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MPEC 2002-A90: COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A90                                Issued 2002 Jan. 15, 18:30 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,
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                           COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.07997 06 26 48.40 +26 56 44.2          20.4 T      561
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.08344 06 26 47.69 +26 56 52.6          19.3 T      561
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.08478 06 26 47.00 +26 56 57.5          19.1 T      561
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.08825 06 26 46.40 +26 57 03.0          19.2 T      561
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.08895 06 26 45.97 +26 57 06.3          19.6 T      561
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.09242 06 26 45.46 +26 57 12.1          19.1 T      561
    CK01W010  C2002 01 03.86024 04 53 41.45 +36 37 30.4          17.8 T      046
    CK01W010  C2002 01 03.86201 04 53 40.96 +36 37 32.8                      046
    CK01W010  C2002 01 03.86315 04 53 40.73 +36 37 34.7                      046
    CK01W010  C2002 01 03.86545 04 53 40.05 +36 37 38.1                      046
    CK01W010  C2002 01 03.86642 04 53 39.89 +36 37 37.9          18.3 N      046
    CK01W010  C2002 01 07.92185 04 35 14.47 +37 48 24.0          18.3 T      213
    CK01W010  C2002 01 08.18059 04 34 06.20 +37 52 19.7          18.2 T      448
    CK01W010  C2002 01 08.19595 04 34 02.01 +37 52 36.9          16.5 T      448
    CK01W010  C2002 01 08.20238 04 34 00.35 +37 52 42.7          18.6 T      448

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  0.25-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces.  Observer B. Stevens.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto Stn..  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
T 2001 Dec. 24.9008 TT                                  MPC
q   2.399472             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    6.1622      +0.0177719      +0.4800959
                   Node    91.9408      +0.8757868      -0.4306650
e   1.0            Incl.  118.6531      +0.4823708      +0.7642222
From 85 observations 2001 Nov. 17-2002 Jan. 8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A90

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