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M.P.E.C. 2001-O17 Issued 2001 July 21, 20:33 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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URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2001 K3 (SKIFF)
Observations:
CK01K030 C2001 06 29.97709 20 42 44.94 +05 08 52.8 15.6 N 941
CK01K030 2001 06 30.67986 20 42 09.22 +05 20 48.9 16.7 T 372
CK01K030 C2001 06 30.98485 20 41 53.40 +05 26 00.2 15.6 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.73924 20 39 27.67 +06 11 59.2 16.0 T 360
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.74238 20 39 27.49 +06 12 02.2 360
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.88788 20 39 19.74 +06 14 24.8 16.7 T 151
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.89568 20 39 19.36 +06 14 33.2 16.4 T 151
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.90471 20 39 18.85 +06 14 42.3 16.7 T 151
CK01K030 C2001 07 03.90990 20 39 18.58 +06 14 47.6 16.8 T 151
CK01K030 C2001 07 06.96824 20 36 28.12 +07 04 27.0 15.8 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 06.97293 20 36 27.86 +07 04 32.2 15.8 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 06.97703 20 36 27.63 +07 04 35.5 15.8 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 06.98181 20 36 27.35 +07 04 40.3 15.8 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 07.26354 20 36 11.46 +07 09 09.6 642
CK01K030 C2001 07 07.26760 20 36 11.22 +07 09 12.8 642
CK01K030 C2001 07 07.27059 20 36 10.89 +07 09 13.6 642
CK01K030 C2001 07 10.95128 20 32 35.43 +08 06 36.9 15.6 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 10.95484 20 32 35.20 +08 06 40.1 15.7 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 10.95865 20 32 35.00 +08 06 44.3 15.6 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.04249 20 30 28.85 +08 38 01.6 15.7 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.05200 20 30 28.24 +08 38 09.9 15.7 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.96671 20 29 32.29 +08 51 38.7 15.7 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.97032 20 29 32.13 +08 51 42.2 15.6 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.97564 20 29 31.67 +08 51 46.7 15.7 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.98244 20 29 31.19 +08 51 52.9 15.7 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 13.99417 20 29 30.51 +08 52 02.5 15.7 N 941
CK01K030 C2001 07 16.92757 20 26 28.09 +09 33 53.9 16.0 T 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 17.92000 20 25 25.61 +09 47 38.2 15.7 T 213
CK01K030 C2001 07 17.93074 20 25 24.91 +09 47 46.1 15.7 T 213
CK01K030 C2001 07 18.93741 20 24 21.20 +10 01 28.0 16.0 T 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 19.92017 20 23 18.72 +10 14 35.1 16.0 T 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 20.96483 20 22 12.10 +10 28 16.4 15.8 N 170
CK01K030 C2001 07 20.96699 20 22 11.94 +10 28 18.4 170
Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.8
Hypergraph.
170 Observatorio de Beques. Observer J. Manteca. 0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves N. 0.25-m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
642 Oak Bay, Victoria. Observer C. E. Spratt. 0.20-m f/3.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines. Observer R. Ferrando. 0.26-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 K3 (Skiff)
T 2001 Apr. 22.8994 TT Marsden
q 3.060171 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.000347 Peri. 3.4583 +0.3738543 +0.5571967
Node 289.8502 -0.8687491 -0.0695996
e 0.998939 Incl. 52.0268 -0.3248198 +0.8274586
From 129 observations 2001 May 22-July 20.
Ephemeris:
C/2001 K3 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2001 07 20 20 23.23 +10 15.7 2.269 3.180 148.4 9.6 15.3
2001 07 30 20 12.60 +12 15.0 2.297 3.207 148.6 9.5 15.4
2001 08 09 20 02.51 +13 48.1 2.353 3.238 145.2 10.3 15.5
2001 08 19 19 53.69 +14 55.5 2.435 3.271 139.4 11.6 15.6
2001 08 29 19 46.73 +15 40.5 2.539 3.306 132.4 13.0 15.7
2001 09 08 19 41.96 +16 08.2 2.663 3.343 124.9 14.3 15.9
2001 09 18 19 39.48 +16 23.6 2.801 3.383 117.4 15.3 16.0
2001 09 28 19 39.25 +16 31.8 2.950 3.425 110.0 16.0 16.2
2001 10 08 19 41.11 +16 37.2 3.107 3.469 102.8 16.3 16.4
2001 10 18 19 44.85 +16 43.0 3.269 3.515 95.9 16.4 16.5
2001 10 28 19 50.24 +16 52.0 3.433 3.562 89.3 16.2 16.7
2001 11 07 19 57.03 +17 06.4 3.596 3.611 82.9 15.8 16.9
2001 11 17 20 05.02 +17 27.3 3.758 3.662 76.9 15.2 17.0
2001 11 27 20 14.01 +17 56.0 3.915 3.714 71.1 14.6 17.2
2001 12 07 20 23.80 +18 33.0 4.066 3.768 65.6 13.8 17.3
2001 12 17 20 34.23 +19 18.6 4.211 3.823 60.5 12.9 17.4
2001 12 27 20 45.17 +20 13.2 4.348 3.879 55.7 12.1 17.6
2002 01 06 20 56.47 +21 16.4 4.476 3.936 51.3 11.2 17.7
2002 01 16 21 08.01 +22 28.2 4.594 3.994 47.4 10.4 17.8
2002 01 26 21 19.71 +23 48.2 4.702 4.054 44.1 9.7 17.9
2002 02 05 21 31.44 +25 15.9 4.800 4.114 41.5 9.1 18.0
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