MPEC 2001-Q60: COMET C/2001 Q3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q60 Issued 2001 Aug. 27, 23:32 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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COMET C/2001 Q3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.33756 10 15 07.0 +12 34 40 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.33756 2 -0.00978152 +0.00045048 +0.00045077 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.35571 10 15 10.1 +12 30 03 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.35571 2 -0.00978269 +0.00044712 +0.00044876 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.37923 10 15 16.7 +12 24 56 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.37923 2 -0.00978420 +0.00044277 +0.00044616 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.40978 10 15 19.1 +12 15 45 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.40978 2 -0.00978617 +0.00043712 +0.00044279 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.43752 10 15 25.1 +12 08 17 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.43752 2 -0.00978794 +0.00043199 +0.00043973 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.45145 10 15 27.7 +12 05 04 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.45145 2 -0.00978883 +0.00042941 +0.00043819 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.46256 10 15 30.9 +12 02 26 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.46256 2 -0.00978954 +0.00042736 +0.00043696 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.47645 10 15 33.9 +11 58 37 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.47645 2 -0.00979043 +0.00042480 +0.00043543 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.49314 10 15 36.8 +11 54 34 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.49314 2 -0.00979149 +0.00042172 +0.00043359 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.50423 10 15 39.0 +11 51 39 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.50423 2 -0.00979220 +0.00041967 +0.00043237 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.51926 10 15 41.9 +11 47 36 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.51926 2 -0.00979315 +0.00041690 +0.00043071 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.53479 10 15 44.4 +11 43 18 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.53479 2 -0.00979414 +0.00041403 +0.00042900 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.97645 10 17 16.5 +09 45 53 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.97645 2 -0.00982153 +0.00033298 +0.00038045 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 25.99312 10 17 20.0 +09 41 43 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 25.99312 2 -0.00982254 +0.00032994 +0.00037863 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.00425 10 17 22.2 +09 38 54 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.00425 2 -0.00982322 +0.00032791 +0.00037741 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.01894 10 17 25.3 +09 35 12 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.01894 2 -0.00982410 +0.00032523 +0.00037580 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.03479 10 17 29.0 +09 31 17 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.03479 2 -0.00982506 +0.00032234 +0.00037406 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.06063 10 17 34.0 +09 24 58 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.06063 2 -0.00982662 +0.00031763 +0.00037123 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.07646 10 17 37.9 +09 21 13 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.07646 2 -0.00982757 +0.00031475 +0.00036950 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.08759 10 17 40.5 +09 18 35 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.08759 2 -0.00982824 +0.00031272 +0.00036828 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.10222 10 17 43.6 +09 15 08 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.10222 2 -0.00982912 +0.00031006 +0.00036668 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.11812 10 17 47.6 +09 11 32 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.11812 2 -0.00983007 +0.00030716 +0.00036494 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.13756 10 17 51.4 +09 07 20 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.13756 2 -0.00983123 +0.00030363 +0.00036282 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.14320 10 17 53.1 +09 05 54 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.14320 2 -0.00983157 +0.00030260 +0.00036220 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.15425 10 17 53.2 +09 04 10 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.15425 2 -0.00983223 +0.00030060 +0.00036099 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.15979 10 17 56.8 +09 02 11 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.15979 2 -0.00983256 +0.00029958 +0.00036038 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.17092 10 17 59.5 +08 59 45 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.17092 2 -0.00983322 +0.00029756 +0.00035917 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.18558 10 18 02.2 +08 56 39 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.18558 2 -0.00983410 +0.00029489 +0.00035756 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.22098 10 18 10.5 +08 49 36 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.22098 2 -0.00983619 +0.00028847 +0.00035370 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.22646 10 18 12.0 +08 48 23 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.22646 2 -0.00983652 +0.00028747 +0.00035310 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.23756 10 18 14.2 +08 46 48 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.23756 2 -0.00983718 +0.00028546 +0.00035189 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.24312 10 18 16.0 +08 45 18 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.24312 2 -0.00983751 +0.00028445 +0.00035128 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.27928 10 18 23.6 +08 39 18 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.27928 2 -0.00983964 +0.00027790 +0.00034733 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.32091 10 18 34.1 +08 31 55 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.32091 2 -0.00984209 +0.00027035 +0.00034279 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.36262 10 18 44.5 +08 26 11 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.36262 2 -0.00984453 +0.00026280 +0.00033824 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.38756 10 18 50.7 +08 23 24 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.38756 2 -0.00984599 +0.00025829 +0.00033552 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.40425 10 18 53.2 +08 21 24 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.40425 2 -0.00984696 +0.00025527 +0.00033371 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.44595 10 19 05.8 +08 17 24 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.44595 2 -0.00984938 +0.00024774 +0.00032916 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.47090 10 19 13.2 +08 16 14 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.47090 2 -0.00985083 +0.00024324 +0.00032645 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.48758 10 19 16.9 +08 15 02 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.48758 2 -0.00985179 +0.00024023 +0.00032463 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.52929 10 19 28.9 +08 13 33 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.52929 2 -0.00985419 +0.00023271 +0.00032009 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.57090 10 19 42.8 +08 14 03 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.57090 2 -0.00985658 +0.00022521 +0.00031557 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.61262 10 19 50.0 +08 15 40 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.61262 2 -0.00985896 +0.00021771 +0.00031103 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.63756 10 19 56.7 +08 16 06 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.63756 2 -0.00986038 +0.00021322 +0.00030832 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.81065 10 20 49.6 +08 34 41 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.81065 2 -0.00987015 +0.00018217 +0.00028955 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.82647 10 20 54.6 +08 36 54 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.82647 2 -0.00987103 +0.00017934 +0.00028783 249
CK01Q030 S2001 08 26.83756 10 20 57.1 +08 38 16 249
CK01Q030 s2001 08 26.83756 2 -0.00987165 +0.00017735 +0.00028663 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Comet detection by
Chen Hua Dong, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 Q3 (SOHO)
T 2001 Aug. 26.51 TT Marsden
q 0.0373 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 268.11 -0.09086 -0.91000
Node 155.03 +0.13029 +0.39185
e 1.0 Incl. 106.63 -0.98730 +0.13546
From 47 observations 2001 Aug. 25-26.
Ephemeris:
C/2001 Q3 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2001 08 27 10 22.63 +08 59.8 1.062 0.056 1.1 20.8 5.1
2001 08 28 10 27.20 +11 44.9 1.121 0.117 2.0 17.4 8.4
2001 08 29 10 31.36 +14 02.2 1.158 0.172 4.6 28.3 10.2
2001 08 30 10 35.30 +15 58.0 1.188 0.222 6.9 33.3 11.3
2001 08 31 10 39.09 +17 39.0 1.213 0.267 9.0 36.1 12.2
2001 09 01 10 42.78 +19 09.1 1.236 0.309 10.8 37.8 12.9
2001 09 02 10 46.39 +20 30.8 1.257 0.349 12.5 38.9 13.4
2001 09 03 10 49.93 +21 45.6 1.276 0.387 14.2 39.6 13.9
2001 09 08 11 06.95 +26 49.5 1.364 0.557 21.1 40.5 15.6
2001 09 13 11 23.25 +30 39.9 1.439 0.706 26.8 40.0 16.8
2001 09 18 11 39.11 +33 46.7 1.506 0.841 31.9 39.1 17.6
2001 09 23 11 54.69 +36 24.9 1.567 0.966 36.4 38.1 18.3
2001 09 28 12 10.07 +38 43.2 1.624 1.084 40.7 37.1 18.9
2001 10 03 12 25.34 +40 47.2 1.677 1.196 44.8 36.1 19.4
2001 10 08 12 40.56 +42 40.7 1.727 1.303 48.6 35.1 19.8
2001 10 13 12 55.77 +44 26.5 1.774 1.406 52.3 34.1 20.2
2001 10 18 13 11.03 +46 06.7 1.819 1.506 55.9 33.2 20.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2001 MPC M.P.E.C. 2001-Q60
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