MPEC 2000-O23: OBSERVABLE COMETS (2000 SEPT. 3.0 TT)
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (2000 SEPT. 3.0 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 40671 41036 1999 Nov. 13 695 20.4 T
4P/Faye 27081 35498 2000 Apr. 28 360 17.4 T
9P/Tempel 1 29881 38205 2000 July 11 704 17.6 T
10P/Tempel 2 27082 41037 2000 Jan. 3 587
14P/Wolf 29882 38205 2000 June 9 561 18.6 T
16P/Brooks 2 31664 40537 1995 Feb. 24 360 18.7 T
17P/Holmes 29881 39660 1999 June 7 809 20.9 T
19P/Borrelly 31664 2000 May 28 568
24P/Schaumasse 31663 39662 1993 July 24 691 19.5 T
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 36132 2000 May 1 695 21.1 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 23105 37343 2000 July 21 360 16.7 N
30P/Reinmuth 1 34424 40855 1996 June 16 691 19.1 T
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 -0.04 34422 40714 1995 July 4 693 18.2 T
36P/Whipple 40670 38910 2000 May 2 809
39P/Oterma 34423 40537 1962 Aug. 7 689
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 31662 41038 1995 Oct. 29 413
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 36953 2000 July 21 360 16.5 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 38203 2000 July 10 467 14.4 N
49P/Arend-Rigaux CCO 13 36954 1999 May 14 704 20.0 T
50P/Arend 27082 2000 Apr. 30 695 19.1 T
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 38204 2000 June 7 695 19.3 T
63P/Wild 1 36654 2000 Apr. 28 360 15.2 T
65P/Gunn 40670 41037 1999 Nov. 18 360 18.9 T
71P/Clark 38309 2000 May 29 360 17.7 T
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 39024 2000 Apr. 28 360 18.7 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 2000 May 15 118 15.8 T
75P/Kohoutek 31663 41037 1988 May 19 568
77P/Longmore CCO 13 41036 1998 Nov. 22 693 21.0 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 40713 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
84P/Giclas 27082 2000 May 1 695 19.4 T
87P/Bus 29882 2000 May 1 695 19.7 T
90P/Gehrels 1 34422 39660 1988 Mar. 13 691 18.1 T
93P/Lovas 1 32169 2000 May 1 695 21.5 T
97P/Metcalf-Brewington 31663 41039 1991 Apr. 3 372 16 T
108P/Ciffreo 36654 41039 1999 Nov. 30 360 19.5 T
110P/Hartley 3 31663 40537 1999 Nov. 13 695 21.3 T
113P/Spitaler 31663 40856 1994 Apr. 5 691 19.9 T
114P/Wiseman-Skiff 35815 2000 May 1 695 16.2 T
116P/Wild 4 40670 40712 1998 Nov. 22 693 20.4 T
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 27080 40714 1999 Dec. 12 897 17.5 T
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 40670 40712 1999 May 23 693
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 36952 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
124P/Mrkos 34422 41038 1999 Nov. 13 695 22.4 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 36131 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 30739 37344 1999 Apr. 20 704 18.7 T
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 34126 37344 1999 June 9 360 18.4 T
136P/Mueller 3 36654 40857 1999 Dec. 26 897 18.3 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 35208 40857 1999 Dec. 8 360 18.5 T
142P/Ge-Wang 35815 40856 1999 Oct. 21 402 18.8 T
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 39792 40536 2000 June 6 360 19.0 N
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 29881 40856 1987 Mar. 3 691 20 T
P/1991 T1 (Shoemaker-Levy 5) 29882 39661 1992 Jan. 2 691 17.1 T
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 31663 39662 1995 June 23 691 22.6 N
P/1994 A1 (Kushida) 31664 40857 1994 July 9 691 19.4 T
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 35205 41040 1999 Feb. 13 693 19.4 T
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 37478 2000 Apr. 30 695 18.9 T
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 34421 36585 1999 May 11 900 13.9 T
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 34734 36953 1999 July 7 360 17.9 T
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 35553 41035 1999 July 31 402 18.7 T
P/1999 V1 (Catalina) 39022 36952 2000 Apr. 24 360 17.9 T
P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR) 39023 2000 May 1 695 18.8 T
P/2000 B3 (LINEAR) 40668 38909 2000 May 29 360 17.6 T
P/2000 C1 (Hergenrother) 40669 38910 2000 June 6 360 17.4 T
P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) 40823 40537 2000 June 7 402 17.9 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 35204 36584 2000 Mar. 7 474 13.7 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 40668 34646 2000 July 10 467 13.1 N
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 35204 37344 1999 Oct. 9 432 18.5 T
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 32168 39660 1998 June 17 696 18.5 T
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 33451 36954 1998 Dec. 27 402 17.9 T
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 35553 39661 1999 Nov. 10 360 19.1 T
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 40668 40854 2000 May 8 360 16.8 T
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 33188 36585 1998 Nov. 16 691 20.2 T
C/1998 T1 (LINEAR) 40668 36585 2000 May 8 360 17.0 T
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 35206 37345 1999 July 8 360 18.8 T
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 36212 35127 2000 Mar. 10 461 19.5 T
C/1999 E1 (Li) 39021 35744 2000 May 29 360 17.4 T
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 39021 36584 2000 May 7 699 16.4 T
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 39021 36951 2000 July 6 699 17.2 T
C/1999 G1 (LINEAR) 34734 36584 1999 May 13 360 18.1 T
C/1999 H1 (Lee) 36212 39661 2000 Jan. 8 402 16.6 T
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 39790 2000 July 8 349 16.1 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 39791 40854 2000 July 21 900 15.6 T
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 36212 38202 2000 Feb. 28 413 17.4 N
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 35553 35129 1999 Aug. 29 402 18.4 T
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 36653 38204 2000 July 24 467 13.4 T
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 40988 39662 2000 July 19 402 15.4 T
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 37478 40856 2000 Mar. 30 360 16.1 T
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 40823 38204 2000 July 21 360 16.8 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 39022 40536 2000 Mar. 5 474 17.1 T
C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) 39022 38911 2000 Feb. 29 349 16.0 T
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 40988 40537 2000 July 24 642
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 37479 38202 2000 July 8 467 13.9 N
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 40988 38205 2000 July 22 900 14.2 T
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 37479 40713 2000 Feb. 4 360 17.8 T
C/1999 U1 (Ferris) 37479 40714 2000 Jan. 28 360 17.5 T
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 40988 40713 2000 July 19 402 17.5 T
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 40988 40536 2000 July 21 118 14.8 T
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 40668 41039 2000 May 1 360 19.3 T
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 39023 41037 2000 Mar. 30 360 18.8 T
C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) 40823 41040 2000 Apr. 30 695 20.1 T
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 40669 38910 2000 June 10 860 16.6 T
C/2000 D2 (LINEAR) 40669 40714 2000 Mar. 30 360 18.8 T
C/2000 G2 (LINEAR) 40669 40712 2000 May 3 360 19.4 T
C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) 40823 40712 2000 June 28 402 19.2 T
C/2000 J1 (Ferris) 40823 40712 2000 June 1 540 20 T
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 40823 40855 2000 July 20 699 15.9 T
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 40988 40855 2000 July 21 360 16.2 T
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 40989 41036 2000 July 23 557
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2000 Sept. 3.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 12 07.18 -28 28.6 7.61 6.88 40.6 5.5
C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) 12 24.42 +32 58.0 4.54 3.74 33.7 8.6
C/1999 G1 (LINEAR) 12 32.98 -43 15.7 7.41 6.90 56.0 7.0
P/2000 B3 (LINEAR) 12 42.54 -09 46.7 3.31 2.53 33.1 12.6
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 12 44.27 -16 22.5 1.67 1.06 37.2 35.0
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 12 52.48 -06 35.7 6.05 5.24 33.8 6.2
C/2000 J1 (Ferris) 12 54.34 -08 52.4 3.57 2.81 35.2 12.0
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 13 18.88 -31 56.0 4.70 4.17 53.2 11.2
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 13 40.53 -11 55.6 3.17 2.58 46.8 16.5
P/2000 C1 (Hergenrother) 14 22.47 -08 59.1 2.85 2.43 55.6 20.1
C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) 14 32.97 +31 52.3 4.58 4.12 57.3 11.9
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 14 40.83 -32 46.1 5.06 4.78 68.2 11.3
119P/Parker-Hartley 15 07.74 -18 00.7 5.82 5.54 68.7 9.8
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 15 13.21 +23 10.4 7.54 7.18 65.0 7.3
36P/Whipple 15 24.11 -10 07.5 5.12 4.88 70.7 11.2
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 15 33.57 -36 50.9 4.48 4.41 79.7 13.0
C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) 15 38.55 -20 51.9 7.08 6.92 76.5 8.2
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 15 43.02 +02 37.6 5.76 5.56 73.3 10.0
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 15 45.77 +13 35.2 6.75 6.53 72.9 8.5
49P/Arend-Rigaux 16 09.60 -07 01.5 5.22 5.16 81.2 11.1
44P/Reinmuth 2 16 30.64 -24 37.0 2.13 2.34 89.0 25.5
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 16 40.96 -29 39.5 5.91 6.03 92.0 9.6
16P/Brooks 2 16 47.53 -16 26.1 2.89 3.09 91.7 19.1
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 16 56.38 -25 39.0 4.19 4.40 94.9 13.2
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 16 58.67 +27 27.2 7.27 7.32 88.6 7.9
C/1998 K1 (Mueller) 17 18.02 -59 24.1 6.69 6.94 100.1 8.2
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 17 19.14 +53 24.6 3.01 3.14 88.4 18.7
P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) 17 30.22 -10 36.3 1.88 2.30 101.4 25.4
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 17 32.89 +07 26.2 2.09 2.47 99.8 23.7
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 18 11.96 -16 24.6 4.44 4.90 111.9 11.0
C/1998 M6 (Montani) 18 37.84 +47 17.2 7.38 7.66 102.2 7.4
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 18 42.77 -15 30.6 2.46 3.08 119.3 16.6
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 19 17.07 +39 36.4 6.00 6.45 112.1 8.3
90P/Gehrels 1 19 33.30 -32 35.9 4.37 5.06 128.2 9.0
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 20 00.40 -35 15.0 1.67 2.47 132.5 17.5
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 20 05.88 -15 26.4 2.02 2.86 139.3 13.3
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 20 21.18 -25 15.7 3.24 4.07 140.5 9.1
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 20 47.16 -44 03.9 3.51 4.28 134.8 9.6
39P/Oterma 21 23.21 -15 43.9 5.25 6.20 157.4 3.6
14P/Wolf 22 32.15 +22 43.9 1.55 2.48 149.5 11.9
30P/Reinmuth 1 22 56.43 -13 54.8 4.08 5.08 173.4 1.3
C/1999 H1 (Lee) 23 00.98 -05 31.7 4.54 5.55 176.4 0.6
P/1994 A1 (Kushida) 23 14.10 +01 28.9 2.16 3.16 169.1 3.5
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 23 16.20 -13 46.7 5.12 6.12 170.9 1.5
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 00 01.78 -61 02.3 7.71 8.33 124.8 5.7
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 00 18.55 +40 47.7 5.45 6.12 127.5 7.5
C/1998 M1 (LINEAR) 00 25.25 +25 55.5 5.92 6.71 139.2 5.6
9P/Tempel 1 00 26.38 -14 50.5 1.67 2.62 155.1 9.3
97P/Metcalf-Brewington 00 31.13 +06 25.3 2.10 3.02 151.0 9.3
113P/Spitaler 01 15.06 +06 21.1 1.63 2.49 141.1 14.7
124P/Mrkos 01 40.40 +25 59.7 3.85 4.52 126.6 10.3
75P/Kohoutek 01 44.11 +20 00.0 1.58 2.35 128.9 19.5
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 01 54.05 +06 05.3 3.60 4.34 131.9 10.0
P/1993 X1 (Kushida-Muramatsu) 02 50.07 +13 30.2 2.44 3.03 116.6 17.3
24P/Schaumasse 02 53.10 +03 31.8 2.28 2.90 118.1 17.9
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 03 06.93 +50 08.0 3.34 3.65 100.0 15.8
17P/Holmes 03 09.20 +39 58.2 1.87 2.32 103.7 24.9
116P/Wild 4 03 11.91 +19 05.2 4.10 4.55 110.0 12.0
C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) 03 12.20 +69 43.8 7.07 7.16 91.0 8.1
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 03 32.19 -15 22.5 4.93 5.37 110.5 10.1
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 03 35.87 +44 04.9 5.66 5.88 97.6 9.8
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 03 53.22 -44 50.8 8.95 9.27 105.2 6.0
C/1999 U1 (Ferris) 03 54.03 +32 18.6 6.94 7.14 97.4 8.1
110P/Hartley 3 03 58.06 +32 44.0 2.44 2.75 96.5 21.4
82P/Gehrels 3 04 31.13 +21 59.0 3.65 3.81 91.3 15.4
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 04 34.76 +17 53.3 3.77 3.92 91.1 14.9
P/1991 T1 (Shoemaker-Levy 5) 04 43.79 +25 17.4 1.75 1.99 88.0 30.4
C/2000 D2 (LINEAR) 05 14.50 +24 43.4 2.92 2.94 81.1 19.8
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 05 22.53 +23 02.3 5.18 5.09 79.4 11.2
77P/Longmore 05 29.24 +43 08.1 4.40 4.30 77.6 13.2
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) 05 31.39 +36 19.2 3.47 3.39 77.1 16.9
10P/Tempel 2 06 24.35 +16 22.4 3.53 3.24 65.1 16.4
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 06 46.42 -73 22.0 11.81 11.83 89.2 4.9
142P/Ge-Wang 06 51.17 +11 56.2 4.36 3.93 58.7 12.7
P/1986 W1 (Lovas 2) 07 06.08 +23 00.7 2.70 2.28 55.6 21.4
136P/Mueller 3 07 17.55 +16 44.9 4.48 3.95 52.4 11.7
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 07 27.48 +00 25.6 5.15 4.58 50.7 9.8
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 07 33.96 +19 07.9 3.21 2.66 48.7 16.6
65P/Gunn 07 50.21 +26 38.2 5.22 4.59 46.5 9.2
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 08 10.72 -42 08.5 2.19 1.92 61.4 27.4
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 08 30.08 +15 14.3 2.60 1.87 34.9 18.0
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 08 34.54 -70 21.2 3.31 3.31 81.1 17.5
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 08 57.58 +23 45.3 10.59 9.74 31.3 3.1
108P/Ciffreo 08 58.69 +25 55.0 2.92 2.14 32.1 14.5
C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) 09 53.44 -22 49.1 7.23 6.41 33.3 5.0
C/1999 J3 (LINEAR) 10 25.98 -73 53.0 4.71 4.67 81.5 12.3
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