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MPEC 2001-J34: COMET C/2001 J1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-J34                                Issued 2001 May 15, 22:34 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET C/2001 J1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.25299 08 38 28.54 +13 37 10.7          19.9 T      608
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.26387 08 38 31.78 +13 37 04.8          20.4 T      608
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.27410 08 38 34.79 +13 36 58.7          19.9 T      608
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.83708 08 41 23.41 +13 31 55.0                      557
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.83836 08 41 23.71 +13 31 54.4          17.3 T      557
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.84090 08 41 24.32 +13 31 53.3                      557
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.85397 08 41 28.03 +13 31 49.7          17.1 T      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.85712 08 41 28.98 +13 31 46.6                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.86091 08 41 30.22 +13 31 41.6                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.86241 08 41 30.79 +13 31 40.8                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 11.86341 08 41 31.12 +13 31 40.4          17.3 T      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.16206 08 42 59.80 +13 29 01.7                      649
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.17568 08 43 03.89 +13 28 54.2                      649
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.84611 08 46 22.01 +13 22 43.7          17.2 T      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.85118 08 46 23.36 +13 22 41.9                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.85293 08 46 23.77 +13 22 40.6          17.1 T      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.85497 08 46 24.53 +13 22 39.2                      046
    CK01J010 pC2001 05 12.87557 08 46 30.32 +13 22 27.9                      118
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.87576 08 46 30.75 +13 22 26.9                      201
    CK01J010 pC2001 05 12.87949 08 46 31.65 +13 22 24.1                      118
    CK01J010  C2001 05 12.89685 08 46 37.19 +13 22 17.4                      201
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.12356 08 47 43.39 +13 20 09.5          16.5 T      734
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.13649 08 47 47.08 +13 20 02.0          17.7 N      734
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.14008 08 47 48.07 +13 19 58.6          16.3 T      734
    CK01J010 pC2001 05 13.82098 08 51 06.73 +13 13 31.6                      118
    CK01J010 pC2001 05 13.82450 08 51 07.77 +13 13 31.4                      118
    CK01J010 pC2001 05 13.82751 08 51 08.56 +13 13 28.8                      118
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.85125 08 51 15.43 +13 13 16.3          18.2 N      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.85519 08 51 16.54 +13 13 15.2                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.85856 08 51 17.58 +13 13 13.6                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.86019 08 51 17.84 +13 13 12.3          17.7 T      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 13.86277 08 51 19.06 +13 13 11.2                      046
    CK01J010  C2001 05 14.13286 08 52 36.89 +13 10 34.0                      649
    CK01J010  C2001 05 14.14168 08 52 39.52 +13 10 28.6                      649
    CK01J010  C2001 05 14.14958 08 52 41.72 +13 10 24.1                      649
    CK01J010  C2001 05 15.13289 08 57 23.78 +13 00 47.8          18.4 T      926
    CK01J010  C2001 05 15.13455 08 57 24.28 +13 00 47.5          18.4 T      926
    CK01J010  C2001 05 15.13529 08 57 24.45 +13 00 46.2                      926
    CK01J010  C2001 05 15.13881 08 57 25.50 +13 00 43.9          18.3 T      926
    CK01J010  C2001 05 15.14242 08 57 26.46 +13 00 42.1          18.4 T      926

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
201 Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer L. Sarounova.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano, M. Hicks.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer K. Smalley.  0.75-m Newtonian
    + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.5-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 J1 (NEAT)
T 2001 Mar. 19.865 TT                                   Marsden
q   1.00062              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  278.623       -0.441363       -0.895558
                   Node   197.897       +0.878416       -0.418385
e   1.0            Incl.   10.565       +0.183257       -0.151430
From 26 observations 2001 May 11-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 J1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 05 11    08 37.21   +13 39.4    1.100    1.327    77.8    48.1  17.4
2001 05 16    09 01.49   +12 52.1    1.155    1.381    78.9    45.9  17.7
2001 05 21    09 24.08   +11 58.4    1.217    1.436    79.6    43.9  18.0
2001 05 26    09 45.03   +11 00.3    1.286    1.492    80.0    42.0  18.3
2001 05 31    10 04.41   +09 59.4    1.361    1.550    80.0    40.1  18.6
2001 06 05    10 22.34   +08 57.2    1.442    1.609    79.7    38.4  18.9
2001 06 10    10 38.97   +07 54.6    1.528    1.668    79.1    36.7  19.1
2001 06 15    10 54.43   +06 52.3    1.618    1.728    78.3    35.2  19.4
2001 06 20    11 08.87   +05 50.8    1.712    1.788    77.2    33.7  19.7
2001 06 25    11 22.40   +04 50.3    1.810    1.848    76.0    32.2  20.0
2001 06 30    11 35.14   +03 51.2    1.910    1.909    74.5    30.9  20.2
2001 07 05    11 47.18   +02 53.5    2.013    1.970    72.9    29.6  20.5
2001 07 10    11 58.60   +01 57.2    2.117    2.030    71.1    28.3  20.7
2001 07 15    12 09.49   +01 02.5    2.224    2.091    69.2    27.0  20.9
2001 07 20    12 19.92   +00 09.4    2.332    2.152    67.2    25.8  21.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-J34

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