MPEC 1999-V29: COMET C/1999 V1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 1999-V29                                Issued 1999 Nov.  9, 19:32 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                          COMET C/1999 V1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 05.43943 09 37 11.47 +11 32 03.7          17.6 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 05.44850 09 37 12.27 +11 31 56.6          17.8 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 05.45751 09 37 12.55 +11 31 52.2          17.5 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 05.46704 09 37 13.18 +11 31 45.8          18.0 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.43226 09 38 08.38 +11 22 28.9          18.7 T      649
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.43507 09 38 08.49 +11 22 27.3          18.7 T      649
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.43786 09 38 08.71 +11 22 25.8          18.6 T      649
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.44715 09 38 09.20 +11 22 20.9          18.0 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.45209 09 38 09.55 +11 22 18.0          17.6 T      703
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.47319 09 38 10.79 +11 22 05.8                      711
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.48359 09 38 10.98 +11 21 59.7                      711
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 06.49391 09 38 11.62 +11 21 52.8                      711
    CJ99V010 IC1999 11 07.46748 09 39 06.94 +11 12 34.1                      711
    CJ99V010 IC1999 11 07.48098 09 39 07.73 +11 12 24.9                      711
    CJ99V010 IC1999 11 07.49210 09 39 08.49 +11 12 20.2                      711
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 07.85888 09 39 28.57 +11 08 47.7                      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 07.87171 09 39 29.19 +11 08 39.8                      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 07.88414 09 39 29.94 +11 08 31.9          18.3 T      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 07.89671 09 39 30.63 +11 08 25.0                      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 08.89075 09 40 25.44 +10 58 54.7          17.9 T      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 08.89918 09 40 25.87 +10 58 49.9                      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 08.90777 09 40 26.30 +10 58 44.9                      327
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 09.73883 09 41 11.47 +10 50 48.4          17.8 T      897
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 09.74829 09 41 11.95 +10 50 43.3                      897
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 09.75568 09 41 12.47 +10 50 38.4                      897
    CJ99V010  C1999 11 09.76155 09 41 12.75 +10 50 35.1          18.0 T      897

Observer details:
327 Peking Observatory, Xinglong Station.  Observers J. Zhu, X. M. Teng,
    X. Y. Li.  Measurer X. M. Teng, J. Zhu.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers S. Granger, S. Kranz.
    0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  0.41-m f/3
    Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer P. J. Shelus.  0.76-m  reflector + CCD.
897 Chiyoda.  Observer T. Kojima.  0.25-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/1999 V1 (Catalina)
T 1999 Sept. 15.442 TT                                  Marsden
q   3.06110              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  176.561       -0.370311       -0.898006
                   Node   295.056       +0.845876       -0.220285
e   1.0            Incl.   15.206       +0.383880       -0.380868
From 20 observations 1999 Nov. 5-9.

Ephemeris:
    C/1999 V1 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
1999 11 08    09 39.60   +11 07.5    3.091    3.106    81.7    18.4  17.4
1999 11 18    09 48.07   +09 32.9    2.977    3.124    89.2    18.4  17.3
1999 11 28    09 54.91   +08 02.0    2.865    3.145    97.2    18.1  17.3
1999 12 08    09 59.94   +06 36.2    2.758    3.169   105.6    17.4  17.2
1999 12 18    10 03.05   +05 17.3    2.659    3.195   114.5    16.3  17.2
1999 12 28    10 04.16   +04 06.8    2.571    3.225   123.9    14.7  17.1
2000 01 07    10 03.30   +03 06.3    2.499    3.256   133.6    12.6  17.1
2000 01 17    10 00.63   +02 17.1    2.446    3.290   143.7    10.2  17.1
2000 01 27    09 56.47   +01 40.0    2.415    3.327   153.8     7.5  17.1
2000 02 06    09 51.33   +01 14.6    2.411    3.366   162.9     4.9  17.2
2000 02 16    09 45.81   +01 00.1    2.434    3.407   168.1     3.4  17.3
2000 02 26    09 40.57   +00 54.2    2.486    3.450   164.5     4.4  17.4
2000 03 07    09 36.19   +00 54.1    2.565    3.495   155.9     6.7  17.5
2000 03 17    09 33.12   +00 57.0    2.670    3.541   146.3     9.0  17.6
2000 03 27    09 31.64   +00 59.9    2.798    3.590   136.7    11.0  17.8
2000 04 06    09 31.82   +01 00.6    2.945    3.640   127.3    12.6  18.0
2000 04 16    09 33.67   +00 57.3    3.108    3.692   118.3    13.8  18.1
2000 04 26    09 37.05   +00 48.8    3.283    3.745   109.7    14.7  18.3
2000 05 06    09 41.80   +00 34.4    3.468    3.799   101.5    15.1  18.5
2000 05 16    09 47.74   +00 13.7    3.658    3.855    93.5    15.2  18.7
2000 05 26    09 54.68   -00 13.2    3.850    3.911    85.9    15.0  18.9
2000 06 05    10 02.44   -00 46.2    4.044    3.969    78.6    14.5  19.0
2000 06 15    10 10.88   -01 25.0    4.235    4.028    71.4    13.8  19.2
2000 06 25    10 19.85   -02 09.2    4.422    4.088    64.4    13.0  19.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-V29

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