MPEC 2000-J30: COMET C/2000 J1 (FERRIS)
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M.P.E.C. 2000-J30 Issued 2000 May 8, 19:15 UT
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COMET C/2000 J1 (FERRIS)
Observations:
CK00J010 C2000 05 04.32273 15 02 30.13 +38 29 04.6 19.0 N 699
CK00J010 C2000 05 04.33547 15 02 27.11 +38 28 52.4 699
CK00J010 C2000 05 04.34825 15 02 24.11 +38 28 40.5 699
CK00J010 C2000 05 04.36100 15 02 21.13 +38 28 28.2 699
CK00J010 WC2000 05 05.90914 14 56 21.78 +38 03 29.9 557
CK00J010 WC2000 05 05.91134 14 56 21.37 +38 03 27.1 19.6 N 557
CK00J010 WC2000 05 05.91351 14 56 20.69 +38 03 25.6 557
CK00J010 WC2000 05 05.91569 14 56 20.36 +38 03 23.0 557
CK00J010 C2000 05 05.99147 14 56 02.56 +38 02 06.4 18.9 N 046
CK00J010 C2000 05 05.99498 14 56 01.76 +38 02 02.6 046
CK00J010 C2000 05 05.99759 14 56 01.17 +38 02 01.2 046
CK00J010 C2000 05 06.84763 14 52 45.64 +37 47 18.3 19.2 N 540
CK00J010 C2000 05 06.85208 14 52 44.64 +37 47 13.8 540
CK00J010 C2000 05 06.85625 14 52 43.66 +37 47 09.1 540
CK00J010 C2000 05 08.30403 14 47 12.74 +37 20 41.7 695
CK00J010 C2000 05 08.30806 14 47 11.83 +37 20 37.2 695
CK00J010 C2000 05 08.31079 14 47 11.20 +37 20 34.1 695
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy. Measurer M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2
reflector + CCD.
540 Linz. Observers E. Meyer, E. Obermair. Measurer E. Meyer. 0.6-m f/3.0
reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak. Observer M. Hicks. 2.1-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer W. D. Ferris. Measurer B. W. Koehn.
0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 J1 (Ferris)
T 2000 May 17.789 TT Marsden
q 2.54548 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 149.421 -0.720200 -0.510050
Node 28.416 -0.638609 +0.222513
e 1.0 Incl. 98.792 +0.271090 -0.830865
From 17 observations 2000 May 4-8.
Ephemeris:
C/2000 J1 (Ferris)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 05 06 14 56.01 +38 02.0 1.828 2.549 125.4 18.8 19.8
2000 05 11 14 37.16 +36 26.5 1.829 2.547 125.0 19.0 19.8
2000 05 16 14 19.44 +34 31.1 1.842 2.546 123.6 19.3 19.8
2000 05 21 14 03.22 +32 19.8 1.868 2.546 121.3 19.9 19.9
2000 05 26 13 48.70 +29 56.9 1.905 2.547 118.3 20.5 19.9
2000 05 31 13 35.97 +27 26.9 1.953 2.549 114.7 21.2 20.0
2000 06 05 13 25.00 +24 53.9 2.012 2.553 110.7 21.8 20.1
2000 06 10 13 15.70 +22 20.9 2.078 2.558 106.4 22.4 20.2
2000 06 15 13 07.93 +19 50.7 2.153 2.564 102.0 22.8 20.3
2000 06 20 13 01.52 +17 24.7 2.233 2.570 97.4 23.1 20.4
2000 06 25 12 56.33 +15 04.0 2.319 2.579 92.9 23.2 20.5
2000 06 30 12 52.21 +12 49.1 2.408 2.588 88.4 23.1 20.6
2000 07 05 12 49.04 +10 40.2 2.501 2.598 83.9 22.9 20.7
2000 07 10 12 46.69 +08 37.2 2.595 2.609 79.5 22.5 20.7
2000 07 15 12 45.06 +06 39.7 2.691 2.621 75.2 22.0 20.8
2000 07 20 12 44.05 +04 47.5 2.786 2.635 70.9 21.4 20.9
2000 07 25 12 43.59 +03 00.1 2.882 2.649 66.7 20.6 20.9
2000 07 30 12 43.61 +01 17.1 2.976 2.664 62.5 19.8 21.0
2000 08 04 12 44.06 -00 22.0 3.068 2.680 58.4 18.8 21.0
2000 08 09 12 44.87 -01 57.6 3.158 2.697 54.4 17.8 21.1
2000 08 14 12 46.00 -03 30.1 3.246 2.715 50.4 16.7 21.1
2000 08 19 12 47.42 -04 59.8 3.330 2.734 46.5 15.6 21.2
2000 08 24 12 49.08 -06 27.1 3.411 2.754 42.7 14.4 21.2
2000 08 29 12 50.96 -07 52.3 3.488 2.775 38.9 13.2 21.2
2000 09 03 12 53.03 -09 15.7 3.560 2.796 35.1 12.0 21.2
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