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MPEC 2001-W27: COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W27                                Issued 2001 Nov. 19, 18:39 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 C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01W010  C2001 11 17.43013 07 48 03.10 +11 47 43.1          19.2 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 17.44448 07 48 01.56 +11 48 04.5          19.4 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 17.45880 07 48 00.10 +11 48 26.0          19.3 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 17.47313 07 47 58.65 +11 48 47.8          19.3 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 17.48747 07 47 57.08 +11 49 08.6          19.4 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.12611 07 46 51.03 +12 05 24.1                      946
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.14509 07 46 48.99 +12 05 51.6          18.0 T      946
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.15009 07 46 48.49 +12 05 58.8                      946
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.32602 07 46 30.20 +12 10 32.1                      696
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.32872 07 46 29.88 +12 10 35.8                      696
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.43645 07 46 18.30 +12 13 22.6          18.8 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.43683 07 46 18.19 +12 13 23.4          18.6 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.45129 07 46 16.55 +12 13 44.5          19.3 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.45168 07 46 16.50 +12 13 47.0          19.2 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.45306 07 46 16.44 +12 13 48.0          18.6 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.46613 07 46 15.06 +12 14 08.6          18.9 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.46651 07 46 15.00 +12 14 09.1          18.8 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.46754 07 46 14.91 +12 14 11.0          18.8 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.48102 07 46 13.57 +12 14 31.5          18.8 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.48140 07 46 13.40 +12 14 32.6          19.0 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.49588 07 46 11.82 +12 14 54.0          19.6 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.49627 07 46 11.78 +12 14 54.4          19.4 N      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 18.49665 07 46 11.80 +12 14 55.2          18.7 N      704

Observer details:
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observer T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
T 2001 Nov. 20.291 TT                                   MPC
q   2.47064              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  353.322       -0.095583       +0.450346
                   Node    92.440       +0.949446       -0.226652
e   1.0            Incl.  117.311       +0.299024       +0.863607
From 23 observations 2001 Nov. 17-18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 11 17    07 48.78   +11 36.9    1.856    2.471   117.3    20.8  18.3
2001 11 27    07 28.37   +16 15.7    1.689    2.472   133.3    16.9  18.1
2001 12 07    06 59.73   +21 45.0    1.569    2.477   151.1    11.1  17.9
2001 12 17    06 22.75   +27 31.1    1.514    2.488   169.2     4.3  17.9
2001 12 27    05 40.13   +32 37.8    1.536    2.503   166.8     5.2  17.9
2002 01 06    04 57.39   +36 21.0    1.630    2.523   148.8    11.7  18.1
2002 01 16    04 20.10   +38 37.9    1.783    2.547   131.8    16.7  18.3
2002 01 26    03 51.13   +39 55.2    1.977    2.575   116.8    20.0  18.6
2002 02 05    03 30.43   +40 41.9    2.195    2.608   103.5    21.6  18.9
2002 02 15    03 16.68   +41 17.9    2.424    2.645    91.7    21.9  19.1
2002 02 25    03 08.31   +41 54.0    2.653    2.685    81.1    21.4  19.4
2002 03 07    03 03.95   +42 35.4    2.875    2.728    71.5    20.2  19.7
2002 03 17    03 02.59   +43 23.9    3.085    2.775    62.8    18.6  19.9
2002 03 27    03 03.48   +44 20.5    3.278    2.825    54.9    16.8  20.1
2002 04 06    03 06.02   +45 25.1    3.452    2.878    47.8    14.9  20.3
2002 04 16    03 09.80   +46 37.6    3.604    2.933    41.8    13.2  20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W27

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