MPEC 2001-L10: OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 JUNE 20.0 TT)
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 JUNE 20.0 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) Orbit Ephem. Last obs. code Mag.
2P/Encke 40671 42371 2000 Oct. 30 320
6P/d'Arrest 34422 41946 2001 Apr. 1 867 20.7 T
7P/Pons-Winnecke 34422 41577 1996 Nov. 19 691 19.9 T
9P/Tempel 1 29881 42682 2000 Dec. 29 735 18.0 T
14P/Wolf 29882 42910 2000 Dec. 22 360 19.2 T
15P/Finlay CCO 13 42594 1996 Apr. 19 691 22.1 T
16P/Brooks 2 31664 42371 1995 Feb. 24 360 18.7 T
19P/Borrelly 31664 42372 2001 May 6 844 13.2 T
24P/Schaumasse 31663 39662 2001 May 19 201
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 41392 2001 Mar. 21 867 20.7 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 42666 42159 2001 May 26 118 14.0 T
30P/Reinmuth 1 34424 42595 1996 June 16 691 19.1 T
33P/Daniel 42317 2001 Apr. 16 402 17.6 T
36P/Whipple 40670 41759 2000 May 2 809
39P/Oterma 34423 42373 1962 Aug. 7 689
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 41717 41038 2001 Jan. 30 320 15.3 T
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 42681 2000 Aug. 23 360 16.6 T
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 42548 2001 May 17 402 12.6 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 42908 2001 Feb. 3 349 14.1 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux CCO 13 41760 1999 May 14 704 20.0 T
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 42682 2000 Nov. 18 704 18.9 T
65P/Gunn 40670 41037 2001 Apr. 19 402 17.8 T
70P/Kojima 29882 2001 May 16 360 17.7 T
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 41717 42595 2001 Jan. 1 349 10.9 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 41212 2001 May 20 046 16.1 N
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 29881 41211 1994 Mar. 30 360 18.1 T
86P/Wild 3 31664 41947 2001 May 30 170 18.1 T
87P/Bus 29882 41575 2000 May 1 695 19.7 T
89P/Russell 2 CCO 13 41947 2001 Apr. 27 829
90P/Gehrels 1 34422 42371 1988 Mar. 13 691 18.1 T
110P/Hartley 3 31663 2001 Apr. 22 349 16.6 T
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 42667 42910 1998 Feb. 28 691 20.8 T
116P/Wild 4 40670 42910 2000 Nov. 30 732 18.5 T
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 40670 42681 1999 May 23 693
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 41759 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
124P/Mrkos 34422 42683 1999 Nov. 13 695 22.4 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 41576 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 30739 41947 1999 Apr. 20 704 18.7 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 35208 40857 2001 Feb. 20 867 19.7 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 33190 41212 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 39792 41760 2000 June 6 360 19.0 N
149P/Mueller 4 42109 41213 2001 May 29 170 18.0 T
150P/2000 WT168 42548 42370 2001 May 14 428 18.4 T
P/1987 Q3 (Helin) 31664 42160 1988 Feb. 13 691 19.8 T
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 34423 41210 1997 Dec. 30 568
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 31893 42596 1998 June 23 691 21.3 T
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 35205 41040 1999 Feb. 13 693 19.4 T
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 37478 2001 Mar. 20 867
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 34421 41759 1999 May 11 900 13.9 T
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 36653 41212 2000 Feb. 10 704 18.7 T
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 33651 41211 1999 Jan. 14 693 19.1 T
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 34734 41761 1999 July 7 360 17.9 T
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 35553 42372 1999 July 31 402 18.7 T
P/1999 V1 (Catalina) 39022 41392 2000 Apr. 24 360 17.9 T
P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) 41716 2001 May 22 608 18.4 T
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 42547 2001 Apr. 19 360 18.5 T
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 42665 42594 2001 May 13 402 18.0 T
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 42665 42370 2001 May 16 360 19.3 T
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 42856 42680 2001 May 25 118 18.0 T
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 42856 42680 2001 May 26 428 19.1 T
P/2001 J1 (NEAT) 42856 42908 2001 May 27 290
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 42856 42908 2001 May 30 170 17.5 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 42547 41390 2001 Apr. 17 422 17.7 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 41524 42371 2001 May 11 349 16.1 T
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 35204 41389 1999 Oct. 9 432 18.5 T
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 32168 42373 1998 June 17 696 18.5 T
C/1999 E1 (Li) 39021 41211 2001 Mar. 28 699 18.3 T
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 42664 41391 2001 Apr. 27 829
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 39021 41574 1999 June 14 402 16.1 T
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 41897 41213 2001 May 12 170 17.9 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 41897 40854 2001 June 1 608 18.7 T
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 35553 41389 1999 Aug. 29 402 18.4 T
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 41897 41943 2001 Apr. 16 428 14.4 T
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 41524 42682 2001 Jan. 30 320 15.4 T
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 42547 41577 2001 May 30 682 17.9 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 41897 42160 2001 Jan. 30 320 16.7 T
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 42106 41944 2001 May 30 587
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 41525 41944 2001 May 30 587
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 41897 42160 2001 Jan. 30 320 17.3 T
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 41525 42369 2001 Apr. 18 367 16.0 T
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 39023 41210 2000 Mar. 5 704 19.2 T
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 41525 42595 2001 Feb. 21 206 13.4 T
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 41716 41039 2001 Mar. 20 867
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 39023 42593 2000 Mar. 30 360 18.8 T
C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) 41897 41040 2001 Mar. 23 699 19.4 T
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 41158 41576 2000 July 9 860 18.4 T
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 42547 40855 2001 May 30 699 16.9 T
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 41898 42595 2000 Dec. 22 360 14.3 T
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 41159 42369 2000 Nov. 22 360 18.9 T
C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch) 42664 2001 May 28 428 15.6 N
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 41716 42681 2001 Jan. 19 704 17.8 T
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 42547 42909 2001 Mar. 15 699 17.1 T
C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) 42106 41944 2001 Jan. 4 249
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 42547 41945 2001 Apr. 12 170 16.8 T
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 42547 42909 2001 Feb. 20 360 19.9 T
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 42547 42158 2001 Apr. 10 170 18.0 T
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) 42856 42158 2001 May 4 428 12.4 N
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 42316 42909 2001 Feb. 26 322
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 42665 42593 2001 May 25 046 16.0 N
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 42665 42594 2001 May 27 704 18.9 T
C/2001 G1 42856 42680 2001 May 23 118 17.1 T
C/2001 HT50 42856 42908 2001 May 17 402 18.8 T
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 42856 42908 2001 May 29 704 17.2 T
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 42857 42908 2001 May 30 306 17.1 T
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2001 June 20.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 06 23.92 -22 03.6 6.87 6.21 46.1 6.8
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 06 33.90 -21 33.4 5.23 4.59 46.0 9.2
65P/Gunn 08 33.75 +26 51.6 4.88 4.10 36.1 8.4
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 08 43.65 +14 02.1 4.97 4.25 41.0 9.0
7P/Pons-Winnecke 08 45.49 +31 12.4 4.07 3.33 38.5 10.9
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 09 24.35 +26 57.7 10.58 9.92 47.3 4.3
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 09 26.01 +06 57.4 7.27 6.71 53.3 7.0
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 09 40.19 +18 38.5 7.21 6.65 52.6 7.0
24P/Schaumasse 09 54.53 +22 43.3 1.66 1.36 54.8 37.7
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 09 55.71 +11 01.4 4.19 3.76 58.5 13.3
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 09 57.40 -01 53.7 6.68 6.30 64.2 8.3
C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) 10 03.40 +19 24.9 7.58 7.09 57.6 7.0
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 10 12.13 -47 57.5 5.91 6.03 91.7 9.7
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 10 16.74 -00 53.7 6.03 5.73 68.1 9.5
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 10 24.02 +19 13.3 4.48 4.11 62.4 12.7
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 10 36.51 +09 35.2 5.19 4.91 68.4 11.1
C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) 10 37.47 +03 47.2 3.34 3.16 70.8 17.7
P/1998 U4 (Spahr) 10 51.26 +02 20.5 5.47 5.30 74.6 10.7
150P/2000 WT168 10 52.35 -13 10.1 1.82 1.95 81.5 31.0
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 11 00.03 +04 09.0 5.13 4.98 75.9 11.4
P/2001 J1 (NEAT) 11 10.16 +05 45.3 1.56 1.67 77.6 36.5
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 11 22.40 +01 11.2 2.28 2.36 82.2 25.2
C/2001 HT50 11 26.26 -08 07.7 7.28 7.29 86.8 8.0
C/2001 G1 11 32.11 -14 59.1 8.19 8.27 90.9 7.1
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 11 40.17 +08 57.4 3.56 3.59 83.2 16.3
28P/Neujmin 1 12 36.76 -14 14.7 4.94 5.30 105.1 10.7
C/1999 E1 (Li) 12 39.69 +40 02.0 7.20 7.15 83.2 8.1
6P/d'Arrest 12 54.80 +17 01.7 2.34 2.65 96.4 22.4
89P/Russell 2 12 59.04 -04 08.2 2.49 2.95 106.4 19.3
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 13 01.16 +14 30.2 4.01 4.28 98.9 13.6
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 13 13.18 +22 08.1 3.37 3.65 97.8 16.0
P/1999 V1 (Catalina) 13 22.28 -27 05.8 4.39 4.96 119.1 10.3
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 13 28.61 -17 54.7 4.98 5.53 118.1 9.3
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 13 30.02 +21 27.5 3.10 3.45 101.6 16.8
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 13 34.54 -22 17.0 1.96 2.63 120.7 19.4
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 13 56.80 -11 27.4 5.08 5.69 122.4 8.7
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 14 01.22 +08 08.9 5.70 6.20 114.9 8.6
149P/Mueller 4 14 05.05 +25 28.1 2.33 2.78 106.0 20.5
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 14 24.75 -27 01.5 1.89 2.68 132.8 16.1
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 15 08.81 -07 13.8 2.02 2.85 137.1 14.0
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 15 09.87 +07 35.1 6.97 7.65 129.2 5.9
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 15 11.57 -20 35.6 5.45 6.29 142.3 5.7
15P/Finlay 15 13.00 -19 59.4 1.95 2.82 142.5 12.7
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 15 23.01 +38 53.0 6.93 7.31 108.3 7.6
86P/Wild 3 15 51.69 -19 59.7 1.37 2.31 151.3 12.2
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 16 49.73 -39 05.7 5.25 6.21 159.2 3.3
119P/Parker-Hartley 16 56.53 -21 08.5 4.50 5.50 166.4 2.5
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 17 02.89 +76 12.6 2.89 2.90 80.0 20.2
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 17 10.60 -21 35.1 8.15 9.15 169.7 1.1
87P/Bus 17 12.46 -18 42.4 1.48 2.48 169.1 4.4
49P/Arend-Rigaux 17 49.02 -10 36.0 4.64 5.63 167.1 2.3
36P/Whipple 17 57.12 -10 33.4 3.38 4.38 167.1 3.0
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 18 34.54 +37 23.1 8.39 8.91 118.5 5.8
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 19 06.58 -28 23.4 4.96 5.94 163.1 2.9
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 19 36.97 -45 05.2 3.82 4.72 150.0 6.2
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 19 49.38 -16 35.9 2.47 3.40 152.2 8.0
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 20 05.83 +60 06.9 7.64 7.74 92.3 7.5
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 20 16.16 -20 44.7 3.77 4.65 147.1 6.8
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 20 48.60 -20 24.1 3.75 4.57 139.6 8.3
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 20 50.21 +02 12.9 2.36 3.11 130.2 14.5
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 21 04.58 -11 56.3 3.72 4.48 133.5 9.5
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 21 50.87 -04 05.8 5.46 6.03 119.9 8.4
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 22 30.32 -07 00.2 1.59 2.18 112.0 25.5
2P/Encke 22 54.77 -09 40.1 2.83 3.28 107.4 17.2
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 22 56.40 +28 05.2 6.81 6.90 90.9 8.5
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 23 06.66 -01 13.7 7.60 7.87 101.4 7.3
90P/Gehrels 1 23 16.03 -12 43.3 3.50 3.87 103.7 14.8
39P/Oterma 23 32.25 -02 34.8 5.61 5.81 96.1 10.0
P/1987 Q3 (Helin) 23 33.86 -03 30.0 2.34 2.65 96.1 22.4
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 00 05.27 -11 36.3 4.31 4.47 92.2 13.1
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 00 38.06 -71 32.0 2.68 3.16 108.8 17.7
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 01 01.76 -13 14.3 3.22 3.21 80.4 18.2
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 01 09.52 -59 57.7 9.98 10.22 101.3 5.6
30P/Reinmuth 1 01 09.58 -00 06.3 4.36 4.18 72.9 13.4
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 01 35.69 +11 32.5 3.96 3.60 62.4 14.5
16P/Brooks 2 01 48.01 +10 48.0 2.14 1.85 59.8 28.3
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 02 04.71 +31 31.5 5.09 4.52 51.0 10.1
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 02 39.42 +07 55.8 2.55 2.03 49.2 22.2
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) 02 43.66 -21 15.6 0.28 0.93 64.5 99.6
9P/Tempel 1 02 51.28 +10 49.9 4.60 3.95 45.3 10.5
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 02 59.41 +46 25.1 4.19 3.50 41.9 11.2
44P/Reinmuth 2 03 04.91 +22 49.3 2.83 2.14 38.8 17.3
19P/Borrelly 03 05.02 -04 42.6 2.14 1.67 50.0 27.7
124P/Mrkos 03 17.26 +38 11.0 4.26 3.50 36.5 9.9
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 03 22.00 +24 48.5 3.34 2.57 34.7 13.0
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 03 22.23 +14 49.8 3.08 2.35 36.9 15.0
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 03 29.85 -38 49.0 6.03 5.78 70.9 9.6
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 03 39.67 +13 10.5 8.85 8.02 33.5 4.0
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 03 44.33 -09 05.0 6.10 5.44 45.5 7.7
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 03 51.78 -30 13.8 11.04 10.59 61.2 4.8
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 04 02.27 +09 32.7 4.81 3.96 30.2 7.4
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 05 09.99 +59 44.5 5.79 5.02 37.1 7.0
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 05 32.99 -73 16.5 13.54 13.70 96.8 4.2
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