C/2011 UF305 (LINEAR)
The
object was
discovered on October,31 2011 by
704 Lincoln
Laboratory ETS, New Mexico
On my images I couldn't detect any
cometary feature. But my assumption, that the object could be a comet, was
confirmed on December,29 2011
with
CBET 2960 (...if you have access to the CBAT Computer Service CS) and
MPEC 2011-Y51
With an hyperbolic eccentricity of e=1.0007164 the comet is just visiting the inner Solar system for it's first time.
The latest IAU telegrams or the latest CBET's. IAUC Astronomical Headlines.
Minor
planet center's orbital elements and Ephemeris,
the
object on
Seiichi Yoshida's Homepage
Light
curves on Cometas Obs,
JPL Small body
database
C/2011 UF305 (LINEAR) © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2011-12-10 B/W
27 min. exposure,
2011-12-10 UT 16:33, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
16.52 mag (10x10 box)
The object has a period of around 9200 years. Till now, no
cometary action is recognized.
On January 2 2013 the object will pass the Earth in 1.911 AU distance. The
apperant magnitude will be around 15 mag then.
2011 UF305 © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2011-11-20 B/W
30 min. exposure,
2011-11-20 UT 17:20, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
17.23 mag (10x10 box)
2011 UF305 © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2011-11-14 B/W
30 min. exposure,
2011-11-14 UT 18:39, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
17.26 mag (10x10 box)
2011 UF305 © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2011-11-13 B/W
30 min. exposure,
2011-11-13 UT 17:36, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
17.28 mag (10x10 box)
2011 UF305 © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2011-11-06 B/W
60 min. exposure,
2011-11-06 UT 16:46, 12" SCT
f-5.65 + CCD ST10XME
17.53 mag (10x10 box)