MPEC 1999-T24: COMET C/1999 S2 (MCNAUGHT-WATSON)
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M.P.E.C. 1999-T24 Issued 1999 Oct. 6, 20:07 UT
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/1999 S2 (MCNAUGHT-WATSON)
Observations:
CJ99S020 C1999 09 28.59281 03 08 21.87 -64 11 21.2 19.9 N 413
CJ99S020 C1999 09 28.59453 03 08 21.82 -64 11 21.4 19.7 N 413
CJ99S020 C1999 09 28.78736 03 08 14.28 -64 11 46.5 18.9 N 413
CJ99S020 C1999 09 28.79369 03 08 13.96 -64 11 47.3 19.4 N 413
CJ99S020 bC1999 09 30.28437 03 07 16.33 -64 14 49.2 834
CJ99S020 C1999 09 30.55030 03 07 05.95 -64 15 20.6 16.7 T 428
CJ99S020 C1999 09 30.55993 03 07 05.62 -64 15 22.7 18.0 N 428
CJ99S020 bC1999 10 02.26471 03 05 56.66 -64 18 32.5 834
CJ99S020 bC1999 10 02.28767 03 05 56.04 -64 18 35.3 834
CJ99S020 bC1999 10 04.20207 03 04 35.42 -64 21 44.6 834
CJ99S020 bC1999 10 04.22422 03 04 34.85 -64 21 45.5 834
CJ99S020 C1999 10 04.75113 03 04 12.11 -64 22 32.0 16.9 T 428
CJ99S020 C1999 10 04.75755 03 04 11.93 -64 22 33.1 17.0 T 428
CJ99S020 C1999 10 05.72162 03 03 30.00 -64 23 55.3 17.8 N 413
CJ99S020 C1999 10 05.72355 03 03 29.91 -64 23 55.2 17.8 N 413
CJ99S020 C1999 10 05.72619 03 03 29.81 -64 23 55.6 17.6 N 413
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring. Observer R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA. Observer R. Caprio. Measurer R. Mackintosh.
0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson)
T 1997 Nov. 25.4762 TT Marsden
q 6.491126 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 223.9176 +0.0803348 +0.4703927
Node 74.4305 -0.4549082 +0.8017729
e 1.0 Incl. 65.8207 -0.8869075 -0.3686339
From 40 observations 1999 Sept. 19-Oct. 5.
Ephemeris:
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
1999 09 29 03 08.11 -64 12.2 7.527 7.875 106.8 7.0 15.3
1999 10 09 03 01.05 -64 27.7 7.581 7.912 105.8 7.0 15.4
1999 10 19 02 52.97 -64 30.7 7.645 7.949 104.2 7.0 15.4
1999 10 29 02 44.38 -64 19.8 7.717 7.986 102.2 7.0 15.5
1999 11 08 02 35.86 -63 54.6 7.797 8.023 99.7 7.0 15.5
1999 11 18 02 27.96 -63 15.3 7.885 8.061 96.7 7.0 15.5
1999 11 28 02 21.12 -62 23.0 7.978 8.099 93.5 7.0 15.6
1999 12 08 02 15.64 -61 19.4 8.077 8.137 90.0 7.0 15.6
1999 12 18 02 11.69 -60 06.6 8.179 8.175 86.3 6.9 15.7
1999 12 28 02 09.30 -58 46.6 8.284 8.214 82.6 6.8 15.7
2000 01 07 02 08.42 -57 21.6 8.388 8.253 78.8 6.7 15.8
2000 01 17 02 08.94 -55 53.7 8.492 8.292 75.0 6.6 15.8
2000 01 27 02 10.71 -54 24.8 8.593 8.332 71.4 6.4 15.9
2000 02 06 02 13.57 -52 56.5 8.690 8.372 68.0 6.3 15.9
2000 02 16 02 17.37 -51 30.1 8.782 8.412 65.0 6.1 16.0
2000 02 26 02 21.94 -50 07.1 8.867 8.452 62.3 6.0 16.0
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