MPEC 1998-T10: OBSERVABLE COMETS (1998 OCT. 24.0 TT)
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (1998 OCT. 24.0 TT)
Ephemerides and orbital elements for the objects listed here
are available on the Minor Planet Center's WWW site at:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/index.html
Designation (and name) Delta T Orbit Ephem. Last obs. code Mag.
2P/Encke 29882 1998 Sept.16 693 20.1 T
4P/Faye 27081 31164 1998 Sept.16 360 16.1 T
9P/Tempel 1 29881 32363 1998 Jan. 20 696 21.3 T
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 25184 30920 1998 Oct. 4 351 11.9 T
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 23483 31305 1997 Oct. 27 897 16.5 T
28P/Neujmin 1 CCO 9 32548 1989 Dec. 27 568
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 -0.04 18256 31304 1995 July 4 693 18.2 T
48P/Johnson 30064 32545 1997 Dec. 26 426 17.0 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux 25183 32548 1997 Dec. 5 691 19.8 T
52P/Harrington-Abell 32595 31833 1998 Oct. 2 360 13.2 T
55P/Tempel-Tuttle 31070 31624 1998 July 5 402 16.5 T
59P/Kearns-Kwee 27082 32362 1998 Sept.16 693 19.5 T
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 27081 32363 1992 Jan. 29 691 19.7 T
65P/Gunn 29285 31835 1998 Oct. 2 360 18.1 T
68P/Klemola 25183 31164 1998 Oct. 2 360 18.0 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 32364 1998 Sept.17 693 17.9 T
77P/Longmore 20123 31623 1996 Oct. 1 413
81P/Wild 2 28272 1998 Sept.16 693 18.2 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 32104 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
84P/Giclas 27082 31625 1993 Mar. 20 360 17.6 T
88P/Howell 31205 30702 1998 Oct. 4 351 13.0 T
91P/Russell 3 28807 1998 Sept.16 693 17.3 T
93P/Lovas 1 32169 32105 1998 Oct. 2 360 14.5 T
102P/Shoemaker 1 27081 31619 1992 Dec. 2 691 22.2 T
116P/Wild 4 30064 31304 1998 June 19 696 20.0 T
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 27080 31305 1998 Sept.19 900 16.3 T
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 31348 1998 July 26 691 19.7 T
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 32805 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
124P/Mrkos 25932 31304 1995 Nov. 19 658
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 32546 1998 Apr. 19 360 17.2 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 30739 32803 1998 May 22 360 17.2 T
130P/McNaught-Hughes 32411 31305 1998 Sept.16 693 18.7 T
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 31205 32546 1998 May 3 696 21.1 T
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 31205 32548 1998 Jan. 28 693 22.6 T
136P/Mueller 3 31894 32102 1998 Sept.17 360 18.3 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 31894 32099 1998 May 20 696 21.5 N
138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 32169 32360 1998 July 26 691 20.1 T
P/1983 C1 (Bowell-Skiff) 27081 32547 1983 June 10 707
P/1988 V1 (Ge-Wang) 27081 31619 1988 Dec. 13 801
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 31069 32803 1997 Dec. 30 568
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels) 31204 32804 1998 Feb. 2 691 22.6 T
P/1997 G1 (Montani) 31347 32804 1998 June 18 696 19.3 T
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 32594 32105 1998 Sept.20 867 19.9 T
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 31205 32106 1998 Feb. 19 118 16.9 T
P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 32168 32546 1998 June 17 696 18.5 T
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 32595 32796 1998 Oct. 5 758 15.4 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 32410 31834 1998 Sept.25 422 15.5 N
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 31204 32364 1998 May 28 860 16.9 T
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 30957 31625 1998 Feb. 11 118 15.9 T
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 31347 30921 1998 Aug. 20 422 17.0 N
C/1997 J1 (Mueller) 31482 32106 1998 Apr. 19 360 17.7 T
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 32410 31028 1998 Oct. 4 351 15.5 T
C/1997 L1 (Zhu-Balam) 31205 30920 1998 Aug. 30 691 20.9 T
C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch) 30738 31621 1997 Sept.30 402 19.0 T
C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) 32168 31829 1998 July 26 118 17.0 T
C/1998 J1 (SOHO) 32168 32804 1998 Aug. 5 426 15.7 N
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 32594 32351 1998 Sept.14 844 16.8 T
C/1998 K3 (LINEAR) 32169 1998 July 26 691 20.6 N
C/1998 K5 (LINEAR) 32594 32358 1998 Oct. 2 360 13.5 T
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 32594 32351 1998 Sept.16 360 16.1 T
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 32594 32352 1998 Sept.25 071 16.5 T
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 32410 32352 1998 Aug. 26 691 18.1 T
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 32410 32353 1998 Sept. 4 402 17.4 T
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 32595 32356 1998 Oct. 5 758 12.4 T
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 32595 32354 1998 Sept. 9 402 19.3 T
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 32595 1998 Sept.18 422 14.2 N
C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR) 32595 32540 1998 Sept.27 704 18.6 T
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 1998 Oct. 24.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) 14 34.29 +56 26.7 3.12 2.91 68.6 18.6
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 16 01.47 +04 18.0 6.59 5.81 35.7 5.7
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 16 26.99 -66 57.6 2.72 2.40 61.0 21.3
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 16 30.45 -20 16.6 4.83 4.10 38.7 8.7
C/1997 L1 (Zhu-Balam) 16 54.67 +24 49.6 7.65 7.16 57.3 6.7
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 17 15.43 -17 41.3 3.68 3.12 49.2 14.0
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 17 20.20 -23 41.0 4.70 4.14 50.5 10.7
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 18 08.15 +21 06.0 3.00 2.83 70.6 19.4
84P/Giclas 18 08.20 -22 59.4 3.37 3.02 61.5 16.8
P/1988 V1 (Ge-Wang) 18 12.81 -13 13.9 3.40 3.09 63.2 16.7
88P/Howell 18 16.38 -27 15.0 1.57 1.44 63.3 38.3
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 18 27.91 +00 10.5 0.96 1.11 69.2 57.0
102P/Shoemaker 1 18 53.45 -37 35.8 2.42 2.30 71.2 24.2
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 19 00.91 +37 24.1 1.91 2.11 86.9 28.1
55P/Tempel-Tuttle 19 15.68 -38 11.9 3.41 3.30 75.5 16.9
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 19 46.08 -10 11.5 5.96 5.98 86.2 9.6
4P/Faye 19 47.70 -12 45.7 2.31 2.45 86.1 23.9
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 20 58.29 -10 25.7 3.40 3.76 103.5 14.9
136P/Mueller 3 21 09.95 -19 08.6 2.72 3.11 103.8 18.1
82P/Gehrels 3 21 43.23 -12 24.5 4.01 4.50 113.5 11.7
116P/Wild 4 22 35.19 -11 37.5 3.77 4.43 125.6 10.5
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 22 41.08 -12 34.3 4.26 4.92 126.6 9.3
59P/Kearns-Kwee 22 42.27 +00 35.4 2.57 3.31 131.4 13.0
124P/Mrkos 22 42.77 -20 37.8 3.97 4.59 123.2 10.5
C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR) 22 45.68 -23 58.8 1.51 2.20 122.0 22.5
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 23 13.31 +10 28.0 2.99 3.81 140.8 9.5
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 23 47.33 +22 20.9 0.97 1.89 148.1 16.1
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 00 19.18 -10 04.3 3.36 4.24 148.1 7.1
C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch) 00 50.38 +24 21.1 4.54 5.48 160.4 3.5
77P/Longmore 00 55.49 +08 02.2 3.88 4.85 165.4 3.0
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 01 01.93 -43 46.1 3.94 4.56 123.4 10.5
130P/McNaught-Hughes 02 11.74 +02 49.6 1.73 2.72 170.1 3.6
C/1998 K5 (LINEAR) 03 04.61 +14 30.8 0.88 1.85 162.4 9.4
65P/Gunn 03 36.82 +15 02.6 3.44 4.36 154.6 5.6
68P/Klemola 03 37.04 +05 28.0 1.53 2.46 153.6 10.4
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 03 38.66 -71 19.1 3.36 3.59 95.2 16.0
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 03 51.79 +16 38.0 3.40 4.30 150.8 6.5
48P/Johnson 04 41.39 +06 09.5 2.39 3.20 138.1 12.0
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 04 58.65 +23 02.4 3.63 4.39 134.5 9.3
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 05 51.03 +18 17.6 3.28 3.90 122.4 12.4
93P/Lovas 1 06 08.44 +44 14.7 1.00 1.69 116.7 31.6
C/1997 J1 (Mueller) 06 16.67 +03 59.0 5.33 5.81 114.4 9.0
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 06 26.79 +29 02.6 1.53 2.14 114.4 25.1
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 06 32.26 +22 32.3 5.34 5.80 113.0 9.1
52P/Harrington-Abell 06 38.85 +37 54.4 1.38 1.97 111.7 27.9
P/1983 C1 (Bowell-Skiff) 07 24.69 +26 24.1 2.29 2.67 101.4 21.4
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 07 27.54 -67 15.6 6.81 6.74 81.8 8.4
138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 07 39.36 +32 18.1 1.34 1.79 99.1 33.2
9P/Tempel 1 08 54.62 +25 03.4 3.59 3.58 81.4 16.0
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 09 41.39 +09 35.5 3.83 3.54 66.1 14.9
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 10 00.96 -23 15.9 5.44 4.96 56.2 9.6
P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 10 17.21 -26 23.1 2.60 2.15 52.7 21.6
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 10 30.97 +06 12.2 3.85 3.35 53.3 13.8
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 10 46.79 +02 43.9 4.03 3.45 48.5 12.5
28P/Neujmin 1 11 54.90 -01 49.8 10.51 9.67 30.9 3.0
49P/Arend-Rigaux 11 59.40 +08 35.4 2.50 1.78 34.8 18.6
C/1998 J1 (SOHO) 13 39.36 -66 30.6 3.67 3.21 54.9 14.7
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