MPEC 2001-S05: COMET P/2001 R1 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-S05                                Issued 2001 Sept. 17, 18:21 UT

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                           COMET P/2001 R1 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    PK01R010  C2001 08 19.27366 22 01 30.41 -24 35 51.9          19.0 N      704
    PK01R010  C2001 08 19.28633 22 01 29.57 -24 35 55.7          19.2 N      704
    PK01R010  C2001 08 19.29901 22 01 28.67 -24 35 59.3          19.2 N      704
    PK01R010  C2001 08 19.31182 22 01 27.83 -24 36 03.0          19.5 N      704
    PK01R010  C2001 08 19.32450 22 01 26.89 -24 36 07.0          19.3 N      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 10.19298 21 36 46.25 -25 58 32.1          17.6 T      699
    PK01R010  C2001 09 10.20393 21 36 45.63 -25 58 31.9                      699
    PK01R010  C2001 09 10.21490 21 36 44.92 -25 58 32.3                      699
    PK01R010  C2001 09 10.22590 21 36 44.17 -25 58 34.8                      699
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.17999 21 35 45.43 -25 59 42.5                      918
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.18628 21 35 45.02 -25 59 42.4                      918
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.19080 21 35 44.74 -25 59 43.6                      918
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.19527 21 35 44.53 -25 59 43.2                      918
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.20365 21 35 43.88 -25 59 43.1          19.1 T      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.20507 21 35 43.70 -25 59 44.5          18.4 T      649
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.21875 21 35 42.94 -25 59 43.8          19.1 T      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.23247 21 35 41.97 -25 59 45.9          18.4 T      649
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.23368 21 35 42.00 -25 59 44.5          19.0 T      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.24603 21 35 41.12 -25 59 46.9          18.4 T      649
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.24860 21 35 41.03 -25 59 46.1          19.3 T      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.26351 21 35 40.13 -25 59 46.5          19.2 T      704
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.55271 21 35 22.46 -25 59 55.4          17.3 T      474
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.55449 21 35 22.33 -25 59 55.8          17.2 T      474
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.55599 21 35 22.21 -25 59 55.5          17.8 T      474
    PK01R010  C2001 09 11.56196 21 35 21.85 -25 59 55.9          17.3 T      474
    PK01R010  C2001 09 14.89596 21 32 07.95 -26 01 47.5          18.1 T      941
    PK01R010  C2001 09 14.90172 21 32 07.60 -26 01 47.1          18.1 T      941
    PK01R010  C2001 09 14.90448 21 32 07.59 -26 01 46.9          18.1 T      941
    PK01R010  C2001 09 14.90730 21 32 07.45 -26 01 46.8          18.1 T      941
    PK01R010  C2001 09 15.89003 21 31 13.50 -26 01 45.5          18.0 T      170
    PK01R010  C2001 09 15.91240 21 31 12.31 -26 01 43.3          18.0 T      170
    PK01R010  C2001 09 15.93078 21 31 11.35 -26 01 42.0          18.0 T      170
    PK01R010  C2001 09 17.49348 21 29 48.87 -26 00 59.1          18.3 T      428
    PK01R010  C2001 09 17.49973 21 29 48.55 -26 00 58.6          18.2 T      428

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    0.75-m reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observer R. Dyvig.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector
    + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.26-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2001 R1 (LONEOS)
T 2002 Feb. 17.5491 TT                                  Marsden
q   1.360575             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1521653      Peri.   24.7215      +0.4984554      -0.8639890
a   3.474767       Node    35.5016      +0.7736006      +0.4062481
e   0.608441       Incl.    7.0396      +0.3912599      +0.2974651
P   6.48
From 32 observations 2001 Aug. 19-Sept. 17.

Ephemeris:
    P/2001 R1 (LONEOS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 09 08    21 39.09   -25 55.0    1.246    2.183   151.0    12.9  17.9
2001 09 18    21 29.39   -26 00.6    1.241    2.112   140.0    17.8  17.7
2001 09 28    21 22.67   -25 40.3    1.253    2.042   129.4    22.3  17.6
2001 10 08    21 19.75   -24 56.1    1.278    1.972   119.5    26.2  17.5
2001 10 18    21 20.93   -23 50.7    1.311    1.903   110.4    29.4  17.4
2001 10 28    21 26.14   -22 26.6    1.348    1.835   102.1    32.0  17.3
2001 11 07    21 35.04   -20 45.3    1.386    1.768    94.7    34.0  17.2
2001 11 17    21 47.23   -18 47.2    1.423    1.705    88.0    35.4  17.1
2001 11 27    22 02.31   -16 32.1    1.457    1.644    82.1    36.5  17.0
2001 12 07    22 19.90   -13 59.8    1.488    1.586    76.8    37.2  16.9
2001 12 17    22 39.69   -11 10.3    1.515    1.533    72.2    37.7  16.8
2001 12 27    23 01.46   -08 03.7    1.538    1.486    68.2    37.9  16.7
2002 01 06    23 25.01   -04 41.5    1.560    1.445    64.7    38.0  16.6
2002 01 16    23 50.25   -01 05.6    1.580    1.411    61.7    37.9  16.5
2002 01 26    00 17.12   +02 40.7    1.602    1.385    59.2    37.6  16.4
2002 02 05    00 45.58   +06 32.6    1.626    1.368    57.1    37.2  16.4
2002 02 15    01 15.64   +10 24.4    1.654    1.361    55.3    36.6  16.4
2002 02 25    01 47.28   +14 09.2    1.689    1.363    53.8    35.9  16.5
2002 03 07    02 20.41   +17 39.7    1.731    1.375    52.5    34.9  16.6
2002 03 17    02 54.88   +20 48.7    1.783    1.396    51.3    33.8  16.7
2002 03 27    03 30.42   +23 29.8    1.844    1.426    50.1    32.4  16.9
2002 04 06    04 06.61   +25 38.1    1.916    1.464    48.7    30.9  17.1
2002 04 16    04 42.96   +27 11.1    1.997    1.508    47.3    29.3  17.3
2002 04 26    05 18.93   +28 08.3    2.087    1.558    45.6    27.5  17.5
2002 05 06    05 53.99   +28 31.5    2.186    1.614    43.6    25.6  17.8
2002 05 16    06 27.73   +28 24.0    2.291    1.673    41.4    23.6  18.0
2002 05 26    06 59.83   +27 50.0    2.402    1.735    39.0    21.5  18.3
2002 06 05    07 30.13   +26 54.1    2.516    1.801    36.2    19.4  18.6
2002 06 15    07 58.61   +25 40.7    2.633    1.868    33.2    17.3  18.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-S05

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