MPEC 2000-W62: COMET C/2000 W1 (UTSUNOMIYA-JONES)
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M.P.E.C. 2000-W62 Issued 2000 Nov. 30, 17:50 UT
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COMET C/2000 W1 (UTSUNOMIYA-JONES)
Observations:
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.42295 15 36 22.31 -76 23 51.5 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.42506 15 36 37.51 -76 23 31.7 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.42772 15 36 57.31 -76 23 05.1 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.42998 15 37 13.94 -76 22 43.8 12.0 N 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.55906 15 52 38.76 -76 00 58.0 14.4 N 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.56010 15 52 46.20 -76 00 47.4 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.56126 15 52 54.24 -76 00 34.8 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 26.56207 15 52 59.84 -76 00 25.6 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 28.04324 17 47 40.72 -69 19 11.6 8.7 T 913
CK00W010 C2000 11 28.05947 17 48 27.22 -69 14 01.8 913
CK00W010 C2000 11 28.44823 18 04 56.09 -67 09 54.9 14.6 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 28.45056 18 05 01.43 -67 09 09.9 14.5 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 28.45448 18 05 10.29 -67 07 54.4 14.8 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.34525 18 32 00.87 -62 25 55.3 10.3 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.35396 18 32 13.30 -62 23 13.2 10.6 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.36228 18 32 25.06 -62 20 38.6 10.6 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.36819 18 32 33.50 -62 18 46.9 10.5 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.37294 18 32 40.34 -62 17 19.8 10.5 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.39594 18 33 12.03 -62 10 17.7 13.9 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.39721 18 33 13.84 -62 09 53.6 14.3 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.39793 18 33 14.85 -62 09 39.9 14.5 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.39897 18 33 16.26 -62 09 21.1 14.2 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.39966 18 33 17.26 -62 09 08.1 14.5 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.40124 18 33 19.41 -62 08 39.3 14.1 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.43681 18 34 09.61 -61 57 29.1 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.43833 18 34 11.71 -61 57 00.9 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.45255 18 34 31.13 -61 52 36.5 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.45671 18 34 36.84 -61 51 19.5 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.45913 18 34 40.26 -61 50 35.1 13.4 N 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.47036 18 34 55.53 -61 47 06.5 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.47708 18 35 04.73 -61 45 02.8 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.51205 18 35 50.38 -61 34 34.8 322
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.51649 18 35 56.23 -61 33 12.6 322
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.52038 18 36 01.40 -61 32 01.0 322
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.52234 18 36 03.96 -61 31 24.7 322
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.55105 18 36 43.55 -61 22 20.4 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.55289 18 36 46.06 -61 21 47.2 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.55395 18 36 47.37 -61 21 27.2 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.63936 18 38 37.54 -60 55 29.5 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.64039 18 38 38.86 -60 55 10.2 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.64110 18 38 39.74 -60 54 57.9 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 29.64214 18 38 41.03 -60 54 39.0 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.34071 18 51 09.34 -57 29 56.3 10.3 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.35427 18 51 21.83 -57 26 05.3 9.9 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.36030 18 51 27.26 -57 24 21.8 10.1 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.36561 18 51 32.20 -57 22 50.6 10.1 N 467
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.39090 18 51 54.91 -57 15 46.6 14.1 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.39157 18 51 55.50 -57 15 35.2 14.0 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.39318 18 51 56.97 -57 15 07.6 14.1 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.39390 18 51 57.59 -57 14 55.1 14.3 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.39485 18 51 58.43 -57 14 39.4 14.2 N 428
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.45427 18 52 52.42 -56 57 43.7 13.4 N 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.45534 18 52 53.33 -56 57 25.3 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.45661 18 52 54.47 -56 57 04.6 474
CK00W010 C2000 11 30.45811 18 52 55.74 -56 56 38.8 474
Observer details:
322 Perth Observatory, Bickley-MCT. Observers J. Biggs, G. Lowe. Measurer
J. Biggs. 0.25-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory. Observer I. P. Griffin. 0.35-m reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore, G. P.
Bayne. Measurers A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7
reflector + CCD.
913 Observatorio Kappa Crucis, Montevideo. Observers D. Scarpa, A. Mas.
Measurer A. Mas. 0.25-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones)
T 2000 Dec. 26.5593 TT Marsden
q 0.321153 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 51.5056 +0.7489274 -0.6596194
Node 10.7579 -0.6626487 -0.7458004
e 1.0 Incl. 160.1687 +0.0021098 -0.0931884
From 51 observations 2000 Nov. 26-30.
Ephemeris:
C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 11 27 16 37.9 -74 25.1 0.290 0.846 53.4 110.6 7.1
2000 11 28 17 45.61 -69 33.4 0.303 0.825 50.1 113.6 7.1
2000 11 29 18 23.07 -64 14.4 0.320 0.804 47.3 115.7 7.1
2000 11 30 18 45.54 -59 08.6 0.341 0.783 45.0 117.1 7.1
2000 12 01 19 00.13 -54 29.7 0.364 0.762 43.2 117.8 7.1
2000 12 02 19 10.18 -50 21.0 0.390 0.741 41.6 117.9 7.2
2000 12 03 19 17.39 -46 41.3 0.418 0.720 40.3 117.6 7.2
2000 12 04 19 22.70 -43 27.9 0.448 0.698 39.2 116.8 7.2
2000 12 05 19 26.69 -40 37.6 0.480 0.677 38.2 115.8 7.2
2000 12 06 19 29.70 -38 07.4 0.512 0.655 37.2 114.6 7.2
2000 12 07 19 31.95 -35 54.5 0.545 0.634 36.3 113.1 7.2
2000 12 08 19 33.60 -33 56.4 0.579 0.613 35.4 111.4 7.2
2000 12 09 19 34.76 -32 11.0 0.614 0.591 34.4 109.6 7.2
2000 12 10 19 35.51 -30 36.6 0.649 0.570 33.5 107.6 7.1
2000 12 11 19 35.88 -29 11.8 0.685 0.549 32.5 105.4 7.1
2000 12 12 19 35.93 -27 55.3 0.721 0.528 31.5 103.0 7.0
2000 12 14 19 35.14 -25 43.1 0.794 0.486 29.3 97.5 6.9
2000 12 16 19 33.24 -23 54.0 0.868 0.447 27.0 91.1 6.7
2000 12 18 19 30.26 -22 23.5 0.942 0.409 24.4 83.6 6.5
2000 12 20 19 26.21 -21 08.6 1.014 0.376 21.7 74.6 6.3
2000 12 22 19 21.06 -20 07.6 1.084 0.349 18.7 64.3 6.1
2001 01 11 18 11.80 -17 36.1 1.374 0.546 18.9 35.7 8.6
2001 01 16 17 58.51 -17 43.4 1.356 0.653 26.8 42.9 9.3
2001 01 21 17 46.17 -17 52.3 1.322 0.759 34.7 47.5 9.9
2001 01 26 17 34.00 -18 01.2 1.276 0.864 42.6 50.4 10.4
2001 01 31 17 21.28 -18 08.8 1.222 0.967 50.6 51.9 10.8
2001 02 05 17 07.36 -18 13.7 1.162 1.067 58.9 52.3 11.1
2001 02 10 16 51.56 -18 14.0 1.098 1.164 67.6 51.6 11.4
2001 02 15 16 33.18 -18 07.1 1.033 1.259 77.0 49.9 11.6
2001 02 20 16 11.50 -17 48.9 0.971 1.351 87.2 47.0 11.7
2001 02 25 15 45.93 -17 13.8 0.914 1.441 98.3 42.8 11.9
2001 03 02 15 16.23 -16 15.4 0.869 1.530 110.5 37.4 12.0
2001 03 07 14 42.85 -14 48.3 0.840 1.616 123.6 30.8 12.2
2001 03 12 14 07.14 -12 51.7 0.831 1.701 137.4 23.3 12.4
2001 03 17 13 31.22 -10 32.3 0.846 1.784 151.4 15.5 12.7
2001 03 22 12 57.34 -08 03.1 0.886 1.866 165.0 7.9 12.9
2001 03 27 12 27.19 -05 38.5 0.949 1.946 176.8 1.7 13.3
2001 04 01 12 01.57 -03 28.9 1.034 2.025 170.0 4.9 13.6
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