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MPEC 2001-W09: COMET P/2001 Q2 (PETRIEW)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W09                                Issued 2001 Nov. 16, 21:55 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                           COMET P/2001 Q2 (PETRIEW)

Observations:
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 03.18442 09 57 47.65 -02 05 44.6          16.1 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 03.18718 09 57 47.96 -02 05 47.4          16.1 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 10.81068 10 10 23.82 -04 19 31.0                      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 10.82238 10 10 24.86 -04 19 42.4                      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 10.82615 10 10 25.22 -04 19 47.2          15.3 T      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 16.16969 10 18 05.08 -05 46 52.7                      046
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 16.17153 10 18 05.20 -05 46 54.8                      046
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 16.17289 10 18 05.30 -05 46 55.9                      046
    PK01Q020  C2001 11 16.17463 10 18 05.44 -05 46 57.7                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2001 Q2 (Petriew)
T 2001 Sept. 1.9220 TT                                  MPC
q   0.945689             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1794122      Peri.  181.9011      +0.8094847      -0.5713804
a   3.113399       Node   214.1068      +0.5418213      +0.8156131
e   0.696252       Incl.   13.9443      +0.2261950      +0.0911032
P   5.49
From 364 observations 2001 Aug. 19-Nov. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W09

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