MPEC 2000-Y20: COMET C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
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COMET C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.14461 00 08 34.62 +59 47 36.0 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.15918 00 08 34.04 +59 47 27.3 18.5 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.15932 00 08 34.05 +59 47 27.1 18.3 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.17390 00 08 33.29 +59 47 17.3 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.17404 00 08 33.35 +59 47 19.0 18.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.18862 00 08 32.53 +59 47 09.3 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.18876 00 08 32.60 +59 47 10.0 18.3 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.20332 00 08 31.87 +59 47 00.4 18.5 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 16.20345 00 08 31.90 +59 47 01.0 18.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 18.17150 00 07 11.21 +59 27 43.6 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 18.18660 00 07 10.51 +59 27 34.6 18.3 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 11 18.20363 00 07 09.81 +59 27 24.5 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 16.06960 23 58 17.08 +54 29 11.3 17.8 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 16.08761 23 58 17.08 +54 28 59.7 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 16.14212 23 58 17.03 +54 28 23.7 18.3 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.05851 23 58 17.93 +54 18 27.5 17.5 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.06426 23 58 18.01 +54 18 23.7 854
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.06602 23 58 17.87 +54 18 22.4 17.8 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.06615 23 58 17.90 +54 18 22.4 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.07354 23 58 17.93 +54 18 17.7 18.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.07427 23 58 17.80 +54 18 17.1 19.0 N 854
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.08166 23 58 17.88 +54 18 12.9 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.08179 23 58 17.90 +54 18 12.5 18.4 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.08390 23 58 17.83 +54 18 10.9 854
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.08859 23 58 18.00 +54 18 07.9 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.09649 23 58 17.87 +54 18 02.9 18.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.09663 23 58 17.89 +54 18 03.3 18.2 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.10363 23 58 17.95 +54 17 57.7 18.5 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.11237 23 58 17.94 +54 17 53.2 19.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.11250 23 58 17.96 +54 17 53.1 19.3 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.11875 23 58 17.99 +54 17 47.6 18.8 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.12711 23 58 17.91 +54 17 42.4 18.6 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.12724 23 58 17.96 +54 17 43.0 18.9 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.79986 23 58 19.46 +54 10 25.4 557
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.80214 23 58 19.47 +54 10 24.1 557
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.80442 23 58 19.48 +54 10 22.8 557
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.82964 23 58 19.58 +54 10 06.3 611
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.83492 23 58 19.60 +54 10 02.6 611
CK00W01M C2000 12 17.83999 23 58 19.58 +54 10 00.2 611
CK00W01M C2000 12 19.07509 23 58 23.95 +53 56 41.5 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 19.09030 23 58 23.84 +53 56 31.3 18.1 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 19.10566 23 58 23.97 +53 56 22.0 18.0 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 19.12094 23 58 23.99 +53 56 11.1 17.8 N 704
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.14770 23 58 29.02 +53 45 10.0 18.6 T 696
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.71282 23 58 32.49 +53 39 06.8 17.5 N 046
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.71471 23 58 32.61 +53 39 06.2 046
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.71606 23 58 32.47 +53 39 04.6 17.3 N 046
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.71760 23 58 32.57 +53 39 03.4 046
CK00W01M C2000 12 20.71903 23 58 32.59 +53 39 03.1 046
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observer L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
611 Starkenburg. Observers M. Busch, S. Kraus, R. Stoss. 0.45-m f/4.4
reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins. Observer T. B. Spahr. 1.2-m reflector
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams. Measurers J. Stuart,
R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.30-m f/6.2
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Jan. 22.7781 TT Marsden
q 0.554808 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 276.8165 -0.3151725 -0.4976203
Node 237.8924 +0.4296947 -0.8340507
e 1.0 Incl. 72.5589 -0.8461848 -0.2381878
From 49 observations 2000 Nov. 16-Dec. 20.
Ephemeris:
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 12 12 23 58.44 +55 13.6 5.058 5.539 114.5 9.3 17.5 18.9
2000 12 22 23 58.69 +53 25.4 5.053 5.441 108.2 9.9 17.4 18.8
2001 01 01 00 00.97 +51 42.3 5.062 5.342 101.2 10.4 17.3 18.8
2001 01 11 00 05.00 +50 07.4 5.081 5.242 94.0 10.8 17.2 18.8
2001 01 21 00 10.53 +48 42.5 5.105 5.141 86.6 11.0 17.2 18.8
2001 01 31 00 17.35 +47 29.1 5.130 5.039 79.2 11.1 17.1 18.8
2001 02 10 00 25.26 +46 27.7 5.153 4.936 71.9 11.0 17.0 18.7
2001 02 20 00 34.10 +45 38.2 5.170 4.833 64.8 10.7 16.9 18.7
2001 03 02 00 43.73 +45 00.2 5.178 4.728 58.0 10.2 16.8 18.6
2001 03 12 00 54.03 +44 33.0 5.174 4.622 51.6 9.7 16.7 18.5
2001 03 22 01 04.92 +44 15.7 5.156 4.516 45.7 9.1 16.6 18.4
2001 04 01 01 16.31 +44 07.4 5.122 4.408 40.4 8.4 16.5 18.3
2001 04 11 01 28.14 +44 06.9 5.070 4.299 35.9 7.9 16.4 18.3
2001 04 21 01 40.35 +44 13.3 5.001 4.189 32.6 7.4 16.2 18.1
2001 05 01 01 52.91 +44 25.7 4.912 4.078 30.6 7.2 16.1 18.0
2001 05 11 02 05.76 +44 42.9 4.805 3.965 30.2 7.4 15.9 17.9
2001 05 21 02 18.88 +45 04.3 4.679 3.851 31.4 7.9 15.7 17.8
2001 05 31 02 32.22 +45 29.0 4.534 3.736 33.9 8.7 15.5 17.7
2001 06 10 02 45.74 +45 56.2 4.371 3.619 37.5 9.8 15.3 17.6
2001 06 20 02 59.39 +46 25.3 4.191 3.500 41.9 11.2 15.1 17.5
2001 06 30 03 13.11 +46 55.7 3.994 3.380 46.8 12.7 14.8 17.4
2001 07 10 03 26.83 +47 26.8 3.783 3.258 52.1 14.2 14.5 17.3
2001 07 20 03 40.47 +47 58.2 3.557 3.134 57.7 15.9 14.2 17.1
2001 07 30 03 53.89 +48 29.5 3.319 3.009 63.6 17.6 13.9 16.9
2001 08 09 04 06.95 +49 00.2 3.071 2.881 69.7 19.3 13.5 16.7
2001 08 19 04 19.45 +49 30.0 2.814 2.751 76.1 20.9 13.1 16.5
2001 08 29 04 31.09 +49 58.5 2.549 2.619 82.6 22.5 12.7 16.2
2001 09 08 04 41.49 +50 25.0 2.280 2.484 89.5 23.9 12.2 15.9
2001 09 18 04 50.08 +50 48.5 2.007 2.347 96.7 25.2 11.7 15.5
2001 09 28 04 56.01 +51 06.8 1.734 2.206 104.3 26.1 11.1 15.1
2001 10 08 04 57.99 +51 15.3 1.464 2.063 112.4 26.6 10.5 14.6
2001 10 18 04 53.93 +51 03.7 1.198 1.917 121.5 26.3 9.7 14.0
2001 10 28 04 40.35 +50 06.6 0.941 1.767 131.9 24.8 8.8 13.3
2001 11 07 04 11.75 +47 16.5 0.700 1.613 144.5 20.9 7.8 12.3
2001 11 17 03 20.97 +39 19.4 0.489 1.457 159.5 13.7 6.6 11.1
2001 11 27 02 06.58 +18 27.0 0.343 1.296 150.6 22.0 5.3 10.3
2001 12 07 00 44.67 -15 17.8 0.333 1.134 108.1 55.7 4.7 10.9
2001 12 17 23 34.92 -38 19.0 0.449 0.971 75.1 78.4 4.6 11.9
2001 12 27 22 38.09 -49 04.2 0.609 0.813 55.6 86.2 4.5 12.5
2002 01 06 21 44.32 -53 48.9 0.774 0.673 43.0 85.3 4.2 12.6
2002 01 16 20 49.45 -54 06.4 0.928 0.576 34.9 77.8 3.9 12.4
2002 01 26 20 04.09 -49 52.4 1.056 0.560 31.6 67.1 4.1 12.2
2002 02 05 19 38.80 -42 33.2 1.147 0.632 33.4 59.2 4.8 12.4
2002 02 15 19 28.60 -34 16.6 1.200 0.760 39.2 55.2 5.7 12.8
2002 02 25 19 25.07 -25 59.8 1.226 0.914 47.2 52.7 6.6 13.2
2002 03 07 19 23.30 -17 51.7 1.235 1.076 56.5 50.3 7.3 13.5
2002 03 17 19 20.75 -09 48.2 1.236 1.239 66.4 47.4 7.9 13.7
2002 03 27 19 15.91 -01 46.4 1.237 1.400 76.7 43.9 8.4 13.9
2002 04 06 19 07.77 +06 09.6 1.245 1.558 87.1 39.9 8.9 14.0
2002 04 16 18 55.60 +13 47.4 1.268 1.713 97.2 35.5 9.4 14.1
2002 04 26 18 39.06 +20 45.7 1.311 1.864 106.3 31.2 9.8 14.3
2002 05 06 18 18.49 +26 40.9 1.380 2.011 113.8 27.3 10.2 14.4
2002 05 16 17 55.01 +31 13.5 1.476 2.156 118.9 24.2 10.7 14.6
2002 05 26 17 30.59 +34 15.4 1.599 2.297 121.5 22.1 11.1 14.9
2002 06 05 17 07.45 +35 52.5 1.746 2.435 121.5 20.8 11.6 15.2
2002 06 15 16 47.36 +36 19.6 1.915 2.571 119.4 20.1 12.0 15.5
2002 06 25 16 31.32 +35 55.3 2.101 2.704 115.9 19.8 12.4 15.8
2002 07 05 16 19.51 +34 57.2 2.301 2.835 111.4 19.5 12.8 16.1
2002 07 15 16 11.64 +33 38.5 2.512 2.963 106.3 19.2 13.2 16.3
2002 07 25 16 07.20 +32 09.5 2.731 3.090 101.0 18.8 13.6 16.6
2002 08 04 16 05.61 +30 36.9 2.954 3.214 95.5 18.3 13.9 16.8
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