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MPEC 1999-L33: COMET C/1999 L2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 1999-L33                                Issued 1999 June 14, 13:46 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                           COMET C/1999 L2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 11.24296 16 35 06.96 +15 25 47.4          18.6 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 11.25596 16 35 06.01 +15 25 23.6          18.9 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 11.26886 16 35 05.05 +15 24 59.4          19.1 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 11.29478 16 35 03.06 +15 24 14.3          19.0 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.19718 16 33 58.91 +14 57 15.5          16.5 T      816
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.20328 16 33 58.47 +14 57 04.6                      816
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.21365 16 33 57.71 +14 56 45.3          16.5 T      816
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.23995 16 33 56.00 +14 55 59.0          18.6 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.25221 16 33 54.81 +14 55 42.9          20.4 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.26451 16 33 54.19 +14 55 15.2          18.9 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.27680 16 33 53.33 +14 54 53.6          18.4 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.30011 16 33 51.63 +14 54 10.4          18.4 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.31230 16 33 50.66 +14 53 47.7          18.6 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.32448 16 33 49.86 +14 53 23.9          19.6 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.33669 16 33 48.91 +14 53 02.4          19.1 T      704
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.88030 16 33 10.70 +14 36 26.8          17.7 T      133
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.90162 16 33 09.14 +14 35 47.4          17.6 T      133
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.90502 16 33 08.92 +14 35 41.1          17.9 T      133
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.90833 16 33 08.55 +14 35 34.1          17.5 T      120
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.90850 16 33 08.43 +14 35 34.1          17.7 T      133
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.91518 16 33 08.12 +14 35 21.8                      120
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.91730 16 33 07.93 +14 35 18.3                      120
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94025 16 33 06.30 +14 34 36.0          16.5 T      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94194 16 33 06.17 +14 34 33.2                      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94314 16 33 06.08 +14 34 31.1                      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94421 16 33 05.98 +14 34 28.5          17.3 N      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94534 16 33 05.97 +14 34 26.2                      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.94840 16 33 05.66 +14 34 23.7                      108
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.95058 16 33 05.57 +14 34 17.5                      108
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 12.95312 16 33 05.46 +14 34 11.8          16.7 T      108
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.04025 16 32 58.99 +14 31 30.2                      557
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.04235 16 32 58.84 +14 31 26.0                      557
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.04444 16 32 58.61 +14 31 22.5                      557
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.09003 16 32 55.69 +14 30 07.4          17.4 T      859
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.09406 16 32 55.42 +14 30 00.2          16.9 T      859
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.10171 16 32 54.88 +14 29 45.1          17.0 T      859
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.17286 16 32 49.90 +14 27 26.2          17.4 N      784
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.17552 16 32 49.72 +14 27 21.2          17.4 N      784
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.17847 16 32 49.49 +14 27 15.7          17.4 N      784
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.93363 16 31 56.13 +14 03 40.0          16.2 T      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.93480 16 31 56.12 +14 03 38.1                      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.93596 16 31 56.03 +14 03 35.3                      046
    CJ99L020  C1999 06 13.93753 16 31 55.92 +14 03 32.1                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
108 Montelupo.  Observers M. Tombelli, A. Boattini, L. Tesi, D. Guidetti,
    G. Forti, E. Masotti.  Measurers M. Tombelli, A. Boattini, L. Tesi,
    S. Bartolini, G. Forti.  0.30-m f/5.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
120 Visnjan.  Observers K. Korlevic, A. Ritosa, V. Jelic.  Measurer
    K. Korlevic.  0.41-m f/4.3 reflector + CCD.
133 Les Tardieux.  Observer M. Boeuf.  0.20-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 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.
784 Stull Observatory, Alfred University.  Observer D. R. DeGraff.
    0.82-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
816 Rand Observatory.  Observer G. R. Viscome.  0.37-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
859 Serra da Piedade.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schimdt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/1999 L2 (LINEAR)
T 1999 Aug. 5.335 TT                                    Marsden
q   1.90018              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  179.055       +0.063151       +0.719530
                   Node    94.302       -0.920142       +0.310318
e   1.0            Incl.   43.911       -0.386460       -0.621272
From 40 observations 1999 June 11-13.

Ephemeris:
    C/1999 L2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
1999 06 11    16 35.40   +15 33.0    1.133    2.021   140.2    18.8  16.3
1999 06 16    16 29.54   +12 57.2    1.111    2.000   140.3    18.9  16.2
1999 06 21    16 23.95   +10 04.1    1.096    1.982   139.5    19.4  16.2
1999 06 26    16 18.83   +06 56.5    1.088    1.965   138.1    20.2  16.1
1999 07 01    16 14.34   +03 37.8    1.088    1.950   135.9    21.3  16.1
1999 07 06    16 10.59   +00 11.8    1.095    1.937   133.1    22.5  16.1
1999 07 11    16 07.69   -03 17.6    1.109    1.926   129.9    23.9  16.1
1999 07 16    16 05.72   -06 46.7    1.131    1.917   126.4    25.3  16.1
1999 07 21    16 04.74   -10 12.3    1.159    1.910   122.7    26.6  16.1
1999 07 26    16 04.74   -13 31.7    1.193    1.905   119.0    27.8  16.2
1999 07 31    16 05.75   -16 43.1    1.232    1.901   115.2    28.9  16.2
1999 08 05    16 07.73   -19 45.0    1.277    1.900   111.5    29.8  16.3
1999 08 10    16 10.68   -22 36.9    1.326    1.901   107.9    30.5  16.4
1999 08 15    16 14.58   -25 18.2    1.379    1.904   104.5    31.0  16.5
1999 08 20    16 19.41   -27 49.2    1.435    1.909   101.1    31.3  16.6
1999 08 25    16 25.12   -30 09.9    1.494    1.916    97.9    31.5  16.7
1999 08 30    16 31.69   -32 20.5    1.555    1.925    94.9    31.5  16.8
1999 09 04    16 39.09   -34 21.5    1.618    1.936    91.9    31.4  16.9
1999 09 09    16 47.29   -36 13.1    1.684    1.949    89.1    31.1  17.0
1999 09 14    16 56.26   -37 55.7    1.750    1.963    86.4    30.8  17.1
1999 09 19    17 05.98   -39 29.6    1.818    1.980    83.8    30.3  17.3
1999 09 24    17 16.40   -40 55.1    1.886    1.998    81.3    29.8  17.4
1999 09 29    17 27.48   -42 12.4    1.955    2.018    78.9    29.2  17.5
1999 10 04    17 39.18   -43 21.7    2.025    2.039    76.5    28.5  17.6
1999 10 09    17 51.47   -44 23.0    2.095    2.062    74.2    27.8  17.7
1999 10 14    18 04.28   -45 16.7    2.166    2.087    72.0    27.1  17.9
1999 10 19    18 17.58   -46 02.7    2.236    2.112    69.9    26.3  18.0
1999 10 24    18 31.27   -46 41.3    2.307    2.140    67.8    25.5  18.1
1999 10 29    18 45.31   -47 12.5    2.377    2.168    65.8    24.7  18.2
1999 11 03    18 59.63   -47 36.6    2.448    2.198    63.8    23.9  18.4
1999 11 08    19 14.15   -47 53.7    2.518    2.228    61.8    23.1  18.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-L33

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