MPEC 2001-Q18: COMET C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q18                                Issued 2001 Aug. 18, 22:23 UT

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                            COMET C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK01Q010  C2001 07 16.26400 21 11 37.20 -03 33 09.2          17.0 N      699
    CK01Q010  C2001 07 16.28685 21 11 36.68 -03 33 17.5                      699
    CK01Q010  C2001 07 16.30951 21 11 36.14 -03 33 28.3                      699
    CK01Q010  C2001 07 16.33210 21 11 35.63 -03 33 38.9                      699
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 17.20219 20 57 12.27 -08 04 17.1          18.8 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 17.21284 20 57 11.99 -08 04 23.2          18.5 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 17.22340 20 57 11.69 -08 04 29.2          18.5 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.22364 20 56 44.47 -08 13 34.2          19.0 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.23424 20 56 44.17 -08 13 40.0          19.0 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.24519 20 56 43.88 -08 13 46.1          19.1 T      644
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.86082 20 56 27.21 -08 19 21.3          18.0 T      046
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.86267 20 56 27.37 -08 19 22.4                      046
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.86635 20 56 27.34 -08 19 23.4                      046
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.87013 20 56 26.96 -08 19 27.7                      557
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.87171 20 56 26.90 -08 19 26.7                      046
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.88105 20 56 26.62 -08 19 33.6                      557
    CK01Q010  C2001 08 18.89007 20 56 26.51 -08 19 38.3                      557

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Kocer.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr, R. Thicksten,
    A. Deetz.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. W. Koehn.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
T 2001 Sept. 28.947 TT                                  Marsden
q   5.88368              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  176.275       +0.738354       +0.294875
                   Node   139.109       -0.640236       +0.589138
e   1.0            Incl.   67.900       -0.211968       -0.752307
From 15 observations 2001 July 16-Aug. 18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 Q1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 08 09    21 01.01   -06 50.4    4.893    5.895   170.3     1.7  18.2
2001 08 19    20 56.39   -08 20.6    4.906    5.891   165.3     2.5  18.2
2001 08 29    20 52.12   -09 51.2    4.952    5.888   155.9     4.0  18.2
2001 09 08    20 48.46   -11 19.7    5.027    5.886   145.5     5.6  18.2
2001 09 18    20 45.64   -12 43.7    5.130    5.884   135.0     6.9  18.2
2001 09 28    20 43.83   -14 01.5    5.257    5.884   124.6     8.1  18.3
2001 10 08    20 43.12   -15 12.1    5.401    5.884   114.3     8.9  18.4
2001 10 18    20 43.55   -16 15.0    5.560    5.885   104.3     9.4  18.4
2001 10 28    20 45.14   -17 09.9    5.726    5.887    94.5     9.7  18.5
2001 11 07    20 47.81   -17 57.0    5.896    5.890    84.9     9.6  18.6
2001 11 17    20 51.50   -18 36.9    6.064    5.894    75.5     9.3  18.6
2001 11 27    20 56.12   -19 10.0    6.226    5.899    66.3     8.8  18.7
2001 12 07    21 01.55   -19 37.1    6.378    5.904    57.3     8.1  18.7
2001 12 17    21 07.68   -19 58.8    6.517    5.910    48.4     7.2  18.8
2001 12 27    21 14.41   -20 16.0    6.640    5.917    39.8     6.1  18.8
2002 01 06    21 21.62   -20 29.4    6.744    5.925    31.3     4.9  18.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q18

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