MPEC 2001-Q18: COMET C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q18 Issued 2001 Aug. 18, 22:23 UT
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COMET C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
Observations:
CK01Q010 C2001 07 16.26400 21 11 37.20 -03 33 09.2 17.0 N 699
CK01Q010 C2001 07 16.28685 21 11 36.68 -03 33 17.5 699
CK01Q010 C2001 07 16.30951 21 11 36.14 -03 33 28.3 699
CK01Q010 C2001 07 16.33210 21 11 35.63 -03 33 38.9 699
CK01Q010 C2001 08 17.20219 20 57 12.27 -08 04 17.1 18.8 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 17.21284 20 57 11.99 -08 04 23.2 18.5 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 17.22340 20 57 11.69 -08 04 29.2 18.5 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.22364 20 56 44.47 -08 13 34.2 19.0 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.23424 20 56 44.17 -08 13 40.0 19.0 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.24519 20 56 43.88 -08 13 46.1 19.1 T 644
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.86082 20 56 27.21 -08 19 21.3 18.0 T 046
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.86267 20 56 27.37 -08 19 22.4 046
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.86635 20 56 27.34 -08 19 23.4 046
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.87013 20 56 26.96 -08 19 27.7 557
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.87171 20 56 26.90 -08 19 26.7 046
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.88105 20 56 26.62 -08 19 33.6 557
CK01Q010 C2001 08 18.89007 20 56 26.51 -08 19 38.3 557
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observer 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.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
A. Deetz. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. W. Koehn. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
T 2001 Sept. 28.947 TT Marsden
q 5.88368 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 176.275 +0.738354 +0.294875
Node 139.109 -0.640236 +0.589138
e 1.0 Incl. 67.900 -0.211968 -0.752307
From 15 observations 2001 July 16-Aug. 18.
Ephemeris:
C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2001 08 09 21 01.01 -06 50.4 4.893 5.895 170.3 1.7 18.2
2001 08 19 20 56.39 -08 20.6 4.906 5.891 165.3 2.5 18.2
2001 08 29 20 52.12 -09 51.2 4.952 5.888 155.9 4.0 18.2
2001 09 08 20 48.46 -11 19.7 5.027 5.886 145.5 5.6 18.2
2001 09 18 20 45.64 -12 43.7 5.130 5.884 135.0 6.9 18.2
2001 09 28 20 43.83 -14 01.5 5.257 5.884 124.6 8.1 18.3
2001 10 08 20 43.12 -15 12.1 5.401 5.884 114.3 8.9 18.4
2001 10 18 20 43.55 -16 15.0 5.560 5.885 104.3 9.4 18.4
2001 10 28 20 45.14 -17 09.9 5.726 5.887 94.5 9.7 18.5
2001 11 07 20 47.81 -17 57.0 5.896 5.890 84.9 9.6 18.6
2001 11 17 20 51.50 -18 36.9 6.064 5.894 75.5 9.3 18.6
2001 11 27 20 56.12 -19 10.0 6.226 5.899 66.3 8.8 18.7
2001 12 07 21 01.55 -19 37.1 6.378 5.904 57.3 8.1 18.7
2001 12 17 21 07.68 -19 58.8 6.517 5.910 48.4 7.2 18.8
2001 12 27 21 14.41 -20 16.0 6.640 5.917 39.8 6.1 18.8
2002 01 06 21 21.62 -20 29.4 6.744 5.925 31.3 4.9 18.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2001 MPC M.P.E.C. 2001-Q18
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