MPEC 1999-M33: OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 JULY 11.0 TT)
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 JULY 11.0 TT)
Revision to MPEC 1999-M16
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.
9P/Tempel 1 29881 32363 1999 May 23 693 18.5 T
10P/Tempel 2 27082 33135 1999 June 15 145 15.8 T
14P/Wolf 29882 34070 1999 May 23 693 20.8 T
17P/Holmes 29881 33600 1999 June 7 809 20.9 T
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 25184 30920 1999 Apr. 30 402 16.0 T
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 32548 1999 Feb. 14 693 21.9 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 23105 33137 1999 June 9 360 14.2 T
30P/Reinmuth 1 34424 35131 1996 June 16 691 19.1 T
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 -0.04 34422 34366 1995 July 4 693 18.2 T
32P/Comas Sola 26143 34366 1997 June 25 118 18.7 T
37P/Forbes 34736 33136 1999 May 20 897 13.3 T
39P/Oterma 34423 34648 1962 Aug. 7 689
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 1999 Apr. 16 693 21.6 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 33137 1999 Apr. 14 693 20.1 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux 25183 32548 1999 May 14 704 20.0 T
50P/Arend 27082 34367 1991 Aug. 11 372 18.5 T
52P/Harrington-Abell 32595 31833 1999 June 5 703 16.3 T
59P/Kearns-Kwee 27082 34649 1998 Oct. 25 867 20.1 T
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 33189 32363 1999 May 15 693
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 34069 1994 Feb. 10 691 18.4 T
65P/Gunn 29285 35131 1999 Feb. 17 360 18.3 T
69P/Taylor 30739 1999 Apr. 15 693 19.3 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 35131 1999 Feb. 17 360 17.8 T
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 29881 34648 1994 Mar. 30 360 18.1 T
78P/Gehrels 2 31205 1999 Apr. 12 693 19.5 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 35131 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
84P/Giclas 27082 34070 1993 Mar. 20 360 17.6 T
88P/Howell 31205 34648 1999 Jan. 5 351 15.0 T
93P/Lovas 1 32169 1999 May 15 703 18.1 T
102P/Shoemaker 1 27081 34647 1992 Dec. 2 691 22.2 T
103P/Hartley 2 31070 1999 Apr. 12 693 19.2 T
105P/Singer Brewster 27081 33600 1999 June 14 704 19.6 T
106P/Schuster 27082 34071 1992 Dec. 18 596 16.0 T
108P/Ciffreo 29881 34649 1993 Feb. 26 691 16.5 T
110P/Hartley 3 31663 34366 1998 June 18 696 22.4 T
116P/Wild 4 30064 34365 1998 Nov. 22 693 20.4 T
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 27080 34647 1998 Dec. 18 402 17.6 T
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 31348 34070 1999 May 23 693
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 32805 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 32546 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 30739 32803 1999 Apr. 20 704 18.7 T
134P/Kowal-Vavrova 31205 33398 1999 June 15 704 18.0 T
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 34126 32548 1999 June 9 360 18.4 T
136P/Mueller 3 31894 34367 1998 Nov. 15 360 18.8 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 31894 33600 1998 May 20 696 21.5 N
140P/Bowell-Skiff 34126 33595 1999 May 8 704 17.4 T
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 29881 35126 1987 Mar. 3 691 20 T
P/1988 V1 (Ge-Wang) 27081 34364 1988 Dec. 13 801
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 31663 34366 1995 June 23 691 22.6 N
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/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 32168 32546 1998 June 17 696 18.5 T
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 34421 33394 1999 May 11 900 13.9 T
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 33857 35126 1999 Feb. 16 071 17.4 T
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 33651 35126 1999 Jan. 14 693 19.1 T
P/1998 W1 (Spahr) 33857 33592 1999 Apr. 16 693 17.9 T
P/1998 W2 (Hergenrother) 33857 1999 Apr. 15 693 20.2 T
P/1998 X1 (ODAS) 34126 33798 1999 Apr. 14 693 19.4 T
P/1998 Y2 (Li) 34421 1999 Apr. 8 402 17.0 T
P/1999 D1 (Hermann) 34421 34634 1999 Apr. 14 360 18.6 T
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 34734 1999 June 14 867
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 34734 35129 1999 June 15 360
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 32410 31834 1999 May 15 844 12.8 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 34420 34646 1999 May 8 844 13.2 T
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 30957 33599 1998 Sept. 2 360 17.6 T
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 31347 34648 1998 Oct. 18 844
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 33451 33801 1999 May 9 844
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. 18 859 14.8 T
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 34733 33601 1999 May 20 360 17.7 T
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 32865 32352 1998 Nov. 25 046
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 34733 33138 1999 June 14 867
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 32410 33398 1998 Sept. 4 402 17.4 T
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 34733 32356 1999 June 11 372 14.6 T
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 33188 33601 1998 Nov. 16 691 20.2 T
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 34420 1999 May 15 693
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 33451 34071 1999 Jan. 13 360 16.4 T
C/1998 U1 (LINEAR) 33650 34647 1999 Jan. 13 360 19.3 T
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 34421 33601 1999 May 24 704 19.2 T
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 33857 35127 1999 Apr. 9 402
C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 33858 33796 1999 Feb. 25 844
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 34734 34636 1999 June 14 867
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 34734 1999 June 14 402 16.1 T
C/1999 H1 (Lee) 34734 1999 June 19 422 11.4 N
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 34734 35127 1999 June 17 610 14.9 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 34734 35127 1999 June 15 750 17.4 T
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 34734 35128 1999 June 9 360 16.6 T
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 34734 35128 1999 June 11 867
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 34735 35129 1999 June 14 402 17.3 T
C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) 34735 35129 1999 June 14 402 17.0 T
C/1999 K4 (LINEAR) 34735 35129 1999 May 22 658
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 34735 35129 1999 June 14 402 16.7 T
C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 34735 35130 1999 June 17 610 16.0 T
C/1999 K7 (LINEAR) 34735 35130 1999 June 11 867
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 34735 35130 1999 June 14 355 15.6 T
C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) 34735 35130 1999 June 20 104 16.5 T
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 34735 35131 1999 June 14 426 17.4 T
D/1998 Y1 (LINEAR) 33651 33797 1999 Apr. 16 693 21.3 T
D/1999 E1 (Li) 34734 1999 May 20 360 16.2 T
D/1999 G1 (LINEAR) 34734 34636 1999 May 13 360 18.1 T
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 1999 July 11.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 08 36.16 -47 06.3 3.86 3.67 71.4 15.2
C/1998 J1 (SOHO) 08 56.36 -83 07.7 5.74 6.10 105.9 9.2
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 09 33.45 +68 05.8 1.97 1.53 50.3 30.7
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 09 38.71 +18 18.0 3.51 2.71 32.9 11.7
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 09 58.14 +00 45.2 3.04 2.42 44.2 17.0
9P/Tempel 1 09 59.94 +20 41.1 2.94 2.22 37.3 16.1
P/1998 W1 (Spahr) 10 13.96 +26 45.5 3.00 2.31 39.8 16.4
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 10 19.26 +07 18.9 4.89 4.24 45.8 9.9
P/1998 X1 (ODAS) 10 38.03 +08 47.0 3.77 3.21 49.5 13.9
D/1998 Y1 (LINEAR) 10 40.20 +31 20.0 3.83 3.20 45.4 13.1
140P/Bowell-Skiff 10 42.92 +07 03.6 2.53 2.06 51.3 22.7
60P/Tsuchinshan 2 10 53.97 +00 58.8 2.48 2.09 56.3 23.9
52P/Harrington-Abell 10 58.45 +01 51.4 2.70 2.30 56.9 21.7
28P/Neujmin 1 11 37.11 -01 16.3 9.12 8.77 67.0 6.1
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 11 55.49 -01 02.8 3.01 2.85 71.1 19.7
C/1999 K4 (LINEAR) 12 19.48 +38 27.6 1.80 1.65 65.0 34.0
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 12 24.51 -17 43.7 2.81 2.90 84.6 20.5
D/1999 G1 (LINEAR) 12 37.64 -10 31.0 4.82 4.83 84.5 12.1
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 12 41.54 -09 15.6 8.73 8.70 84.9 6.7
P/1999 D1 (Hermann) 12 43.46 -28 38.0 1.97 2.26 93.1 26.7
P/1997 C1 (Gehrels) 12 49.20 -06 32.1 7.16 7.15 85.6 8.1
P/1997 G1 (Montani) 13 04.73 -10 39.0 5.77 5.87 90.7 10.0
119P/Parker-Hartley 13 08.78 -10 26.5 5.05 5.18 91.5 11.3
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 13 21.79 -14 22.3 3.35 3.60 95.9 16.3
49P/Arend-Rigaux 13 49.96 +09 24.5 3.28 3.49 93.5 16.9
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 13 55.27 -39 43.1 3.93 4.39 110.7 12.5
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 14 09.03 +48 07.3 3.97 3.95 81.5 14.7
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 14 11.17 -24 58.0 3.47 3.94 110.4 14.0
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 14 43.27 -26 23.1 5.61 6.15 117.7 8.4
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 15 05.48 -19 08.5 7.03 7.61 121.0 6.6
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 15 16.59 -19 20.1 2.05 2.74 123.6 18.0
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 15 17.78 +35 32.7 6.07 6.31 98.8 9.2
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 15 24.42 +54 55.8 3.40 3.52 88.1 16.8
C/1999 K7 (LINEAR) 15 44.23 +06 29.6 2.12 2.77 120.1 18.5
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 15 47.51 +58 28.2 7.28 7.32 88.3 8.0
C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 15 53.90 -34 12.2 1.92 2.72 133.7 15.7
C/1998 M4 (LINEAR) 15 55.26 -32 25.2 5.34 6.09 134.0 6.9
C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) 16 07.72 -03 15.6 1.11 1.93 129.9 23.8
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 16 10.22 -10 01.7 2.95 3.72 133.2 11.5
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 16 12.90 -43 41.9 0.57 1.48 136.1 28.3
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 16 14.92 -13 41.5 3.52 4.31 135.5 9.5
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 16 24.71 -11 33.0 3.96 4.76 137.1 8.4
17P/Holmes 16 28.32 -46 18.9 2.18 3.01 138.0 13.1
14P/Wolf 16 28.94 +06 17.1 3.14 3.87 129.5 11.7
C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) 16 49.33 +33 10.6 1.92 2.51 114.1 21.7
10P/Tempel 2 17 01.12 -11 14.8 0.65 1.60 145.3 21.3
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 17 06.83 +06 20.5 2.18 3.01 136.8 13.4
P/1994 P1 (Machholz 2) 17 19.73 -12 46.3 1.24 2.18 150.0 13.5
32P/Comas Sola 17 27.66 -30 01.3 5.31 6.24 153.8 4.1
105P/Singer Brewster 17 43.96 -06 52.6 1.21 2.16 152.4 12.6
C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 18 34.63 +33 14.4 1.52 2.25 123.6 22.1
134P/Kowal-Vavrova 18 35.64 -16 55.5 2.17 3.18 168.5 3.7
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 19 05.54 -16 29.9 3.63 4.64 173.5 1.4
39P/Oterma 20 00.43 -21 53.9 5.85 6.86 170.5 1.4
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 20 05.64 +21 09.8 5.52 6.29 135.2 6.5
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 20 15.19 -01 19.7 4.39 5.33 155.1 4.6
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 20 17.79 -12 51.8 1.66 2.65 163.2 6.3
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 21 40.23 +38 01.7 4.36 4.82 111.3 11.3
30P/Reinmuth 1 21 43.27 -16 40.4 4.78 5.64 145.7 5.8
108P/Ciffreo 22 02.38 -31 32.0 2.08 2.95 142.7 12.1
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 22 17.17 +14 45.4 3.31 3.95 122.9 12.5
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 22 25.24 -12 16.8 3.26 4.04 134.7 10.3
110P/Hartley 3 22 48.69 +03 05.8 3.29 3.93 123.0 12.5
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 23 27.65 -35 41.9 4.79 5.43 124.9 8.8
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 00 07.17 -37 47.3 2.55 3.15 117.2 16.7
106P/Schuster 00 28.88 -27 01.7 1.63 2.21 110.6 25.6
37P/Forbes 00 30.82 +02 23.1 1.09 1.61 100.3 38.3
C/1997 D1 (Mueller) 00 31.27 -37 57.1 6.17 6.63 112.6 8.1
82P/Gehrels 3 00 58.35 +07 16.5 4.10 4.26 92.1 13.8
116P/Wild 4 01 12.87 +06 40.7 4.66 4.75 89.0 12.4
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 01 13.93 +63 50.1 4.50 4.27 70.8 13.0
P/1988 V1 (Ge-Wang) 01 24.58 +08 29.3 2.36 2.50 85.6 23.9
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 01 26.24 +04 22.9 4.56 4.62 86.7 12.7
C/1998 U1 (LINEAR) 02 14.64 +10 57.8 5.59 5.39 73.2 10.4
84P/Giclas 02 31.77 +07 49.5 1.97 1.89 70.3 30.5
P/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 02 55.45 -31 32.3 3.17 3.21 82.9 18.3
136P/Mueller 3 02 57.48 +08 31.4 3.37 3.07 64.1 17.3
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 02 59.87 +11 20.9 5.00 4.62 62.6 11.3
50P/Arend 03 28.19 +28 38.1 2.38 1.93 52.1 24.6
102P/Shoemaker 1 03 47.44 +39 08.8 2.75 2.20 47.9 20.1
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 03 51.14 -15 58.1 5.54 5.17 63.7 10.1
88P/Howell 04 06.53 +20 20.6 3.54 2.90 44.8 14.3
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 04 08.92 -24 46.9 4.35 4.05 65.9 13.3
59P/Kearns-Kwee 04 41.90 +29 09.1 3.14 2.40 36.0 14.4
65P/Gunn 05 08.55 +23 27.7 5.53 4.68 30.1 6.3
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 06 17.03 -63 46.9 8.84 8.85 86.8 6.6
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