MPEC 2001-Q31: COMET P/2001 Q2 (PETRIEW)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q31                                Issued 2001 Aug. 21, 21:45 UT

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                           COMET P/2001 Q2 (PETRIEW)

Observations:
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 19.45502 05 37 59.10 +27 47 07.8          13.2 T      921
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 19.46173 05 38 01.45 +27 46 58.4          13.0 T      921
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 19.47459 05 38 05.77 +27 46 45.4          13.4 T      921
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 19.48078 05 38 07.88 +27 46 36.9          13.4 T      921
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.07522 05 41 32.03 +27 34 34.1                      557
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.08395 05 41 35.00 +27 34 23.6                      557
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.71434 05 45 09.98 +27 21 25.5                      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.72050 05 45 12.10 +27 21 18.2                      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.72175 05 45 12.46 +27 21 17.0                      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 20.72274 05 45 12.85 +27 21 15.2          12.4 T      349
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.04895 05 47 03.25 +27 14 24.8          13.3 T      151
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.04971 05 47 03.45 +27 14 23.1                      107
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.05141 05 47 04.11 +27 14 21.2                      107
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.05334 05 47 04.71 +27 14 18.9          13.5 T      151
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.05701 05 47 05.97 +27 14 13.7                      620
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.05800 05 47 06.21 +27 14 13.6          11.2 T      151
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.05990 05 47 06.90 +27 14 10.2          11.7 T      151
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.06734 05 47 09.47 +27 14 01.0          13.8 T      620
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.06889 05 47 09.98 +27 13 59.1                      620
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.06899 05 47 09.96 +27 13 58.9          13.8 T      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07193 05 47 10.92 +27 13 56.0          14.0 N      595
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07370 05 47 11.63 +27 13 53.0          13.7 T      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07505 05 47 11.95 +27 13 51.8                      595
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07516 05 47 12.09 +27 13 51.3                      620
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07883 05 47 13.27 +27 13 46.9          13.8 T      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.07980 05 47 13.59 +27 13 46.1                      595
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.08350 05 47 14.84 +27 13 40.9                      595
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.08568 05 47 15.65 +27 13 38.2                      620
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.08611 05 47 15.77 +27 13 37.7          13.7 T      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.09451 05 47 18.53 +27 13 27.4          13.7 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.09958 05 47 20.33 +27 13 20.9          13.8 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.10616 05 47 22.53 +27 13 12.6          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.10676 05 47 22.73 +27 13 12.2          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.10824 05 47 23.22 +27 13 09.9          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.10931 05 47 23.51 +27 13 08.9          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.11042 05 47 23.95 +27 13 07.8          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.11289 05 47 24.79 +27 13 04.9          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.11399 05 47 25.15 +27 13 03.2          13.7 N      213
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.11546 05 47 25.72 +27 13 01.1          13.8 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12156 05 47 27.62 +27 12 53.4          11.0 T      627
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12339 05 47 28.24 +27 12 51.0          11.2 T      627
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12353 05 47 28.36 +27 12 52.9                      470
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12470 05 47 28.68 +27 12 51.0          12.9 T      470
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12520 05 47 28.85 +27 12 48.8          11.1 T      627
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12583 05 47 29.03 +27 12 50.0          12.7 T      470
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12702 05 47 29.47 +27 12 46.6          11.1 T      627
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.12880 05 47 30.07 +27 12 44.3          11.1 T      627
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.13442 05 47 32.02 +27 12 37.4                      946
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.13552 05 47 32.39 +27 12 36.1                      946
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.13819 05 47 33.29 +27 12 32.8                      946
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.13956 05 47 33.84 +27 12 30.9          11.9 T      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.13992 05 47 33.86 +27 12 30.5                      946
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.14141 05 47 34.37 +27 12 28.6                      946
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.14312 05 47 35.03 +27 12 26.5                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.14723 05 47 36.52 +27 12 21.3          13.8 N      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.14936 05 47 37.10 +27 12 18.9                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15203 05 47 38.01 +27 12 15.4                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15318 05 47 38.33 +27 12 15.6          13.9 T      232
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15411 05 47 38.73 +27 12 12.6                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15524 05 47 39.09 +27 12 11.2                      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15804 05 47 40.22 +27 12 09.1          14.1 T      232
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.15814 05 47 40.13 +27 12 07.7                      170
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16010 05 47 40.74 +27 12 05.2                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16086 05 47 40.98 +27 12 04.4                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16185 05 47 41.32 +27 12 03.0                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16264 05 47 41.58 +27 12 02.0                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16419 05 47 42.09 +27 12 00.1                      586
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.16551 05 47 42.47 +27 11 58.9          14.1 T      232
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.17042 05 47 44.27 +27 11 52.8          13.9 T      232
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.17874 05 47 46.86 +27 11 40.2          13.6 N      458
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.19022 05 47 50.77 +27 11 27.5          13.5 N      458
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.38415 05 48 56.17 +27 07 20.6          14.7 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.38732 05 48 57.14 +27 07 17.1          14.1 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.38984 05 48 57.98 +27 07 11.4          14.4 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.39306 05 48 58.93 +27 07 08.2          14.1 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.39812 05 49 00.71 +27 07 02.4          13.9 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.39992 05 49 01.46 +27 07 00.6          14.1 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.40301 05 49 02.42 +27 06 56.1          14.2 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.40731 05 49 03.63 +27 06 52.0          13.9 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.40932 05 49 04.55 +27 06 48.7          14.0 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.41198 05 49 05.45 +27 06 45.9          14.0 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.41438 05 49 06.32 +27 06 42.1          13.9 N      762
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.78365 05 51 10.21 +26 58 49.5          12.6 T      300
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.78731 05 51 11.40 +26 58 45.1                      300
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.78818 05 51 11.71 +26 58 44.2                      300
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.78992 05 51 12.31 +26 58 41.6                      300
    PK01Q020  C2001 08 21.79079 05 51 12.61 +26 58 40.5                      300

Observer details:
107 Cavezzo.  Observer M. Nicolini.  0.40-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.8
    Hypergraph + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves N.  Measurer M. Campas.
    0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers A. Asami, D. J. Asher,
    S. Hashimoto, S. Isobe, S. Nakano, Y. Oshima, J. Terazono, T. Urata,
    M. Yoshikawa.  0.50-m f/2.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/4.0 reflector
    + CCD.  Long. = 355.9806, rho cos phi' = 0.75992, rho sin phi' = +0.64805.
470 Ceccano.  Observer G. Masi.  0.28-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov.  Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
586 Pic du Midi.  Observers B. Gaillard, C. Cavadore, F. Colas, P. Dupouy.
    0.55-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Rodriguez.
    0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
627 Blauvac.  Observer C. Demeautis.  0.2-m f/3.75 reflector + CCD.
762 Four Winds Observatory, Lake Leelanau.  Observer R. Elliott.
    0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope + CCD.
921 SW Institute for Space Research, Cloudcroft.  Observer A. Hale.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
946 Ametlla de Mar.  Observer J. Nomen.  0.40-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2001 Q2 (Petriew)
T 2001 Sept. 2.186 TT                                   Marsden
q   0.94750              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.178872       Peri.  182.294       +0.802965       -0.579971
a   3.11966        Node   214.357       +0.550647       +0.810080
e   0.69628        Incl.   14.092       +0.228111       +0.086046
P   5.51
From 82 observations 2001 Aug. 19-21.

Ephemeris:
    P/2001 Q2 (Petriew)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 08 19    05 35.35   +27 56.2    0.866    0.970    61.6    66.6  10.6
2001 08 24    06 03.33   +26 09.8    0.886    0.957    60.2    66.4  10.5
2001 08 29    06 29.40   +24 09.9    0.910    0.950    59.0    65.8  10.6
2001 09 03    06 53.59   +22 01.3    0.937    0.948    58.2    64.7  10.6
2001 09 08    07 15.98   +19 48.0    0.966    0.951    57.6    63.4  10.7
2001 09 13    07 36.71   +17 33.0    0.997    0.961    57.3    61.8  10.8
2001 09 18    07 55.91   +15 18.5    1.029    0.976    57.3    60.1  11.0
2001 09 23    08 13.69   +13 06.4    1.061    0.995    57.6    58.3  11.1
2001 09 28    08 30.19   +10 57.6    1.092    1.020    58.1    56.5  11.3
2001 10 03    08 45.50   +08 52.9    1.121    1.048    58.9    54.8  11.5
2001 10 08    08 59.73   +06 52.8    1.149    1.080    59.9    53.1  11.6
2001 10 13    09 12.94   +04 57.5    1.175    1.116    61.1    51.6  11.8
2001 10 18    09 25.19   +03 07.1    1.198    1.153    62.6    50.1  12.0
2001 10 23    09 36.52   +01 21.6    1.219    1.193    64.3    48.7  12.2
2001 10 28    09 46.96   -00 18.9    1.237    1.235    66.2    47.4  12.4
2001 11 02    09 56.55   -01 54.6    1.252    1.278    68.3    46.2  12.6
2001 11 07    10 05.31   -03 25.4    1.264    1.323    70.6    45.0  12.7
2001 11 12    10 13.24   -04 51.4    1.273    1.368    73.2    43.8  12.9
2001 11 17    10 20.33   -06 12.6    1.279    1.414    76.0    42.7  13.0
2001 11 22    10 26.57   -07 28.8    1.283    1.461    78.9    41.6  13.2
2001 11 27    10 31.94   -08 40.0    1.283    1.508    82.1    40.4  13.3
2001 12 02    10 36.44   -09 45.9    1.281    1.555    85.5    39.2  13.5
2001 12 07    10 40.03   -10 46.5    1.278    1.602    89.2    37.9  13.6
2001 12 12    10 42.68   -11 41.3    1.272    1.649    93.0    36.6  13.7
2001 12 17    10 44.36   -12 29.8    1.265    1.696    97.1    35.1  13.8
2001 12 22    10 45.04   -13 11.6    1.257    1.743   101.5    33.6  13.9
2001 12 27    10 44.70   -13 46.0    1.249    1.790   106.1    31.9  14.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q31

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