CK20F030 1C2020 03 31.44005 06 51 00.80 -46 13 33.7 15.9 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 C2020 03 31.48365 06 50 54.66 -46 11 41.0 17.2 VqEG005323 CK20F030 0C2020 03 31.49496 06 50 52.81 -46 11 10.6 17.6 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 0C2020 03 31.50185 06 50 51.82 -46 10 52.1 17.9 GVEG005Q62 CK20F030 aC2020 03 31.51166 06 50 50.38 -46 10 27.0 14.6 RqEG005Q62 CK20F030 C2020 03 31.51474 06 50 50.07 -46 10 19.9 17.2 VqEG005323 CK20F030 aC2020 03 31.51561 06 50 49.84 -46 10 16.5 qEG005Q62 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.00563 06 49 40.46 -45 49 04.7 16.1 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.01251 06 49 39.45 -45 48 46.5 16.0 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.02540 06 49 37.63 -45 48 12.9 16.1 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.02906 06 49 37.08 -45 48 03.5 16.2 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.03142 06 49 36.77 -45 47 57.0 16.1 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 3C2020 04 01.04227 06 49 35.22 -45 47 28.7 17.5 GVEG005W88 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.04862 06 49 34.34 -45 47 12.1 16.1 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.05378 06 49 33.58 -45 46 58.9 16.2 VqEG005I47 CK20F030 3C2020 04 01.10389 06 49 26.47 -45 44 47.4 17.9 GVEG005W88 CK20F030 C2020 04 01.35327506 48 51.92 -45 33 56.4 17.4 GVEG005R57 CK20F030 C2020 04 01.35542706 48 51.60 -45 33 50.7 17.3 GVEG005R57 CK20F030 C2020 04 01.35641906 48 51.50 -45 33 48.1 17.4 GVEG005R57 CK20F030 C2020 04 01.35741206 48 51.37 -45 33 45.8 17.6 GVEG005R57 CK20F030 C2020 04 01.35840406 48 51.21 -45 33 42.9 17.4 GVEG005R57 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.38086 06 48 48.01 -45 32 44.5 16.7 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.38395 06 48 47.57 -45 32 36.3 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.38740 06 48 47.11 -45 32 27.1 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.39010 06 48 46.71 -45 32 20.2 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.39315 06 48 46.29 -45 32 11.7 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.39586 06 48 45.89 -45 32 04.8 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.39858 06 48 45.53 -45 31 57.8 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.40128 06 48 45.13 -45 31 50.3 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.40400 06 48 44.78 -45 31 43.0 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.40671 06 48 44.42 -45 31 36.7 16.8 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.41485 06 48 43.27 -45 31 14.8 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.41756 06 48 42.86 -45 31 07.9 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.42027 06 48 42.45 -45 31 00.7 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.42297 06 48 42.10 -45 30 53.2 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.42593 06 48 41.71 -45 30 45.2 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.42914 06 48 41.23 -45 30 36.9 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.43184 06 48 40.85 -45 30 29.8 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.43456 06 48 40.47 -45 30 23.0 17.0 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.43728 06 48 40.17 -45 30 15.8 16.9 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.43999 06 48 39.83 -45 30 09.5 17.0 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.44270 06 48 39.29 -45 30 01.9 17.0 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.44542 06 48 39.01 -45 29 54.7 17.0 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.44813 06 48 38.73 -45 29 47.2 17.0 RqEG005E94 CK20F030 KC2020 04 01.45626 06 48 37.54 -45 29 28.0 16.9 RqEG005E94 Observer details: 323 Perth Observatory, Bickley. Observers P. Camilleri, J. Oey, R. Groom. Measurer P. Camilleri. 0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD. C51 WISE. Observer Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Measurers A. K. Mainzer, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav, J. R. Masiero, R. M. Cutri, J. W. Dailey, E. Kramer, J. Pittichova, S. Sonnett, E. L. Wright. E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South. Observer P. Breitenstein. 2.0-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. E94 Possum Observatory, Gisborne. Observer J. Drummond. 0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. I47 Pierre Auger Observatory, Malargue. Observer M. Masek. 0.3-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD. Q62 iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring. Observers M. Suzuki, H. Sato, A. Valvasori, E. Guido, K. Yoshimoto. 0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD, 0.51-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer, 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + focal reducer, 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + focal reducer. R57 Aorangi Iti Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin. Measurer P. M. Kilmartin. 0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. W88 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa. Observer B. Lutkenhoner. 0.43-m f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Epoch 2020 July 10.0 TT = JDT 2459040.5 T 2020 July 3.54606 TT Rudenko q 0.2904006 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0093622 Peri. 37.60259 +0.72080407 +0.13797689 +/-0.0073262 Node 60.86462 +0.27480541 -0.95656333 e 0.9972812 Incl. 128.95285 +0.63633598 +0.25680533 From 64 observations 2020 Mar. 27-Apr. 1, mean residual 0".3. C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 T 2020 July 3.54605 TT Rudenko q 0.2903990 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0093684 Peri. 37.60287 +0.72080686 +0.13797202 +/-0.0073262 Node 60.86445 +0.27479880 -0.95656513 e 0.9972794 Incl. 128.95294 +0.63633567 +0.25680122 From 64 observations 2020 Mar. 27-Apr. 1, mean residual 0".3. Ephemeris: Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2020 03 02 08 48 36.3 -61 10 41 1.9783 2.4646 107.5 22.6 17.9 ... 2020 03 17 07 37 05.0 -55 27 44 1.7847 2.2433 104.0 25.5 17.3 ... 2020 03 25 07 08 37.7 -50 40 14 1.7133 2.1213 99.6 27.6 16.9 ... 2020 03 31 06 52 05.0 -46 32 32 1.6741 2.0279 95.3 29.4 16.7 2020 04 01 06 49 41.5 -45 49 20 1.6687 2.0121 94.6 29.7 16.6 2020 04 02 06 47 23.8 -45 05 43 1.6636 1.9963 93.8 30.0 16.6 ... 2020 04 08 06 35 30.7 -40 37 04 1.6393 1.9003 88.6 31.8 16.4 ... 2020 04 16 06 23 56.2 -34 29 46 1.6213 1.7692 81.1 34.1 16.0 ... 2020 05 01 06 11 33.4 -23 13 41 1.6174 1.5119 65.6 37.4 15.3 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-G05
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