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MPEC 2001-W21: COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W21                                Issued 2001 Nov. 17, 20:37 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 10.54549 02 17 38.00 -30 24 17.2                      342
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 10.58507 02 17 36.89 -30 24 22.3                      342
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 13.49626 02 16 14.80 -30 28 59.7          18.0 T      428
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 13.52814 02 16 13.96 -30 29 02.2          18.1 T      428
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 13.57229 02 16 12.71 -30 29 05.7          17.9 T      428
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 14.64363 02 15 42.75 -30 30 34.7          17.6 T      402
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 14.64836 02 15 42.81 -30 30 34.4                      402
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 14.65308 02 15 42.46 -30 30 35.8                      402
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 16.58611 02 14 49.08 -30 33 02.2          17.1 T      349
    CK01Q040  C2001 11 16.61104 02 14 48.38 -30 33 03.1                      349

Observer details:
342 Shishikui.  Observer H. Maeno.  0.15-m f/5.0 refractor + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
T 2004 May 16.6457 TT                                   MPC
q   0.960232             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    1.2738      -0.8662713      -0.0637796
                   Node   210.1585      -0.4666297      -0.2509042
e   1.0            Incl.   99.5119      -0.1784121      +0.9659085
From 91 observations 2001 Aug. 24-Nov. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W21

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