MPEC 1999-U30: OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 NOV. 8.0 TT)
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (1999 NOV. 8.0 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.
2P/Encke 29882 35496 1999 Oct. 9 360 19.7 T
4P/Faye 27081 35498 1999 Jan. 17 897
10P/Tempel 2 27082 33135 1999 Oct. 21 402 13.0 T
14P/Wolf 29882 34070 1999 Sept.13 695 21.3 T
17P/Holmes 29881 33600 1999 June 7 809 20.9 T
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 25184 35745 1999 Apr. 30 402 16.0 T
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 36132 1999 Feb. 14 693 21.9 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 23105 1999 Aug. 15 844
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 -0.04 34422 34366 1995 July 4 693 18.2 T
37P/Forbes 34736 33136 1999 Oct. 20 900 14.9 T
50P/Arend 27082 34367 1999 Oct. 20 360 17.0 T
59P/Kearns-Kwee 36213 34649 1999 Oct. 20 360 16.7 T
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 34069 1994 Feb. 10 691 18.4 T
63P/Wild 1 27082 36584 1973 June 5 695
65P/Gunn 29285 35131 1999 Feb. 17 360 18.3 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 35131 1999 Oct. 22 704 18.3 T
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 29881 34648 1994 Mar. 30 360 18.1 T
77P/Longmore CCO 13 35498 1998 Nov. 22 693 21.0 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 35131 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
84P/Giclas 27082 34070 1999 Oct. 24 897 16.4 T
87P/Bus 29882 36131 1997 Dec. 30 568
88P/Howell 36213 34648 1999 Oct. 18 867 19.3 T
102P/Shoemaker 1 27081 34647 1992 Dec. 2 691 22.2 T
106P/Schuster 35815 34071 1999 Oct. 20 349 14.1 T
108P/Ciffreo 29881 34649 1993 Feb. 26 691 16.5 T
110P/Hartley 3 31663 34366 1998 June 18 696 22.4 T
114P/Wiseman-Skiff 35815 35744 1999 Oct. 19 113 16.3 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
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 36131 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
130P/McNaught-Hughes 32411 36585 1999 Jan. 15 693 20.5 T
136P/Mueller 3 31894 34367 1999 Sept.17 691 18.7 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 35208 33600 1999 Sept.14 046 18.2 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 33190 35498 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
141P/Machholz 2 35815 35744 1999 Oct. 23 402 17.3 T
142P/Ge-Wang 35815 36130 1999 Oct. 13 118
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 29881 35126 1987 Mar. 3 691 20 T
P/1991 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy 6) 27081 35497 1992 Jan. 8 801
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 34423 36131 1997 Dec. 30 568
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 31663 34366 1995 June 23 691 22.6 N
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 35205 35496 1999 Feb. 13 693 19.4 T
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 31205 36131 1998 Feb. 19 118 16.9 T
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 33650 35499 1999 Feb. 14 693 19.6 T
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 33650 35497 1999 Oct. 20 360 18.8 T
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 34421 36585 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 Y2 (Li) 34421 35499 1999 Apr. 8 402 17.0 T
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 35553 35129 1999 July 31 402 18.7 T
P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 36212 36130 1999 Oct. 20 402 18.7 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 35204 36584 1999 Oct. 22 467 13.2 N
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 35204 34646 1999 Oct. 7 413 15 T
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 31347 34648 1998 Oct. 18 844
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 35204 33801 1999 Oct. 9 432 18.5 T
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 32168 32546 1998 June 17 696 18.5 T
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 33451 33135 1998 Dec. 27 402 17.9 T
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 35206 32351 1999 Sept.30 704 18.5 T
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 35553 33601 1999 Sept.15 046 18.0 T
C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) 35553 1999 Oct. 20 704 20.1 T
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 34733 33138 1999 June 14 867
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 34733 35745 1999 Oct. 20 349
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 33188 36585 1998 Nov. 16 691 20.2 T
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 34420 35499 1999 May 15 693
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 35206 36585 1999 Aug. 28 844
C/1998 U1 (LINEAR) 33650 34647 1999 Jan. 13 360 19.3 T
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 35206 33601 1999 July 8 360 18.8 T
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 36212 35127 1999 Oct. 20 402 17.7 T
C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) 33858 33796 1999 Feb. 25 844
C/1999 E1 (Li) 36212 35744 1999 Oct. 22 385 16.8 T
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 34734 36584 1999 July 7 360 18.7 T
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 35553 35496 1999 Oct. 9 402 16.8 T
C/1999 G1 (LINEAR) 34734 36584 1999 May 13 360 18.1 T
C/1999 H1 (Lee) 36212 35497 1999 Oct. 23 897
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 35814 35127 1999 Oct. 21 402 14.5 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 35814 35127 1999 Oct. 23 897 15.6 T
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 36212 35128 1999 Oct. 24 897
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 34734 35128 1999 June 11 867
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 35553 35129 1999 Aug. 29 402 18.4 T
C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) 35207 35129 1999 July 18 118 18.3 T
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 35554 35129 1999 Aug. 16 844
C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 35814 35130 1999 Oct. 20 402 17.5 T
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 35814 35130 1999 Oct. 21 900 14.6 T
C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) 35208 35130 1999 July 21 699 17.8 T
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 35208 36132 1999 July 8 360
C/1999 N2 (Lynn) 35814 35495 1999 Oct. 9 402 13.5 T
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 36212 35496 1999 Oct. 3 360 17.9 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 36212 36583 1999 Oct. 19 428 16.2 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 35815 36583 1999 Oct. 19 428 16.2 T
C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) 36212 36582 1999 Oct. 24 886 13.5 T
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 36213 36583 1999 Oct. 25 750 16.3 T
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 36213 36583 1999 Oct. 21 423 16.1 T
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 36213 36582 1999 Oct. 21 903 15.9 T
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 36213 36583 1999 Oct. 25 850
C/1999 U1 (Ferris) 36213 36583 1999 Oct. 22 888
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 1999 Nov. 8.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1998 M3 (Larsen) 15 29.68 +32 34.6 7.29 6.69 49.8 6.5
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 15 44.91 -45 03.5 5.90 5.07 30.9 5.8
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 15 58.54 +38 19.9 7.67 7.18 57.0 6.6
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 16 03.50 +10 31.6 6.64 5.83 32.4 5.2
C/1999 K3 (LINEAR) 16 57.57 +31 31.9 3.94 3.50 56.8 13.7
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 17 11.36 -17 57.1 4.72 3.94 33.6 8.0
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 17 26.81 -19 05.2 4.51 3.77 37.2 9.1
14P/Wolf 17 30.33 -01 47.2 4.09 3.42 41.9 11.2
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 17 36.64 -23 19.9 2.61 1.95 39.5 18.8
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 18 01.31 -04 04.1 6.30 5.69 48.3 7.5
17P/Holmes 18 20.97 -32 56.5 3.07 2.55 50.0 17.3
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 18 24.51 -33 40.4 4.50 3.95 50.8 11.2
141P/Machholz 2 18 32.89 -11 50.3 1.03 0.91 53.9 61.1
C/1999 L2 (LINEAR) 19 13.02 -47 44.1 2.53 2.23 61.6 23.0
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 19 13.58 +21 03.1 6.78 6.59 74.5 8.3
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 19 24.23 +04 38.2 5.76 5.51 70.8 9.8
C/1999 K6 (LINEAR) 19 59.22 +30 50.0 2.39 2.55 87.8 22.9
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 20 33.62 -13 46.2 1.94 2.05 82.2 28.6
10P/Tempel 2 21 15.19 -28 23.2 1.30 1.60 87.5 38.1
C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) 21 15.31 +56 57.8 1.35 1.89 107.0 30.0
108P/Ciffreo 21 20.68 -30 02.0 2.08 2.27 88.1 25.9
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 21 26.44 +22 06.7 4.08 4.43 104.1 12.5
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 21 43.22 -16 07.1 3.50 3.76 97.5 15.2
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 21 51.03 +10 47.0 4.29 4.68 107.3 11.7
110P/Hartley 3 21 58.93 -00 11.5 3.20 3.61 106.3 15.3
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 22 17.97 -48 17.7 6.16 6.27 91.5 9.1
C/1999 H1 (Lee) 22 28.38 +12 09.4 1.55 2.18 116.6 24.0
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 22 31.15 +27 16.2 4.15 4.71 119.4 10.6
2P/Encke 22 42.03 -02 34.9 2.85 3.40 115.8 15.2
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 23 03.46 -46 10.3 2.10 2.46 99.2 23.4
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 23 37.30 -38 19.4 3.63 4.06 109.0 13.3
37P/Forbes 23 48.41 +06 57.2 1.53 2.33 134.5 17.6
106P/Schuster 00 13.92 -19 29.2 0.79 1.60 127.4 29.5
82P/Gehrels 3 00 26.24 +03 52.8 3.30 4.13 142.4 8.4
116P/Wild 4 00 32.95 +03 03.1 3.95 4.78 143.6 7.1
C/1998 U1 (LINEAR) 00 47.74 -03 04.3 5.23 6.06 143.9 5.5
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 00 59.17 +00 16.5 3.56 4.43 148.1 6.8
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 01 38.16 -42 32.9 4.52 5.07 118.8 9.9
142P/Ge-Wang 02 00.45 +00 03.1 1.76 2.71 159.5 7.3
P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS) 02 21.36 -16 42.0 0.37 1.31 146.1 24.9
114P/Wiseman-Skiff 02 25.42 +45 56.6 0.77 1.70 150.0 17.0
77P/Longmore 02 28.05 +31 27.6 3.83 4.79 164.1 3.3
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 02 34.57 -63 55.3 7.60 7.82 99.6 7.2
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 02 35.87 -63 54.7 7.80 8.03 99.7 7.0
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 02 42.77 +16 21.1 4.80 5.79 178.1 0.3
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 02 59.18 +11 21.4 3.79 4.78 174.6 1.1
C/1997 G2 (Montani) 03 25.68 -17 30.4 5.15 5.99 145.0 5.4
136P/Mueller 3 03 36.85 +05 33.4 2.28 3.25 164.3 4.7
C/1998 K2 (LINEAR) 03 50.69 -29 01.4 4.28 5.00 132.3 8.4
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 04 13.86 +37 01.4 2.97 3.88 152.4 6.8
C/1999 U1 (Ferris) 04 19.01 +09 27.8 4.25 5.18 157.4 4.2
88P/Howell 04 49.80 +23 20.4 2.63 3.53 151.2 7.8
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 04 59.63 -71 14.3 0.82 1.28 89.7 50.7
84P/Giclas 05 23.42 +13 06.4 1.08 1.96 143.0 17.7
65P/Gunn 05 59.60 +26 14.8 3.97 4.73 135.2 8.5
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 06 29.05 +66 00.0 5.23 5.78 118.9 8.6
130P/McNaught-Hughes 06 38.31 +22 47.7 3.45 4.11 126.3 11.2
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 06 56.52 -75 34.1 9.85 9.74 80.9 5.8
102P/Shoemaker 1 06 59.86 +57 22.9 2.09 2.71 118.6 18.8
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 07 38.65 +24 20.5 3.34 3.83 112.7 13.8
87P/Bus 07 48.01 +18 06.6 2.90 3.36 109.5 16.1
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 07 59.16 +15 54.0 3.38 3.78 106.4 14.6
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 08 02.36 +24 10.3 4.76 5.14 107.4 10.6
50P/Arend 08 07.81 +47 11.6 1.55 2.10 109.2 26.5
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 08 15.54 -12 33.3 3.83 4.03 94.7 14.2
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 08 21.28 +23 09.9 5.09 5.40 102.9 10.3
59P/Kearns-Kwee 08 25.36 +25 58.1 1.95 2.37 102.6 24.0
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 08 29.86 +07 29.3 4.70 4.92 97.1 11.5
C/1998 P1 (Williams) 08 32.57 +50 27.3 4.58 4.94 105.4 11.2
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 08 42.06 +16 13.9 3.59 3.83 96.5 14.9
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 08 51.53 +28 43.4 3.21 3.48 97.6 16.4
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 09 47.39 +25 08.4 3.60 3.65 84.7 15.7
4P/Faye 09 56.79 +03 30.1 2.46 2.40 75.2 23.5
P/1998 Y2 (Li) 10 02.72 +27 26.2 3.57 3.57 82.3 15.9
P/1991 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy 6) 10 08.22 +29 53.0 2.41 2.48 82.2 23.4
C/1999 E1 (Li) 10 20.24 +20 15.6 4.58 4.44 75.8 12.5
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 10 29.06 -14 04.7 3.99 3.65 62.9 14.0
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 10 55.86 -08 44.8 4.24 3.80 57.6 12.7
63P/Wild 1 11 38.19 +12 29.4 2.41 2.02 55.6 23.9
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 12 12.15 -03 52.4 5.26 4.56 40.9 8.2
28P/Neujmin 1 12 23.76 -06 46.0 9.07 8.30 37.2 4.1
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 12 26.11 -09 07.0 2.83 2.11 35.9 16.0
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 13 55.31 -75 11.8 3.84 3.44 59.3 14.3
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 14 10.53 +44 29.1 4.15 3.78 61.5 13.3
C/1999 N2 (Lynn) 14 11.20 +46 42.4 2.24 2.00 63.7 26.3
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 14 27.16 +30 50.5 4.17 3.58 47.6 11.8
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