MPEC 2001-P02: OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 AUG. 19.0 TT)
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The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 AUG. 19.0 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) Delta T Orbit Ephem. Last obs. code Mag.
2P/Encke 40671 42371 2001 July 24 360 19.5 T
6P/d'Arrest 34422 41946 2001 May 25 695 20.4 N
9P/Tempel 1 29881 42682 2000 Dec. 29 735 18.0 T
10P/Tempel 2 27082 43198 2000 Dec. 30 704 19.6 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 2001 July 16 349 16.0 T
19P/Borrelly 31664 42372 2001 July 20 422 15.1 N
24P/Schaumasse 31663 39662 2001 July 23 360 14.9 T
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 41392 2001 Mar. 21 867 20.7 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 42666 42159 2001 July 24 360 15.8 N
30P/Reinmuth 1 34424 42595 1996 June 16 691 19.1 T
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 41899 43197 2001 Feb. 20 867 18.8 T
36P/Whipple 40670 41759 2001 May 25 695 21.5 N
39P/Oterma 34423 42373 1962 Aug. 7 689
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 41717 41038 2001 Apr. 6 413 19 N
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
51P/Harrington 43161 2001 July 21 349 15.5 T
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 42682 2000 Nov. 18 704 18.9 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 June 9 699 15.0 T
77P/Longmore CCO 13 43198 1998 Nov. 22 693 21.0 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 43197 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
86P/Wild 3 31664 41947 2001 June 17 320 18.5 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
96P/Machholz 1 34422 43050 1997 July 12 696
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
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 27080 43050 1999 Dec. 12 897 17.5 T
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 40670 42681 1999 May 23 693
119P/Parker-Hartley 25513 41759 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
123P/West-Hartley 40671 43198 1996 Aug. 5 367 14.2 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
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 34126 43196 1999 June 9 360 18.4 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 33190 41212 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 39792 41760 2001 July 22 360 18.8 T
149P/Mueller 4 42109 41213 2001 June 28 170 18.0 T
150P/LONEOS 42548 42370 2001 May 14 428 18.4 T
151P/Helin 43021 43049 2001 July 24 360 19.2 T
P/1986 A1 (Shoemaker 3) 34423 43197 1986 May 14 691
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 31893 42596 1998 June 23 691 21.3 T
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 42666 43049 1997 Jan. 12 587
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 WJ7 (Korlevic) 41716 2001 May 22 608 18.4 T
P/2000 S1 (Skiff) 41716 43049 2000 Dec. 22 360 18.1 T
P/2000 U6 (Tichy) 42106 43199 2001 Feb. 16 587 20.2 N
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 42547 43199 2001 Apr. 19 360 18.5 T
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 42665 42594 2001 June 18 320 18.2 T
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 42665 42370 2001 May 16 360 19.3 T
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 43160 42680 2001 July 23 360 19.0 T
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 43019 42680 2001 June 26 413 19.6 T
P/2001 J1 (NEAT) 42856 2001 May 27 290
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 43160 42908 2001 July 22 360 19.5 T
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 43160 43196 2001 June 24 704 17.5 N
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 42547 41390 2001 July 22 474 17.5 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 41524 42371 2001 July 31 118
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 June 18 320 14.8 T
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 39021 41574 1999 June 14 402 16.1 T
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 41897 2001 May 12 170 17.9 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 41897 40854 2001 July 23 360 17.0 T
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 34734 43050 1999 June 11 867
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 35553 41389 1999 Aug. 29 402 18.4 T
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 41897 41943 2001 June 20 320 15.7 T
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 41524 42682 2001 June 21 320 15.6 T
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 42547 41577 2001 June 23 504 17.6 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 41897 42160 2001 Jan. 30 320 16.7 T
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 42106 41944 2001 July 27 762 17.3 T
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 41525 41944 2001 July 23 360 14.8 T
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 41897 42160 2001 June 19 320 16.9 T
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 41525 42369 2001 Apr. 18 367 16.0 T
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 41525 42595 2001 July 23 474 14.0 T
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 41716 43199 2001 Mar. 20 867
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 39023 42593 2000 Mar. 30 360 18.8 T
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 43018 41576 2001 June 21 320 15.1 T
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 42547 43198 2001 July 13 170 17.7 N
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) 43018 43048 2001 June 23 428 16.9 T
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 43018 42681 2001 July 30 342
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) 43018 41945 2001 July 30 342
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 42547 42909 2001 Feb. 20 360 19.9 T
C/2000 Y2 (Skiff) 43018 41945 2001 June 11 360 18.0 T
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) 43160 42158 2001 July 31 504
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 42316 42909 2001 Feb. 26 322
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 42665 2001 June 18 320 14.4 T
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 42665 42594 2001 June 24 860 17.0 T
C/2001 G1 (LONEOS) 42856 42680 2001 May 23 118 17.1 T
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 42856 42908 2001 May 17 402 18.8 T
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 43160 43049 2001 July 30 118
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 43160 42908 2001 July 25 322
C/2001 M10 (NEAT) 43160 43049 2001 July 22 360 17.7 T
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 43161 43196 2001 July 27 170 17.2 T
C/2001 O2 (NEAT) 43161 43196 2001 Aug. 1 649
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2001 Aug. 19.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 10 27.49 -48 11.6 6.34 5.93 61.5 8.6
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 11 30.95 -07 54.7 7.70 6.87 31.9 4.5
C/2001 G1 (LONEOS) 11 58.28 -13 43.7 8.99 8.25 40.8 4.6
C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch) 12 11.83 -25 20.8 2.67 2.18 51.0 21.1
C/2000 Y2 (Skiff) 12 12.68 +00 08.4 3.91 3.16 36.8 11.1
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 12 33.17 +01 39.4 4.32 3.62 41.1 10.6
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 12 51.31 -09 58.3 3.11 2.57 49.7 17.5
24P/Schaumasse 12 55.81 +00 46.5 2.34 1.80 46.8 24.2
28P/Neujmin 1 12 56.71 -15 21.8 5.45 4.91 53.4 9.5
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 13 00.13 +08 25.3 4.62 3.98 46.1 10.5
C/1999 E1 (Li) 13 02.88 +34 42.1 8.09 7.45 48.0 5.8
150P/LONEOS 13 05.11 -19 39.0 2.61 2.23 57.3 22.5
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 13 28.93 -22 31.7 5.75 5.37 63.5 9.7
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 13 33.51 +06 38.7 4.87 4.36 54.5 10.9
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 13 41.15 +05 39.2 6.91 6.41 56.6 7.6
89P/Russell 2 13 43.64 -11 43.9 3.05 2.73 62.2 19.2
6P/d'Arrest 13 44.09 +06 56.9 2.61 2.23 57.0 22.4
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 13 45.89 -10 53.8 5.15 4.77 62.4 10.8
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 14 08.20 -12 16.2 6.06 5.76 68.0 9.4
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 14 34.83 -25 31.4 2.91 2.88 78.5 20.1
149P/Mueller 4 14 50.80 +13 12.2 3.07 2.92 72.2 19.3
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 14 57.15 +01 48.3 7.98 7.80 75.9 7.2
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 15 00.08 +36 46.9 7.78 7.52 71.8 7.3
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 15 07.71 -15 01.5 6.10 6.05 82.6 9.6
15P/Finlay 15 08.47 -19 52.5 2.20 2.33 84.1 25.6
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 15 13.79 -26 49.4 2.80 2.93 87.2 20.2
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 15 27.59 -14 56.4 2.91 3.03 87.2 19.5
86P/Wild 3 16 10.90 -27 10.3 1.96 2.35 99.7 25.1
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 16 32.28 -36 04.6 6.13 6.47 105.3 8.7
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 16 37.78 +64 30.7 3.52 3.54 83.1 16.5
119P/Parker-Hartley 16 39.89 -20 28.8 5.11 5.46 105.2 10.3
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 16 57.27 -21 10.9 8.86 9.25 109.3 5.9
87P/Bus 17 07.59 -19 40.3 2.14 2.69 111.5 20.5
49P/Arend-Rigaux 17 22.66 -12 24.4 5.18 5.67 114.2 9.4
36P/Whipple 17 32.24 -11 52.3 3.70 4.25 116.4 12.3
96P/Machholz 1 18 10.70 -62 54.1 1.95 2.57 116.6 20.6
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 18 15.77 +35 51.4 8.87 9.25 109.3 5.9
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 18 17.05 -19 42.8 0.95 1.77 127.9 26.9
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 18 39.84 -27 58.9 5.19 5.92 132.6 7.2
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 18 55.92 -44 31.2 4.06 4.78 130.8 9.2
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 19 03.36 +62 06.5 7.83 8.03 98.1 7.2
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 19 12.24 -17 33.5 2.78 3.62 140.9 10.1
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 19 39.90 -21 52.3 3.79 4.67 147.0 6.8
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 19 53.69 +14 55.5 2.43 3.27 139.4 11.6
C/2001 M10 (NEAT) 20 00.81 -13 42.0 4.39 5.31 152.6 5.0
C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) 20 12.47 +20 24.9 0.82 1.71 138.5 23.1
111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett 20 15.69 -22 53.0 3.61 4.55 154.7 5.4
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 20 29.91 -14 52.2 3.37 4.33 159.7 4.7
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 21 13.96 -01 50.7 5.44 6.42 165.3 2.3
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 21 43.90 -14 33.0 1.64 2.65 177.1 1.1
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 22 03.93 +40 32.7 3.83 4.50 126.6 10.4
2P/Encke 22 06.27 -13 42.4 2.56 3.57 176.7 0.9
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 22 10.83 +26 59.3 6.32 7.12 140.0 5.2
C/2001 O2 (NEAT) 22 26.15 -24 03.7 6.47 7.46 166.3 1.8
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 22 40.82 -01 22.7 7.23 8.20 163.6 2.0
90P/Gehrels 1 23 12.00 -13 18.5 2.67 3.64 160.8 5.2
39P/Oterma 23 28.04 -02 46.1 4.81 5.74 154.5 4.4
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 23 43.23 +04 01.7 3.08 3.98 147.9 7.8
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 23 57.72 -74 02.0 2.63 3.21 116.3 16.4
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 00 07.85 -14 56.7 3.66 4.55 147.3 6.9
151P/Helin 00 09.26 -02 17.0 1.65 2.55 144.7 13.3
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 00 12.97 -39 29.2 2.58 3.41 139.3 11.2
P/1986 A1 (Shoemaker 3) 00 22.40 -05 54.1 3.82 4.66 142.6 7.6
123P/West-Hartley 01 02.66 -07 00.7 4.21 4.95 133.1 8.6
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 01 11.07 -66 05.3 10.10 10.60 117.4 4.9
30P/Reinmuth 1 01 30.42 -00 22.7 3.27 3.93 124.8 12.2
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 02 07.85 +10 11.5 3.55 4.05 112.8 13.3
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 02 15.63 +45 27.0 3.97 4.22 97.2 13.8
9P/Tempel 1 03 27.00 +12 58.9 3.96 4.14 93.4 14.1
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 03 40.63 +11 38.0 2.32 2.54 90.5 23.5
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 03 44.75 +10 15.1 8.00 8.06 89.8 7.2
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 04 02.95 -51 22.4 5.72 5.95 98.5 9.7
16P/Brooks 2 04 03.69 +17 22.0 1.67 1.85 83.8 32.9
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 04 06.95 -31 30.2 10.76 10.87 93.8 5.3
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 04 14.19 +15 55.7 4.38 4.35 81.6 13.3
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 04 19.52 +49 29.4 2.81 2.75 76.0 20.9
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 04 23.91 -14 44.1 5.73 5.75 86.0 10.1
124P/Mrkos 04 40.30 +47 29.8 3.35 3.20 72.7 17.6
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 04 42.50 +38 22.4 5.98 5.76 72.5 9.7
44P/Reinmuth 2 04 56.11 +28 34.5 2.53 2.39 70.2 23.5
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 04 58.36 +32 15.3 2.95 2.77 69.5 20.0
P/2000 S1 (Skiff) 05 03.97 +34 35.5 4.27 4.01 68.3 13.6
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 05 11.61 +17 42.1 2.63 2.44 67.7 22.6
116P/Wild 4 05 45.13 +25 57.4 4.12 3.71 59.5 13.6
19P/Borrelly 05 58.80 +12 07.0 1.65 1.39 57.1 37.6
14P/Wolf 06 08.42 +04 18.5 3.46 3.02 56.1 16.2
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 06 15.48 +26 33.0 7.09 6.53 52.7 7.1
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 06 24.63 -75 39.9 13.97 14.07 93.8 4.1
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 06 54.30 -28 12.5 7.03 6.58 59.6 7.6
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 07 00.43 +26 29.6 5.93 5.23 42.7 7.5
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 07 18.48 -18 45.0 5.56 4.96 49.5 8.9
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 07 23.37 +64 37.8 5.41 4.95 57.9 10.0
82P/Gehrels 3 07 42.62 +20 40.7 4.44 3.63 32.2 8.5
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 07 48.93 +20 36.0 4.30 3.47 30.7 8.6
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