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MPEC 2001-K17: COMET P/2001 K1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-K17                                Issued 2001 May 21, 22:53 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,
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                            COMET P/2001 K1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK01K010  C2001 02 02.50579 15 24 53.64 -02 58 52.0          17.0 N      699
    PK01K010  C2001 02 02.51732 15 24 54.40 -02 58 53.1                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 02 02.52869 15 24 55.28 -02 58 55.3                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 02 02.54011 15 24 55.81 -02 58 55.2                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 04 15.33861 15 53 29.48 -03 25 39.5          17.9 N      704
    PK01K010  C2001 04 15.35208 15 53 29.03 -03 25 40.1          18.4 N      704
    PK01K010  C2001 04 15.36575 15 53 28.57 -03 25 40.5          18.1 N      704
    PK01K010  C2001 04 15.37979 15 53 28.20 -03 25 40.9          18.4 N      704
    PK01K010  C2001 04 15.39587 15 53 27.64 -03 25 40.0          18.4 N      704
    PK01K010  C2001 04 25.31005 15 47 29.12 -03 30 15.8          16.5 N      699
    PK01K010  C2001 04 25.33120 15 47 28.20 -03 30 17.4                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 04 25.35232 15 47 27.27 -03 30 17.8                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 04 25.37348 15 47 26.30 -03 30 19.3                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 05 18.37475 15 28 56.59 -04 20 08.5          16.5 N      699
    PK01K010  C2001 05 18.37789 15 28 56.47 -04 20 09.9                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 05 18.38102 15 28 56.13 -04 20 09.1                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 05 18.38416 15 28 56.07 -04 20 10.6                      699
    PK01K010  C2001 05 20.50060 15 27 11.52 -04 27 55.6          18.7 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 20.51112 15 27 11.04 -04 27 58.3          18.8 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 20.52334 15 27 10.44 -04 28 00.9          18.9 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.43849 15 26 25.78 -04 31 32.8          18.7 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.44910 15 26 25.22 -04 31 35.7          18.6 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.45943 15 26 24.69 -04 31 38.1          18.8 T      608
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.85414 15 26 05.72 -04 33 12.1          16.9 T      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.85781 15 26 05.65 -04 33 13.1                      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.87617 15 26 04.54 -04 33 17.5          17.1 T      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.87737 15 26 04.51 -04 33 17.5                      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.87955 15 26 04.43 -04 33 17.5                      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.88057 15 26 04.44 -04 33 18.9          17.0 T      046
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.88897 15 26 03.98 -04 33 20.6                      557
    PK01K010  C2001 05 21.90177 15 26 03.34 -04 33 23.4                      557

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  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.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observers B. A. Skiff, 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:
    P/2001 K1 (NEAT)
Epoch 2000 Oct. 23.0 TT = JDT 2451840.5
T 2000 Nov. 6.40857 TT                                  Marsden
q   2.4681800            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.13048611     Peri.   94.43632     -0.95700358     -0.01571796
a   3.8496968      Node    84.85388     -0.10751632     -0.90818836
e   0.3588638      Incl.   16.90719     +0.26941489     -0.41826647
P   7.55
Residuals in seconds of arc
010202 699  0.1-  1.3-    010425 699  0.9-  1.3+    010521 608  0.0   1.1-
010202 699  0.6-  0.6-    010425 699  1.6-  1.0+    010521 046  0.1+  0.1-
010202 699  0.8+  1.0-    010518 699  1.9-  0.5+    010521 046  1.8+  0.3-
010202 699 (3.0-  0.9+)   010518 699  1.3-  0.2-    010521 046  1.2-  0.3-
010415 704  0.8+  1.1+    010518 699 (3.9-  1.2+)   010521 046  0.7-  0.0
010415 704  0.4+  0.6+    010518 699 (2.4-  0.4+)   010521 046  0.3-  0.5+
010415 704  0.0   0.3+    010520 608  0.4+  0.3-    010521 046  0.6+  0.6-
010415 704  1.1+  0.0     010520 608  1.2+  0.6-    010521 557  0.0   0.3-
010415 704  0.3+  1.0+    010520 608  1.5+  0.4-    010521 557  0.0   0.0
010425 699  0.6-  1.1+    010521 608  0.5+  0.7-
010425 699  0.7-  0.6+    010521 608  0.1+  1.2-

Ephemeris:
    P/2001 K1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 05 11    15 35.14   -03 57.4    1.750    2.738   165.0     5.5  16.6
2001 05 21    15 26.79   -04 29.8    1.780    2.765   163.2     6.1  16.7
2001 05 31    15 19.15   -05 14.3    1.837    2.792   155.8     8.6  16.8
2001 06 10    15 13.00   -06 09.6    1.917    2.821   146.6    11.4  16.9
2001 06 20    15 08.82   -07 13.7    2.020    2.850   137.1    14.0  17.1
2001 06 30    15 06.85   -08 24.6    2.141    2.879   127.9    16.2  17.2
2001 07 10    15 07.12   -09 40.1    2.278    2.910   119.0    17.8  17.4
2001 07 20    15 09.51   -10 58.4    2.426    2.940   110.5    18.9  17.6
2001 07 30    15 13.87   -12 17.9    2.583    2.972   102.4    19.5  17.8
2001 08 09    15 19.96   -13 37.5    2.745    3.003    94.7    19.7  18.0
2001 08 19    15 27.59   -14 55.9    2.911    3.035    87.2    19.5  18.1
2001 08 29    15 36.58   -16 12.3    3.077    3.068    80.0    18.9  18.3
2001 09 08    15 46.73   -17 25.9    3.242    3.101    73.0    18.1  18.5
2001 09 18    15 57.89   -18 36.0    3.403    3.134    66.1    17.0  18.6
2001 09 28    16 09.94   -19 42.0    3.559    3.167    59.3    15.8  18.8
2001 10 08    16 22.75   -20 43.4    3.707    3.200    52.6    14.4  18.9
2001 10 18    16 36.19   -21 39.7    3.846    3.234    45.9    12.8  19.0
2001 10 28    16 50.17   -22 30.6    3.975    3.267    39.3    11.1  19.1
2001 11 07    17 04.57   -23 15.7    4.091    3.301    32.7     9.3  19.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-K17

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