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COMET P/2022 D1 (PANSTARRS)

R. Weryk reports the discovery of a comet in four 45-second survey w-band
images taken on Feb. 24 UT by Pan-STARRS 2 (F52), noting a condensed 0".4 coma
and a straight 6" tail at position angle 290 deg. Prediscovery positions were
reported back to Jan. 2022.


Observer details:
C95 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence. Observer J. Jahn. 0.60-m
f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.

P/2022 D1 (PANSTARRS)
Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5
T 2021 Aug. 28.35668 TT Rudenko
q 3.3531582 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.04901963 Peri. 88.77878 -0.51922494 -0.68090109
a 7.3941684 Node 47.95760 +0.17931496 -0.67769982
e 0.5465131 Incl. 44.06643 +0.83561451 -0.27766286
P 20.1
From 45 observations 2022 Jan. 19-Feb. 28, mean residual 0".3.