MPEC 1999-C04: OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 FEB. 21.0 TT)
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 FEB. 21.0 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.
4P/Faye 27081 1999 Jan. 5 351 15.6 T
9P/Tempel 1 29881 32363 1999 Jan. 22 360 19.6 N
10P/Tempel 2 27082 33135 1998 Mar. 31 561 20.5 N
17P/Holmes 29881 33600 1993 Oct. 20 657
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 25184 30920 1999 Jan. 31 351 13.7 T
28P/Neujmin 1 CCO 9 32548 1989 Dec. 27 568
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 23105 33137 1999 Jan. 26 360 17.8 N
36P/Whipple -0.01 18259 33601 1996 Jan. 21 691 20.3 T
37P/Forbes 27081 33136 1994 Jan. 9 360 19.1 T
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 33800 1996 Jan. 21 691 18.1 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 33137 1997 Feb. 1 696 22.0 T
48P/Johnson 30064 1998 Dec. 21 360 18.1 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux 25183 32548 1999 Jan. 26 360 19.1 N
52P/Harrington-Abell 32595 31833 1999 Jan. 30 504 12.9 T
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 33189 32363 1999 Jan. 24 627 17.4 T
65P/Gunn 29285 31835 1999 Jan. 21 360 18.3 T
68P/Klemola 25183 1998 Dec. 17 360 19.8 N
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 32364 1999 Jan. 21 360 17.4 T
77P/Longmore 20123 1998 Nov. 22 693 21.0 T
88P/Howell 31205 30702 1999 Jan. 5 351 15.0 T
93P/Lovas 1 32169 32105 1999 Jan. 22 610 15.2 T
105P/Singer Brewster 27081 33600 1993 Sept.16 691 20.1 T
116P/Wild 4 30064 1998 Nov. 22 693 20.4 T
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 27080 31305 1998 Dec. 18 402 17.6 T
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 32805 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
120P/Mueller 1 25513 33800 1996 Dec. 14 691 19.6 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 32546 1999 Jan. 17 402 19.4 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 30739 32803 1998 May 22 360 17.2 T
130P/McNaught-Hughes 32411 31305 1998 Dec. 19 691 20.5 T
131P/Mueller 2 30244 33398 1997 Dec. 31 691 20.5 T
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 31205 32546 1998 May 3 696 21.1 T
134P/Kowal-Vavrova 31205 33398 1998 June 18 696 17.6 T
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 31205 32548 1998 Jan. 28 693 22.6 T
136P/Mueller 3 31894 1998 Nov. 15 360 18.8 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 31894 33600 1998 May 20 696 21.5 N
138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 32169 32360 1998 Dec. 16 360 19.4 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 33190 33392 1999 Jan. 23 691 19.2 T
140P/Bowell-Skiff 33452 33595 1999 Jan. 26 367 16.2 T
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 31069 32803 1997 Dec. 30 568
P/1994 P1 (Machholz 2) 27082 33800 1995 Mar. 30 413
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 31893 33138 1998 June 23 691 21.3 T
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 1999 Jan. 5 402 19.0 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) 33650 32796 1999 Jan. 21 360 19.4 T
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 33650 33131 1999 Jan. 28 367 16.5 T
P/1998 U2 (Mueller) 33189 33131 1999 Jan. 21 360 19.4 T
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 33451 33392 1999 Jan. 21 046 17.0 T
P/1998 W1 (Spahr) 33651 33592 1999 Jan. 22 355
P/1998 W2 (Hergenrother) 33651 33796 1999 Jan. 13 360 18.0 T
P/1998 X1 (ODAS) 33651 33798 1999 Jan. 26 360 18.3 T
P/1998 Y2 (Li) 33651 33592 1999 Jan. 28 367 15.8 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 32410 31834 1999 Jan. 26 428 10.2 T
C/1996 J1 (Evans-Drinkwater) 33450 1998 Dec. 17 360 18.9 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 33188 32364 1999 Jan. 20 426 14.7 T
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 30957 33599 1998 Sept. 2 360 17.6 T
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 31347 30921 1998 Oct. 18 844
C/1997 J1 (Mueller) 31482 32106 1998 Nov. 25 561 20.0 T
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 33451 33801 1998 Dec. 12 360 13.4 T
C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch) 30738 31621 1997 Sept.30 402 19.0 T
C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya) 32168 33136 1998 June 18 422 18.5 N
C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) 32168 33398 1998 July 26 118 17.0 T
C/1998 J1 (SOHO) 32168 32804 1998 Aug. 5 426 15.7 N
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 33451 33135 1998 Dec. 27 402 17.9 T
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 32594 32351 1999 Jan. 15 422 16.6 N
C/1998 K3 (LINEAR) 32169 33137 1998 July 26 691 20.6 N
C/1998 K5 (LINEAR) 32594 1999 Jan. 13 360 17.1 T
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 32594 33601 1998 Sept.16 360 16.1 T
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 32865 32352 1998 Nov. 25 046
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 32410 33138 1998 Aug. 26 691 18.1 T
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 32410 33398 1998 Sept. 4 402 17.4 T
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 32866 32356 1999 Jan. 30 504 11.2 T
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 33188 33601 1998 Nov. 16 691 20.2 T
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 33189 33135 1999 Jan. 28 355
C/1998 Q1 (LINEAR) 32595 1998 Nov. 22 693 19.6 T
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 33451 1999 Jan. 13 360 16.4 T
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 33650 33601 1999 Jan. 22 402 13.1 T
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 33651 33395 1999 Jan. 26 360 16.7 T
C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 33651 33796 1999 Jan. 22 402 13.6 T
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 1999 Feb. 21.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) 22 20.69 +72 38.2 4.08 4.09 83.4 13.9
C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 23 09.99 -49 17.4 1.33 0.86 40.1 48.1
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 00 05.93 -33 51.7 6.32 5.53 34.2 5.8
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 00 54.64 -01 16.9 5.12 4.42 40.6 8.4
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 00 58.56 -49 18.5 3.52 3.00 51.1 14.9
C/1997 P2 (Spacewatch) 01 15.20 +22 25.8 6.62 6.11 55.1 7.6
P/1998 W2 (Hergenrother) 01 18.00 +26 14.6 1.96 1.66 57.7 30.3
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 02 04.04 +21 08.8 2.93 2.66 64.5 19.6
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 02 10.23 -35 57.4 4.69 4.26 58.4 11.4
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 02 21.02 +32 05.6 2.34 2.26 72.6 24.7
130P/McNaught-Hughes 02 28.40 +10 32.2 3.47 3.20 66.3 16.4
P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 02 39.00 -48 47.2 2.59 2.36 66.1 22.5
P/1998 U2 (Mueller) 03 02.34 +19 27.5 2.30 2.28 76.8 24.9
65P/Gunn 03 04.90 +15 55.2 4.67 4.54 76.4 12.2
P/1998 Y2 (Li) 03 20.03 +09 36.1 2.59 2.58 78.4 22.1
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 03 22.23 +17 12.9 4.19 4.15 80.7 13.6
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 03 22.35 -14 19.8 1.54 1.60 74.6 36.7
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 03 38.37 +19 00.0 3.39 3.45 84.9 16.6
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 03 50.25 -10 10.6 3.85 3.84 81.9 14.8
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 04 25.40 +23 12.9 4.36 4.57 96.4 12.4
P/1998 W1 (Spahr) 04 43.48 +24 41.3 1.28 1.75 100.7 33.6
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 04 48.59 -69 59.6 7.81 7.75 82.7 7.3
C/1997 J1 (Mueller) 04 54.59 -01 25.6 6.50 6.73 99.3 8.3
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 05 07.10 +15 05.4 3.85 4.22 105.1 13.1
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 05 44.09 +24 02.2 5.23 5.71 114.4 9.1
93P/Lovas 1 06 22.69 +35 40.6 1.44 2.13 121.9 23.2
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 06 25.68 +20 12.6 1.02 1.78 124.1 27.5
140P/Bowell-Skiff 06 38.55 +27 10.1 1.40 2.14 126.6 21.8
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 06 44.36 +44 19.9 4.41 5.03 123.7 9.4
52P/Harrington-Abell 07 10.09 +31 38.4 0.95 1.77 132.5 24.3
138P/Shoemaker-Levy 7 07 10.61 +24 02.1 1.55 2.35 134.1 17.6
9P/Tempel 1 08 17.97 +32 58.9 2.15 3.01 145.0 10.8
131P/Mueller 2 08 48.00 +07 43.5 2.59 3.53 158.2 6.0
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 08 55.95 -48 56.5 3.72 4.27 117.7 11.8
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 09 02.01 +38 45.5 1.30 2.20 147.6 14.0
P/1998 X1 (ODAS) 09 24.69 +16 31.6 1.61 2.58 166.4 5.2
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 09 42.65 +08 00.7 2.88 3.86 171.4 2.2
132P/Helin-Roman-Alu 2 10 44.98 +05 06.0 2.96 3.94 170.8 2.3
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 11 43.76 -04 37.8 2.22 3.14 153.2 8.2
28P/Neujmin 1 12 01.11 -03 36.8 8.40 9.27 150.1 3.0
120P/Mueller 1 12 31.55 -02 51.0 4.29 5.12 143.5 6.6
44P/Reinmuth 2 13 16.90 -16 46.3 3.90 4.57 127.4 9.9
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels) 13 18.62 -10 02.4 6.05 6.73 130.0 6.5
P/1997 G1 (Montani) 13 33.96 -14 20.1 4.84 5.46 124.8 8.5
119P/Parker-Hartley 13 47.03 -15 23.9 4.36 4.95 121.5 9.8
C/1997 T1 (Utsunomiya) 13 48.54 -42 48.8 4.92 5.31 107.7 10.2
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 13 59.40 -18 26.0 2.71 3.29 117.6 15.5
36P/Whipple 13 59.74 -08 17.7 4.68 5.26 121.1 9.3
C/1998 K3 (LINEAR) 14 21.95 +08 39.8 4.16 4.72 119.4 10.5
49P/Arend-Rigaux 14 49.73 +07 18.8 2.07 2.62 112.4 20.5
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 14 56.53 -30 17.7 3.43 3.75 101.1 15.0
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 15 08.72 -25 57.3 4.10 4.38 99.9 12.9
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 15 21.09 -28 26.7 6.00 6.19 96.6 9.1
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 15 39.61 -21 50.0 7.09 7.23 94.2 7.8
10P/Tempel 2 16 18.43 -08 26.3 2.18 2.36 87.8 24.8
105P/Singer Brewster 16 35.10 -17 15.4 1.95 2.06 82.2 28.4
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 16 47.72 +16 10.1 5.97 5.97 85.5 9.5
17P/Holmes 16 56.94 -41 15.7 3.69 3.57 75.2 15.5
P/1994 P1 (Machholz 2) 17 49.33 -22 13.5 3.61 3.30 64.4 15.7
134P/Kowal-Vavrova 17 50.46 -20 34.9 2.97 2.69 64.2 19.3
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 17 59.44 -29 08.7 5.42 5.03 62.2 10.0
37P/Forbes 18 01.59 -29 43.3 1.85 1.64 61.8 32.2
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 19 00.82 -20 16.5 4.05 3.46 47.7 12.2
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 19 33.22 +68 25.5 1.58 1.78 84.3 33.6
C/1998 J1 (SOHO) 20 30.21 -79 39.3 4.90 4.65 70.0 11.5
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 21 31.39 +36 45.0 3.93 3.36 48.7 12.8
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