MPEC 2001-B05: COMET C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2001-B05 Issued 2001 Jan. 16, 21:37 UT
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COMET C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.28181 08 39 11.14 +14 21 07.5 17.8 N 699
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.30520 08 39 09.42 +14 20 56.0 699
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.31447 08 39 08.53 +14 20 48.8 19.0 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.32865 08 39 07.60 +14 20 42.9 699
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.32922 08 39 07.52 +14 20 40.8 18.7 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.34400 08 39 06.38 +14 20 34.7 19.1 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.35209 08 39 05.85 +14 20 29.4 699
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.35882 08 39 05.29 +14 20 24.5 19.2 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 03.37412 08 39 04.04 +14 20 16.8 19.1 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.29947 08 36 36.81 +14 02 01.9 18.8 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.30888 08 36 36.09 +14 01 58.2 18.6 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.31484 08 36 35.51 +14 01 54.7 19.2 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.32397 08 36 34.93 +14 01 49.5 18.7 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.33030 08 36 34.39 +14 01 46.7 19.2 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.33988 08 36 33.59 +14 01 40.7 18.8 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.34569 08 36 33.03 +14 01 38.0 18.9 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.35510 08 36 32.34 +14 01 31.4 19.0 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 05.36107 08 36 31.85 +14 01 27.9 19.2 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 06.29214 08 35 16.93 +13 52 26.9 18.4 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 06.30724 08 35 15.65 +13 52 18.7 19.1 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 06.32235 08 35 14.35 +13 52 09.4 19.1 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.32087 08 21 01.66 +12 17 24.1 15.8 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.33641 08 20 59.91 +12 17 13.4 15.7 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.36752 08 20 56.50 +12 16 52.5 16.4 N 704
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.97582 08 19 50.77 +12 09 54.2 16.9 N 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.97789 08 19 50.65 +12 09 52.6 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.97887 08 19 50.46 +12 09 51.7 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.98082 08 19 50.28 +12 09 50.7 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.98185 08 19 50.09 +12 09 50.2 17.1 N 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 15.98291 08 19 50.02 +12 09 48.9 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.02870 08 19 44.93 +12 09 17.6 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.03117 08 19 44.64 +12 09 15.7 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.03377 08 19 44.35 +12 09 14.1 18.4 N 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.03606 08 19 44.07 +12 09 12.5 17 T 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.03813 08 19 43.87 +12 09 11.5 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.12395 08 19 34.35 +12 08 11.6 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.12588 08 19 34.13 +12 08 10.0 557
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.86936 08 18 12.45 +11 59 34.7 17.2 T 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.87112 08 18 12.21 +11 59 34.1 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.87214 08 18 12.11 +11 59 33.5 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.87336 08 18 12.04 +11 59 32.4 17.3 T 046
CK01A020 C2001 01 16.87447 08 18 11.85 +11 59 30.5 046
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observers P. Pravec, L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
+ CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. W. Koehn. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ 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.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
T 2001 May 24.654 TT Marsden
q 0.77977 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 295.293 -0.475729 +0.694773
Node 295.145 -0.423600 -0.718426
e 1.0 Incl. 36.576 -0.770873 -0.033986
From 42 observations 2001 Jan. 3-16.
Ephemeris:
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2001 01 11 08 28.32 +13 04.7 1.382 2.342 163.6 6.8 17.4
2001 01 21 08 10.17 +11 09.9 1.234 2.212 171.2 3.9 16.9
2001 01 31 07 48.11 +08 55.8 1.120 2.079 161.8 8.5 16.4
2001 02 10 07 23.98 +06 24.9 1.042 1.945 146.9 16.1 16.0
2001 02 20 07 00.24 +03 44.8 0.995 1.809 131.5 24.1 15.6
2001 03 02 06 39.33 +01 04.3 0.972 1.672 116.8 31.9 15.2
2001 03 12 06 22.75 -01 32.3 0.961 1.534 103.4 39.0 14.8
2001 03 22 06 10.89 -04 06.1 0.954 1.397 91.5 45.5 14.3
2001 04 01 06 03.34 -06 43.0 0.941 1.262 81.1 51.5 13.9
2001 04 11 05 59.05 -09 31.6 0.914 1.131 72.1 57.5 13.3
2001 04 21 05 56.51 -12 40.0 0.869 1.009 64.7 64.2 12.7
2001 05 01 05 53.63 -16 14.0 0.801 0.903 58.6 72.2 12.1
2001 05 11 05 47.12 -20 10.3 0.712 0.824 53.8 81.9 11.4
2001 05 21 05 32.21 -24 04.9 0.604 0.783 50.6 92.8 10.8
2001 05 31 05 02.48 -27 01.6 0.488 0.789 49.5 102.5 10.4
2001 06 05 04 39.63 -27 38.6 0.430 0.810 50.3 105.7 10.3
2001 06 10 04 10.03 -27 16.9 0.375 0.841 52.5 106.8 10.1
2001 06 15 03 32.60 -25 30.7 0.325 0.882 56.9 105.1 10.0
2001 06 20 02 46.63 -21 47.2 0.283 0.929 64.3 99.8 9.9
2001 06 25 01 52.67 -15 38.9 0.254 0.982 75.1 90.5 9.9
2001 06 30 00 53.81 -07 21.8 0.241 1.040 88.8 77.8 10.1
2001 07 05 23 55.53 +01 32.2 0.249 1.101 103.4 63.9 10.4
2001 07 10 23 03.16 +09 08.0 0.275 1.165 116.4 51.4 10.9
2001 07 15 22 19.43 +14 33.0 0.317 1.231 126.3 41.7 11.4
2001 07 20 21 44.46 +17 58.1 0.369 1.298 133.3 34.7 12.0
2001 07 25 21 17.12 +19 55.3 0.430 1.365 137.8 30.0 12.5
2001 07 30 20 56.00 +20 53.4 0.498 1.434 140.3 26.9 13.1
2001 08 04 20 39.80 +21 13.1 0.570 1.503 141.3 25.0 13.5
2001 08 09 20 27.47 +21 08.1 0.648 1.571 141.1 23.9 14.0
2001 08 19 20 11.37 +20 16.3 0.814 1.709 138.5 23.1 14.9
2001 08 29 20 03.38 +18 59.5 0.995 1.846 134.0 23.2 15.7
2001 09 08 20 00.89 +17 37.8 1.189 1.981 128.6 23.4 16.3
2001 09 18 20 02.24 +16 20.6 1.395 2.115 122.7 23.6 17.0
2001 09 28 20 06.39 +15 12.7 1.612 2.247 116.6 23.5 17.6
2001 10 08 20 12.57 +14 16.5 1.837 2.377 110.3 23.2 18.1
2001 10 18 20 20.26 +13 32.7 2.070 2.505 104.0 22.7 18.6
2001 10 28 20 29.09 +13 01.6 2.309 2.632 97.6 22.0 19.0
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