Nakano Note (Nakano wa Kangaeru noda) NK 2196 C/2011 J2 (LINEAR)

The following improved orbital elements, by S. Nakano, are from 124 observations 2011 Mar. 10 to 2012 Feb. 3. Perturbations by Mercury to Neptune and three minor planets, Ceres, Pallas and Vesta, were taken into account. The comet has passed 4.03 AU from Saturn on 2010 Nov. 22 and will pass 4.09 AU from Jupiter on 2013 Sept. 13 UT. The mean residual is +/- 0.52 arc second. See an orbit on HICQ 2011/ 2012. Epoch = 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT T = 2013 Dec. 25.27337 +/- 0.03210 (m.e.) TT Peri. = 85.29283 +/- 0.00068 Node = 163.94733 +/- 0.00011 (2000.0) Inc. = 122.79837 +/- 0.00037 q = 3.4433649 +/- 0.0001227 AU e = 1.0005993 +/- 0.0000513 1/a = -0.0001740 +/- 0.0000149 1/AU origin = +0.000007 (Q= 6) future = -0.000044 The following residuals in seconds of arc are from the above orbital elements: Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") Date Code Residual(") 2011/ 110505 807 0.3- 0.0 111231 A71 0.8- 0.2+ 110310 703 0.4+ 0.3- 110506 926 0.9+ 0.2+ 111231 A71 0.1- 0.3+ 110310 703 0.1+ 1.2- 110506 926 0.7+ 0.2+ 111231 A71 0.9- 0.2+ 110310 703 0.8- 0.5- 110506 291 0.0 0.2- 111231 A71 0.4- 0.7+ 110310 703 0.1- 0.1+ 110506 291 0.1+ 0.2- 2012/ 110325 703 0.5+ 1.0+ 110506 H06 0.4+ 0.2+ 120105 J47 0.1- 0.2+ 110325 703 0.1+ 1.3+ 110506 H06 0.4+ 0.1+ 120105 J47 0.2+ 0.3+ 110325 703 0.7- 1.4+ 110506 291 0.0 0.2- 120105 J47 0.7- 0.2+ 110504 704 (2.6+ 2.4-) 110506 291 0.3+ 0.1+ 120119 704 1.9+ 1.4- 110504 704 1.5+ 0.3- 110506 291 0.0 0.1- 120119 704 0.7+ 0.3- 110504 704 (1.3- 2.4+) 110506 291 0.1- 0.2- 120119 704 0.3+ 0.4- 110505 H21 0.5- 0.7- 110506 D96 0.9+ 0.4+ 120119 704 0.8+ 1.1+ 110505 H21 0.3- 0.3- 110506 D96 0.4- 0.3- 120119 704 0.5- 0.2+ 110505 H21 0.2- 0.3- 110506 D96 0.1- 0.3+ 120120 704 0.3+ 0.1- 110505 H21 0.0 0.5- 110507 H01 0.4- 0.3+ 120120 704 0.3+ 0.2- 110505 474 0.1+ 0.3- 110507 H01 0.4- 0.3+ 120120 704 1.0+ 0.5+ 110505 474 0.2+ 0.1- 110507 H01 0.5- 0.5+ 120120 704 (0.0 2.1-) 110505 474 0.1+ 0.2+ 110507 291 0.4+ 0.1+ 120120 704 0.5- 0.2+ 110505 474 0.1- 0.0 110507 H01 0.4- 0.3+ 120123 704 0.8+ 0.1+ 110505 D90 0.2- 0.6- 110507 926 0.1- 0.6+ 120123 704 0.5+ 0.7- 110505 D90 0.3- 0.0 110507 291 0.4+ 0.1- 120123 703 1.3- 1.3- 110505 D90 0.5- 0.2- 110507 926 0.1- 0.5+ 120123 704 0.8+ 0.7+ 110505 E16 1.0+ 0.0 110507 291 0.2+ 0.3+ 120123 703 0.6- 1.7- 110505 E16 0.9+ 0.1+ 110507 215 0.7- 0.3+ 120123 703 0.3- 0.5- 110505 D96 0.5- 0.5- 110507 215 0.1- 0.3+ 120123 704 0.0 0.7- 110505 D96 0.5- 0.7- 110507 215 0.1+ 0.2+ 120123 703 0.6- 0.6- 110505 D96 0.4- 0.9- 110524 H06 0.4+ 0.1+ 120123 704 0.1- 0.1- 110505 235 0.2- 0.3+ 110524 H06 0.3+ 0.3+ 120125 958 1.4+ 0.4+ 110505 235 0.4- 0.6- 110524 H06 0.2- 0.5+ 120125 958 0.8+ 0.1+ 110505 235 0.6- 0.7- 111107 H06 1.0+ 0.0 120125 958 0.4+ 1.1+ 110505 104 0.2+ 0.3- 111107 H06 0.8+ 0.1+ 120126 958 0.1+ 0.1- 110505 J87 0.0 0.1- 111205 C32 0.4- 0.2- 120126 958 0.6- 0.7+ 110505 104 0.0 0.0 111205 C32 0.1- 0.1+ 120126 958 1.3+ 0.4+ 110505 J87 0.1+ 0.3+ 111205 C32 0.0 0.0 120128 E07 0.6- 0.1+ 110505 J87 0.3+ 0.9- 111225 349 0.2- 0.2+ 120128 E07 0.3- 0.0 110505 I93 0.3+ 0.3+ 111225 349 0.1+ 0.3+ 120131 900 0.1- 0.5- 110505 I93 0.6- 0.0 111229 C10 0.1+ 0.3+ 120131 900 0.2- 0.0 110505 I89 0.1- 0.3- 111229 C10 0.2- 0.4- 120201 691 0.7- 0.4- 110505 I93 0.3- 0.2+ 111230 B51 0.6+ 0.1+ 120201 691 0.9- 0.5- 110505 I89 0.3+ 0.1- 111230 B51 0.6+ 0.2+ 120201 691 0.7- 0.3- 110505 807 0.4- 0.1+ 111231 C32 0.2- 0.2+ 120203 C32 0.6- 0.5+ 110505 807 0.1- 0.1- 111231 C32 0.1- 0.2+ 120203 C32 0.9- 0.4+ 110505 807 0.3- 0.0 111231 C32 0.1- 0.1+ 120203 C32 0.5- 0.2+ ( ) -------- Rejected Obs.

Associate of Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams Syuichi Nakano 2012 Feb. 6

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