MPEC 1999-K24: COMET C/1999 K4 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 1999-K24 Issued 1999 May 22, 15:37 UT
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COMET C/1999 K4 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CJ99K040 C1999 05 17.32636 16 05 48.69 +05 45 19.7 18.7 N 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 17.33856 16 05 40.31 +05 47 18.8 19.3 N 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 17.35079 16 05 31.88 +05 49 18.7 18.6 N 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 17.36301 16 05 23.26 +05 51 18.0 18.8 N 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 17.37521 16 05 14.87 +05 53 16.7 18.9 N 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 18.23071 15 55 31.26 +08 10 21.8 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 18.24489 15 55 21.64 +08 12 33.2 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 18.25889 15 55 11.97 +08 14 45.9 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 18.27291 15 55 02.16 +08 16 59.5 704
CJ99K040 C1999 05 19.41301 15 42 14.03 +11 12 10.6 19.5 N 673
CJ99K040 C1999 05 21.38152 15 20 53.43 +15 49 48.8 673
CJ99K040 C1999 05 21.38583 15 20 50.67 +15 50 22.6 673
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.34579 15 10 52.65 +17 52 42.3 658
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.34969 15 10 50.04 +17 53 14.0 693
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.35039 15 10 49.60 +17 53 19.3 693
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.35108 15 10 49.18 +17 53 24.1 19.0 T 693
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.35231 15 10 48.62 +17 53 30.1 658
CJ99K040 C1999 05 22.35973 15 10 44.02 +17 54 24.7 658
Observer details:
658 Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Observer D. D. Balam. 1.82-m
reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer A. Doressoundiram.
Measurer M. Hicks. 0.6-m reflector + CCD.
693 Catalina Station, Tucson. Observers C. W. Hergenrother, A. E. Gleason.
Measurer C. W. Hergenrother. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz. Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/1999 K4 (LINEAR)
T 1999 May 16.338 TT Marsden
q 1.44831 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 8.833 -0.539641 -0.378920
Node 241.637 -0.815171 +0.011965
e 1.0 Incl. 121.310 -0.210435 +0.925352
From 17 observations 1999 May 17-22.
Ephemeris:
C/1999 K4 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
1999 05 22 15 14.44 +17 09.7 0.515 1.451 141.4 25.8 18.7
1999 05 24 14 54.50 +21 02.6 0.547 1.452 135.2 29.4 18.8
1999 05 26 14 36.15 +24 17.5 0.584 1.455 129.3 32.6 19.0
1999 05 28 14 19.50 +26 57.7 0.626 1.458 123.9 35.2 19.1
1999 05 30 14 04.53 +29 08.2 0.672 1.461 118.9 37.4 19.3
1999 06 01 13 51.17 +30 53.8 0.720 1.465 114.3 39.1 19.4
1999 06 03 13 39.31 +32 19.2 0.771 1.470 110.1 40.4 19.6
1999 06 05 13 28.80 +33 28.3 0.823 1.475 106.3 41.3 19.8
1999 06 07 13 19.51 +34 24.4 0.877 1.481 102.8 41.9 19.9
1999 06 09 13 11.32 +35 09.9 0.932 1.487 99.5 42.3 20.1
1999 06 11 13 04.08 +35 47.0 0.987 1.494 96.5 42.5 20.2
1999 06 13 12 57.71 +36 17.3 1.043 1.501 93.6 42.5 20.4
1999 06 15 12 52.08 +36 42.2 1.098 1.509 91.0 42.3 20.5
1999 06 17 12 47.13 +37 02.6 1.154 1.517 88.4 42.0 20.6
1999 06 19 12 42.76 +37 19.3 1.210 1.525 86.0 41.6 20.7
1999 06 21 12 38.92 +37 33.1 1.266 1.535 83.7 41.2 20.9
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