MPEC 2002-A04: OBSERVABLE COMETS (2002 JAN. 16.0 TT)
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.
Read MPEC 2002-A03
Read MPEC 2002-A05
M.P.E.C. 2002-A04 Issued 2002 Jan. 2, 22:36 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
BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
OBSERVABLE COMETS (2002 JAN. 16.0 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.
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
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 44184 44187 2001 Dec. 19 734 17.3 T
14P/Wolf 29882 42910 2000 Dec. 22 360 19.2 T
16P/Brooks 2 43333 42371 2001 Dec. 22 213 16.7 T
17P/Holmes 29881 43765 2001 Feb. 20 867 18.6 T
19P/Borrelly 31664 42372 2001 Dec. 28 213 14.4 N
22P/Kopff 34423 44113 2001 Dec. 19 699 18.8 T
24P/Schaumasse 31663 44188 2001 July 23 360 14.9 T
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 34423 43693 1997 Oct. 27 897 16.5 T
28P/Neujmin 1 34424 43766 2001 Mar. 21 867 20.7 T
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 42666 2001 Oct. 14 844 14.3 T
30P/Reinmuth 1 34424 42595 2001 Nov. 20 867 20.1 N
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 41899 43197 2001 Dec. 21 170 18.0 T
39P/Oterma 43334 43384 2001 Sept.19 809 22.5 T
44P/Reinmuth 2 31663 42681 2001 Dec. 25 170 16.3 T
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 31662 42908 2001 Dec. 13 170 17.2 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux CCO 13 44189 1999 May 14 704 20.0 T
51P/Harrington 44184 2001 Dec. 25 170 17.2 T
53P/Van Biesbroeck 40671 43693 1993 Oct. 21 691 23.1 N
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 31664 42682 2001 Dec. 11 704 18.9 T
65P/Gunn 40670 43385 2001 Dec. 27 170 16.4 T
71P/Clark 43760 2001 Oct. 14 360 18.5 T
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 41717 42595 2001 Nov. 20 867 18.3 T
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 31662 43766 2001 June 9 699 15.0 T
77P/Longmore CCO 13 43198 2001 Dec. 26 170 17.4 T
82P/Gehrels 3 31664 43197 1995 June 23 691 21.6 T
88P/Howell 42666 44112 1999 Dec. 8 704 19.4 T
90P/Gehrels 1 44184 42371 2001 Dec. 5 704 19.3 T
96P/Machholz 1 44184 2001 Dec. 19 844 11.6 T
110P/Hartley 3 31663 43385 2001 Apr. 22 349 16.6 T
113P/Spitaler 31663 44189 2001 Jan. 19 704 19.4 T
115P/Maury 34424 43765 1997 Dec. 30 568
116P/Wild 4 43760 42910 2001 Dec. 25 170 15.2 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 44189 1998 Mar. 2 402 18.9 T
124P/Mrkos 34422 42683 2001 Dec. 18 360 19.4 T
125P/Spacewatch 34422 44112 1996 Sept. 2 360 16.0 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 30632 44114 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
136P/Mueller 3 36654 43765 1999 Dec. 26 897 18.3 T
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 35208 44113 2001 Feb. 20 867 19.7 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 33190 43696 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
142P/Ge-Wang 35815 44188 1999 Oct. 21 402 18.8 T
144P/Kushida 41159 43695 2000 July 27 809
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 41527 43765 2001 Dec. 14 691 21.2 T
148P/Anderson-LINEAR 41899 43695 2001 Jan. 21 699 16.9 T
150P/LONEOS 42548 44188 2001 May 14 428 18.4 T
151P/Helin 43021 43049 2001 Dec. 17 699 18.7 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 R2 (Lagerkvist) 42666 44187 1997 Jan. 12 587
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/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) 44030 43199 2001 Dec. 21 170 18.7 T
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 42665 44115 2001 May 16 360 19.3 T
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 43160 44112 2001 July 23 360 19.0 T
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 44182 43196 2001 Dec. 27 844 11.7 T
P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) 44182 43384 2001 Dec. 5 704 18.1 T
P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) 44183 43690 2001 Dec. 19 360 18.7 T
P/2001 Q6 (NEAT) 44183 43690 2001 Dec. 15 118 15.4 T
P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) 44183 43689 2001 Dec. 9 921 15.8 T
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) 44183 43690 2001 Dec. 19 360 18.1 T
P/2001 T3 (NEAT) 44183 43763 2001 Dec. 18 372 17.9 T
P/2001 TU80 (LINEAR-NEAT) 44183 44111 2001 Dec. 28 170 17.0 T
P/2001 X2 (Scotti) 44184 44187 2001 Dec. 25 291 20.7 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 42547 41390 2001 Dec. 17 428 16.0 T
C/1997 BA6 (Spacewatch) 43603 42371 2001 Dec. 3 170 16.6 T
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 44182 41391 2001 Dec. 2 844 14.9 T
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 41897 43385 2001 May 12 170 17.9 T
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 41897 44112 2001 Aug. 22 360 17.3 T
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 34734 43050 1999 June 11 867
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 41897 41943 2001 June 20 320 15.7 T
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 43758 42682 2001 Nov. 13 428 17.4 T
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 42547 43764 2001 June 23 504 17.6 T
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 43758 42160 2001 Dec. 15 474 18.9 T
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 42106 44190 2001 Dec. 2 118
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 41525 43764 2001 Nov. 26 349 16.9 T
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 41897 42160 2001 June 19 320 16.9 T
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 43603 42369 2001 Dec. 22 355 15.5 T
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 39023 43692 2000 Mar. 5 704 19.2 T
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 43758 44113 2001 Dec. 27 844 15.9 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) 44030 41576 2001 Nov. 13 428 14.7 T
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 42547 43198 2001 July 13 170 17.7 N
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 43758 42595 2001 Nov. 22 360 17.2 T
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 41159 42369 2000 Nov. 22 360 18.9 T
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 44030 42681 2001 Dec. 26 458 15.7 T
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 43758 42909 2001 Oct. 26 402 18.3 T
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 44182 43691 2001 Dec. 22 349 7.9 T
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 43758 42909 2001 Nov. 21 360 19.4 T
C/2000 Y2 (Skiff) 43018 43767 2001 June 11 360 18.0 T
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 42547 43693 2001 Apr. 10 170 18.0 T
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 43758 42909 2001 Dec. 19 360 18.2 T
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 44182 43386 2001 Dec. 20 704 18.9 T
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 42665 43766 2001 July 29 844 15.3 T
C/2001 G1 (LONEOS) 42856 43764 2001 May 23 118 17.1 T
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 44182 2001 Dec. 28 170 16.2 T
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 43332 44189 2001 Oct. 12 360 16.7 T
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 43333 44114 2001 Sept.20 402 16.6 T
C/2001 M10 (NEAT) 43759 2001 Nov. 10 704 19.5 T
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 43759 44188 2001 Nov. 16 402 16.4 T
C/2001 O2 (NEAT) 43603 43384 2001 Sept.20 402 18.5 T
C/2001 Q1 (NEAT) 43759 43384 2001 Oct. 12 360 18.3 T
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 44182 43690 2001 Dec. 23 448 17.1 T
C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) 44183 43764 2001 Dec. 22 213 17.1 T
C/2001 S1 (Skiff) 44031 43763 2001 Nov. 15 474 20 T
C/2001 T4 (NEAT) 44031 43763 2001 Nov. 21 360 19.3 T
C/2001 U6 (LINEAR) 44183 44111 2001 Dec. 3 704 18.8 T
C/2001 W1 (LINEAR) 44184 44111 2001 Dec. 22 704 18.6 T
C/2001 W2 (BATTERS) 44184 2001 Dec. 24 349 13.8 T
C/2001 X1 (LINEAR) 44184 44187 2001 Dec. 28 620
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2002 Jan. 16.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) 19 58.85 +43 14.4 5.39 5.04 64.3 10.1
C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) 20 18.70 +14 15.0 4.22 3.47 35.9 9.6
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) 20 48.29 -54 09.1 0.93 0.58 34.9 77.7
C/2001 K3 (Skiff) 21 08.01 +22 28.1 4.59 3.99 47.4 10.4
C/2000 O1 (Koehn) 21 24.28 +12 41.0 8.44 7.72 40.8 4.8
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) 21 30.59 -49 59.3 4.96 4.19 35.1 7.8
C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) 23 01.29 +54 16.1 3.61 3.67 85.6 15.5
C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) 23 21.17 -31 53.1 4.33 3.74 47.9 11.3
39P/Oterma 23 25.22 -02 51.1 6.11 5.61 55.2 8.3
90P/Gehrels 1 23 29.32 -04 31.2 3.62 3.17 55.5 14.8
C/2001 S1 (Skiff) 23 44.49 -23 12.8 4.72 4.22 53.9 10.9
P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) 23 50.20 -01 05.9 1.58 1.41 61.7 37.9
P/1999 J5 (LINEAR) 23 55.14 -13 33.3 5.18 4.74 58.5 10.2
P/1986 A1 (Shoemaker 3) 23 57.99 -06 32.1 4.04 3.67 61.4 13.6
151P/Helin 00 49.50 +00 38.3 2.76 2.69 76.0 20.8
30P/Reinmuth 1 00 52.19 -02 57.0 3.35 3.24 75.3 17.1
P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) 00 58.42 -09 15.5 1.27 1.39 74.6 43.2
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 00 59.35 +08 09.8 1.41 1.59 81.2 37.6
C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) 01 09.97 +22 02.1 4.40 4.49 89.0 12.6
C/2001 T4 (NEAT) 01 11.49 -03 42.4 8.70 8.58 79.6 6.5
P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) 01 30.71 +01 40.2 2.06 2.22 86.0 26.3
P/2001 T3 (NEAT) 01 37.52 +06 46.8 2.32 2.51 89.4 23.1
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) 01 38.40 +00 42.6 5.16 5.21 87.4 10.9
P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) 01 48.44 +24 25.1 2.27 2.59 98.1 22.0
C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) 01 52.17 -67 04.3 6.74 6.49 70.9 8.2
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 01 57.35 -29 17.1 9.12 9.03 81.3 6.2
C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) 02 04.15 +23 21.0 5.12 5.39 101.1 10.3
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 02 20.59 +09 53.2 3.25 3.56 100.5 15.8
9P/Tempel 1 02 27.05 +10 40.6 4.19 4.50 102.2 12.3
C/2000 Y1 (Tubbiolo) 02 31.58 -01 22.0 8.04 8.25 99.1 6.8
C/2001 U6 (LINEAR) 02 47.43 +83 25.9 4.25 4.71 112.5 11.1
C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) 02 53.22 +46 56.6 6.25 6.73 115.7 7.6
124P/Mrkos 03 17.76 +65 43.8 1.70 2.33 118.0 21.9
C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) 03 29.83 -31 05.9 11.39 11.58 98.7 4.8
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) 03 57.58 -26 28.8 6.23 6.57 106.3 8.3
C/2001 W1 (LINEAR) 04 02.53 +39 24.7 1.67 2.41 128.4 18.7
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 04 18.37 -81 23.6 15.21 14.98 74.3 3.6
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup 04 21.36 +00 08.4 2.55 3.21 124.9 14.5
P/2000 S1 (Skiff) 04 24.73 +41 28.1 4.08 4.80 132.3 8.7
16P/Brooks 2 04 39.17 +13 44.5 1.59 2.38 133.9 17.3
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 04 42.65 +38 43.8 2.54 3.32 136.2 11.8
44P/Reinmuth 2 04 44.57 +27 07.7 2.30 3.10 137.4 12.4
C/1999 J4 (LINEAR) 05 08.13 +18 33.2 6.67 7.46 141.8 4.7
61P/Shajn-Schaldach 05 36.02 +14 56.7 1.99 2.87 147.5 10.6
116P/Wild 4 05 40.65 +28 10.4 2.30 3.19 149.7 8.9
C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) 06 00.05 -47 11.0 7.16 7.51 107.4 7.2
14P/Wolf 06 22.47 -12 38.9 2.77 3.58 140.0 10.2
C/1999 K5 (LINEAR) 06 43.68 -16 58.2 5.18 5.95 138.6 6.3
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 1 07 07.67 +29 44.6 4.24 5.20 167.0 2.4
P/2001 X2 (Scotti) 07 54.18 +17 20.7 1.60 2.58 176.2 1.4
P/2001 TU80 (LINEAR-NEAT) 08 33.53 +21 27.6 0.98 1.96 170.0 5.0
10P/Tempel 2 08 34.44 +20 16.9 3.69 4.66 169.7 2.2
17P/Holmes 08 39.73 +29 51.7 3.20 4.16 165.8 3.3
88P/Howell 08 40.39 +23 35.4 3.78 4.75 168.2 2.4
142P/Ge-Wang 08 53.83 +06 32.8 4.91 5.84 158.9 3.5
82P/Gehrels 3 08 57.89 +15 43.0 2.70 3.65 163.2 4.5
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 09 26.49 +17 05.6 2.48 3.41 157.0 6.5
C/1999 F1 (Catalina) 09 30.04 -73 40.3 5.81 5.79 83.9 9.7
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) 09 33.81 -06 05.5 7.27 8.07 142.9 4.2
P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) 09 54.05 +14 30.7 3.48 4.36 149.9 6.5
136P/Mueller 3 10 14.79 +12 20.3 4.17 5.00 144.5 6.6
147P/Kushida-Muramatsu 10 15.14 +13 23.4 2.22 3.08 144.7 10.6
C/2001 B2 (NEAT) 10 24.23 +06 46.6 5.67 6.46 140.2 5.6
P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) 10 30.93 -14 14.9 1.22 1.98 127.1 23.4
C/2001 X1 (LINEAR) 10 37.31 -35 37.4 1.08 1.70 111.0 32.7
C/2000 A1 (Montani) 10 39.28 +26 12.3 9.42 10.20 141.2 3.5
137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2 10 47.92 +01 52.8 4.46 5.18 132.8 8.0
P/1997 T3 (Lagerkvist-Carsenty) 11 11.92 +10 56.3 6.46 7.14 130.8 6.0
P/1997 V1 (Larsen) 11 25.09 -09 30.4 5.83 6.37 119.1 7.8
C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) 11 25.55 -13 32.7 7.08 7.58 116.9 6.6
P/2000 U6 (Tichy) 11 27.98 +24 54.8 3.00 3.71 130.1 11.7
C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) 11 31.77 -21 52.7 4.95 5.39 111.1 9.8
C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) 11 37.10 +76 24.1 4.42 4.95 118.0 10.1
C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) 11 38.32 +07 16.9 6.86 7.45 123.4 6.3
113P/Spitaler 11 41.51 +06 47.6 2.45 3.09 122.5 15.6
77P/Longmore 11 42.12 +29 53.7 2.04 2.75 127.5 16.5
65P/Gunn 11 50.05 +14 54.7 2.91 3.55 123.0 13.4
53P/Van Biesbroeck 11 54.68 +03 08.2 4.38 4.92 118.1 10.2
110P/Hartley 3 12 14.34 -14 49.9 2.60 3.02 106.0 18.2
22P/Kopff 12 26.17 +01 38.2 2.70 3.18 110.2 16.9
19P/Borrelly 12 54.49 +43 47.1 1.29 1.92 114.3 27.9
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 12 57.26 -11 49.0 3.83 4.08 97.9 13.8
C/2001 G1 (LONEOS) 13 13.22 -16 13.9 8.16 8.27 92.6 6.8
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 13 21.90 -10 36.7 5.14 5.28 92.8 10.7
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) 13 33.59 -11 18.5 4.86 4.95 89.8 11.5
C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) 13 57.20 +01 50.8 6.95 7.00 89.1 8.1
P/1993 K2 (Helin-Lawrence) 14 00.44 -01 39.4 3.49 3.58 87.1 16.0
148P/Anderson-LINEAR 14 13.59 -09 36.4 2.78 2.81 81.2 20.3
115P/Maury 14 18.34 -09 13.4 3.36 3.34 80.3 16.9
144P/Kushida 14 28.57 -17 47.2 2.58 2.51 75.1 22.2
7P/Pons-Winnecke 14 56.57 +07 12.8 1.81 1.86 77.4 31.1
C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) 15 04.10 -45 23.1 5.51 5.13 62.5 9.8
28P/Neujmin 1 15 17.65 -29 11.8 4.23 3.86 61.5 13.0
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh 15 26.38 -14 55.2 4.10 3.76 62.7 13.5
C/2000 Y2 (Skiff) 15 30.49 -12 22.5 4.42 4.06 62.5 12.4
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) 15 41.35 -10 16.5 8.67 8.23 60.6 6.0
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) 15 47.16 +40 02.3 8.16 8.10 83.2 6.9
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 15 52.90 -18 58.9 6.38 5.88 55.5 7.9
P/2001 F1 (NEAT) 15 56.30 -07 38.2 5.08 4.63 58.0 10.4
P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 15 58.99 -21 00.8 5.06 4.55 53.7 10.0
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 16 42.51 -07 45.2 6.18 5.56 47.2 7.5
P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) 16 57.30 -29 26.3 3.90 3.21 39.8 11.3
125P/Spacewatch 17 05.40 -15 52.0 2.16 1.53 39.4 24.0
24P/Schaumasse 17 36.40 -22 30.8 3.82 3.02 31.1 9.7
P/2001 Q6 (NEAT) 18 17.59 +63 52.5 1.39 1.66 86.8 36.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-A04
Read MPEC 2002-A03
Read MPEC 2002-A05
Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.
