New Comet: C/2013 E2 (IWAMOTO)

March 16, 2013
Cbet nr. 3439, issued on 2013, March 14, announces the discovery of a new comet (discovery magnitude ~14) by Masayuki Iwamoto (Awa, Tokushima-ken, Japan) on three 60-s CCD frames taken on March 10.8 & 11.8 with a Pentax 100-mm f/4 lens and a Canon EOS 5D digital camera. The new comet has been designated C/2013 E2 (IWAMOTO).

We performed follow-up measurements of this object remotely, from the iTelescope network (Siding Spring - MPC code Q62) on 2013, March. 14.8, through a 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer.

Our new image of comet C/2013 E2 (IWAMOTO) obtained remotely from iTelescope Observatory in New Mexico (MPC code H06) on March 15.5. Click on the image on top for a bigger version.

M.P.E.C. 2013-E67 assigns the following preliminary parabolic orbital elements to comet C/2013 E2: T 2013 Mar. 5.5; e= 1.0; Peri. = 92.93; q = 1.39;  Incl.= 21.90.

Source:
http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-comet-c2013-e2-iwamoto.html