MPEC 2001-T08: OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 OCT. 18.0 TT)
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (2001 OCT. 18.0 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 2001 Aug. 28 360 19.7 T
6P/d'Arrest 34422 41946 2001 May 25 695 20.4 N
7P/Pons-Winnecke 34422 43387 1996 Nov. 19 691 19.9 T
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 43333 42371 2001 Sept.25 903 16.0 T
19P/Borrelly 31664 42372 2001 Sept.28 349 10.6 T
24P/Schaumasse 31663 2001 July 23 360 14.9 T
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 34423 43693 1997 Oct. 27 897 16.5 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 42666 42159 2001 Sept. 8 170 15.5 T
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 43334 43384 2001 Sept.19 809 22.5 T
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 42681 2001 Sept.24 213 16.9 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 42908 2001 Sept.28 704 18.5 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux CCO 13 41760 1999 May 14 704 20.0 T
51P/Harrington 43161 43692 2001 Sept.28 349 14.2 T
53P/Van Biesbroeck 40671 43693 1993 Oct. 21 691 23.1 N
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 42682 2000 Nov. 18 704 18.9 T
65P/Gunn 40670 43385 2001 Apr. 19 402 17.8 T
71P/Clark 38309 2001 Aug. 31 402 18.3 T
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 41717 42595 2001 Sept.20 691 20.8 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
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 2001 Sept.19 809 21.2 T
96P/Machholz 1 34422 43050 1997 July 12 696
99P/Kowal 1 20775 43693 1995 June 21 691 22.0 N
110P/Hartley 3 31663 43385 2001 Apr. 22 349 16.6 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
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 43696 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 39792 41760 2001 July 22 360 18.8 T
144P/Kushida 41159 43695 2000 July 27 809
148P/Anderson-LINEAR 41899 43695 2001 Jan. 21 699 16.9 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 Sept.26 699 16.9 T
P/1986 A1 (Shoemaker 3) 34423 43197 1986 May 14 691
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 34423 43696 1997 Dec. 30 568
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 31893 42596 1998 June 23 691 21.3 T
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 35205 43386 1999 Feb. 13 693 19.4 T
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 31205 43692 1998 Feb. 19 118 16.9 T
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 34421 41759 1999 May 11 900 13.9 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 XN120 (Catalina) 39023 43695 2000 Mar. 30 360 17.8 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 F1 (NEAT) 43160 2001 July 23 360 19.0 T
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 43019 42680 2001 June 26 413 19.6 T
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 43160 42908 2001 July 22 360 19.5 T
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 43603 43196 2001 Sept.25 322
P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) 43604 43384 2001 Sept.28 372 12.1 T
P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) 43604 43690 2001 Sept.29 046 17.6 N
P/2001 Q6 (NEAT) 43604 43690 2001 Sept.29 046 16.1 N
P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) 43604 43689 2001 Sept.25 704 18.7 T
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) 43604 43690 2001 Sept.28 372 17.5 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 42547 41390 2001 Sept.19 809 20.4 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 43603 42371 2001 Sept.26 170 16.5 N
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 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 43385 2001 May 12 170 17.9 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 41897 40854 2001 Aug. 22 360 17.3 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 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 41897 42160 2001 June 19 320 17.2 T
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 42106 41944 2001 Sept.20 402 16.3 T
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 41525 2001 Aug. 23 402 15.1 T
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 41897 42160 2001 June 19 320 16.9 T
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 43603 42369 2001 Sept.24 349 16.3 T
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 39023 43692 2000 Mar. 5 704 19.2 T
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 41525 42595 2001 Aug. 29 844 11.6 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 B4 (LINEAR) 41897 43692 2001 Mar. 23 699 19.4 T
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 43018 41576 2001 Sept. 5 844 14.9 T
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 42547 43198 2001 July 13 170 17.7 N
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 41898 42595 2001 Sept.24 349 16.5 T
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 41159 42369 2000 Nov. 22 360 18.9 T
C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch) 43018 2001 Aug. 1 322
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 43018 42681 2001 Sept.28 360 13.6 T
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 42547 42909 2001 Mar. 15 699 17.1 T
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 43018 43691 2001 Sept.28 349 13.0 T
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 42547 42909 2001 Feb. 20 360 19.9 T
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 42547 43693 2001 Apr. 10 170 18.0 T
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 43332 42909 2001 Sept.26 704 20.0 T
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 42665 43386 2001 June 18 320 14.4 T
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 42665 2001 July 29 844 15.3 T
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 43332 43049 2001 Sept.20 402 16.7 T
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 43333 42908 2001 Sept.20 402 16.6 T
C/2001 M10 (NEAT) 43333 43384 2001 Sept.16 360 17.6 T
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 43603 43196 2001 Sept.28 704 17.9 T
C/2001 O2 (NEAT) 43603 43384 2001 Sept.20 402 18.5 T
C/2001 Q1 (NEAT) 43603 43384 2001 Sept.22 704 19.3 T
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 43333 43690 2001 Sept.25 428 18.2 T
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 43604 43690 2001 Sept.25 428 18.2 T
C/2001 S1 (Skiff) 43604 43690 2001 Sept.29 711 18.0 T
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2001 Oct. 18.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 15 12.29 +34 37.9 8.34 7.75 50.2 5.7
6P/d'Arrest 15 32.37 -05 58.1 2.60 1.81 30.2 16.1
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 15 36.76 -12 31.3 6.67 5.84 30.9 5.0
P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 16 07.24 -29 43.0 3.84 3.17 41.6 12.1
149P/Mueller 4 16 09.88 +02 35.4 3.77 3.09 41.3 12.3
15P/Finlay 16 35.98 -24 18.5 2.32 1.79 46.3 23.8
P/2001 K1 (NEAT) 16 36.25 -21 40.6 3.84 3.23 45.9 12.8
P/2001 H5 (NEAT) 16 40.91 -28 38.1 3.79 3.22 48.3 13.4
P/1998 U3 (Jager) 16 55.46 -34 19.8 7.27 6.72 52.7 6.8
119P/Parker-Hartley 17 04.82 -21 06.2 5.96 5.41 52.5 8.4
P/1996 A1 (Jedicke) 17 08.63 -21 24.5 9.90 9.34 53.4 4.9
96P/Machholz 1 17 19.99 -52 58.8 2.04 1.82 63.0 29.2
49P/Arend-Rigaux 17 35.71 -14 54.6 6.12 5.68 59.8 8.7
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 17 50.92 +51 20.8 4.18 4.16 82.4 13.7
36P/Whipple 17 57.71 -14 21.7 4.44 4.12 65.1 12.7
87P/Bus 18 11.86 -21 09.0 3.12 2.90 68.1 18.6
C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) 18 21.74 +31 34.4 9.70 9.59 80.5 5.9
C/1999 K2 (Ferris) 18 42.71 +58 05.7 8.24 8.33 91.8 6.9
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 18 47.85 -26 31.9 6.06 5.90 76.1 9.4
P/1999 DN3 (Korlevic-Juric) 19 06.20 -40 03.8 4.92 4.83 79.1 11.7
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 19 25.64 -17 49.3 3.79 3.85 85.7 15.0
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 19 29.34 -30 15.8 1.03 1.37 84.8 46.6
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 3 19 37.56 -21 26.1 4.61 4.68 87.9 12.3
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 19 44.85 +16 42.9 3.27 3.51 95.9 16.4
C/2001 M10 (NEAT) 19 58.61 -11 42.5 5.18 5.36 94.6 10.7
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 4 20 16.66 -17 11.2 3.92 4.17 97.8 13.7
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 20 26.28 +28 50.3 3.68 4.07 106.6 13.6
C/2001 Q1 (NEAT) 20 43.72 -16 14.2 5.51 5.84 104.3 9.5
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 20 48.59 -01 30.4 6.43 6.82 108.8 8.0
P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) 21 20.92 -23 50.8 1.31 1.90 110.4 29.4
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 21 25.64 +19 49.2 6.80 7.35 120.0 6.7
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 21 48.12 -53 34.9 3.36 3.68 101.3 15.4
C/2001 O2 (NEAT) 21 48.26 -22 07.2 6.80 7.30 116.8 7.0
C/1998 G1 (LINEAR) 22 10.36 -02 52.3 7.88 8.53 128.4 5.3
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 22 21.39 -60 29.3 3.03 3.36 100.6 16.9
90P/Gehrels 1 22 40.02 -14 00.1 2.69 3.43 131.4 12.6
39P/Oterma 23 05.63 -04 57.9 4.88 5.68 140.9 6.3
135P/Shoemaker-Levy 8 23 10.98 -00 19.6 3.27 4.12 143.7 8.2
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 23 38.67 -18 38.4 3.82 4.63 140.4 7.9
P/1986 A1 (Shoemaker 3) 23 49.36 -09 52.0 3.40 4.28 148.0 7.1
151P/Helin 23 49.98 -06 32.7 1.63 2.54 150.0 11.3
123P/West-Hartley 00 30.65 -09 59.5 3.88 4.80 155.3 5.0
C/1997 J2 (Meunier-Dupouy) 00 31.00 -68 57.6 10.75 10.98 100.8 5.1
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 00 48.99 +58 15.0 3.23 3.96 130.6 11.0
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) 01 00.18 -22 02.7 1.21 2.12 147.5 14.7
30P/Reinmuth 1 01 00.99 -05 07.6 2.70 3.67 163.5 4.4
C/2001 S1 (Skiff) 01 32.75 -32 33.8 3.16 3.96 137.9 9.7
P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) 01 46.02 +27 43.4 1.30 2.26 161.5 8.0
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 01 49.80 +04 01.2 3.52 4.51 172.8 1.6
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 02 28.65 -29 19.5 8.93 9.70 138.7 3.9
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 02 30.03 -29 19.5 10.38 11.15 138.6 3.4
P/2001 Q6 (NEAT) 02 46.81 +70 33.2 0.67 1.44 117.9 37.8
9P/Tempel 1 03 12.46 +11 50.0 3.38 4.31 155.1 5.6
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 03 18.24 +10 03.7 2.06 2.99 153.7 8.5
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 03 21.18 +04 55.1 7.23 8.13 152.4 3.3
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 03 31.51 +20 55.1 3.88 4.76 149.0 6.2
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 03 39.44 -65 21.5 5.88 6.15 101.4 9.1
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 03 59.11 -33 52.7 10.56 11.15 124.2 4.2
99P/Kowal 1 04 00.78 +23 03.8 6.25 7.06 141.8 5.0
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 04 20.37 +45 36.7 5.47 6.14 129.0 7.2
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 04 29.23 -23 18.8 5.43 6.07 125.5 7.7
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 04 54.20 +51 01.7 1.20 1.92 121.5 26.3
16P/Brooks 2 05 21.28 +15 34.6 1.26 2.00 123.7 24.5
P/2000 S1 (Skiff) 05 24.25 +39 58.3 3.74 4.33 120.3 11.5
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 05 27.29 +06 40.8 3.08 3.70 121.6 13.3
124P/Mrkos 05 39.83 +59 39.9 2.35 2.87 112.1 18.7
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 05 45.84 +37 47.7 2.40 2.98 116.6 17.4
44P/Reinmuth 2 05 47.31 +30 10.5 2.06 2.67 117.2 19.4
51P/Harrington 05 55.49 +12 55.1 1.41 2.05 115.3 26.1
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 06 10.08 +23 42.7 6.46 6.90 112.4 7.7
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 06 16.84 +15 45.9 2.06 2.58 110.4 21.2
116P/Wild 4 06 29.34 +26 50.5 3.08 3.51 108.1 15.6
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 06 36.41 -79 53.0 14.53 14.44 83.0 3.9
14P/Wolf 06 59.05 -04 48.3 2.96 3.24 97.1 17.8
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 07 02.10 -38 16.5 6.88 6.95 89.8 8.2
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 07 34.95 -20 14.3 5.33 5.35 85.9 10.7
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 07 35.64 +26 44.9 5.07 5.23 93.3 11.0
82P/Gehrels 3 08 47.97 +16 56.3 3.76 3.63 74.9 15.4
10P/Tempel 2 08 48.86 +17 42.1 4.71 4.55 74.9 12.2
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 09 01.42 +17 09.0 3.61 3.43 71.8 16.0
19P/Borrelly 09 19.87 +25 45.4 1.39 1.41 70.6 41.7
P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) 09 24.52 +03 15.5 1.20 1.15 62.8 50.2
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 09 34.76 +15 59.3 4.60 4.25 63.9 12.1
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 09 45.96 +68 30.5 4.86 4.92 87.4 11.7
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 09 57.78 -01 25.7 8.04 7.49 53.7 6.2
77P/Longmore 10 21.72 +32 04.1 3.40 3.05 61.5 16.7
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 10 24.94 +23 59.5 10.58 10.07 56.5 4.7
P/2000 U6 (Tichy) 10 41.53 +25 03.2 3.84 3.35 53.9 13.9
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 10 46.99 +01 44.5 6.81 6.11 42.5 6.3
65P/Gunn 10 50.17 +16 53.4 4.40 3.80 47.8 11.2
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 10 53.01 -55 39.3 6.35 5.85 55.5 8.1
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 10 53.52 +11 50.1 7.60 6.93 44.7 5.8
110P/Hartley 3 10 54.30 -00 04.0 3.46 2.77 40.2 13.4
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 11 02.39 -04 56.2 7.04 6.27 37.2 5.5
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 11 07.97 -08 41.9 7.83 7.04 35.4 4.7
C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) 11 14.60 +10 23.6 8.02 7.28 39.4 5.0
53P/Van Biesbroeck 11 15.41 +06 05.1 6.07 5.31 37.3 6.5
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 11 20.16 -08 57.9 5.50 4.69 32.4 6.5
7P/Pons-Winnecke 11 49.96 +18 02.6 3.25 2.53 37.3 13.8
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