MPEC 2001-U05: COMET P/2001 Q6 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-U05                                Issued 2001 Oct. 16, 18:35 UT

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                            COMET P/2001 Q6 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK01Q060  C2001 08 30.06858 03 36 43.27 +10 35 48.9          17.9 T      599
    PK01Q060  C2001 08 30.07297 03 36 43.44 +10 36 00.3          17.8 T      599
    PK01Q060  C2001 08 30.07373 03 36 43.48 +10 36 01.1          17.7 T      599
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 02.69162 03 40 46.36 +46 35 19.9                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 02.69326 03 40 46.23 +46 35 29.2                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 02.69616 03 40 46.03 +46 35 45.8                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 06.33852 03 35 27.99 +52 19 41.9          16.1 T      704
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 06.35415 03 35 26.00 +52 21 11.1          16.3 T      704
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 06.36976 03 35 24.28 +52 22 42.1          16.3 T      704
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 06.38538 03 35 22.51 +52 24 12.3          16.2 T      704
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 06.40101 03 35 20.55 +52 25 43.0          16.7 T      704
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 09.96597 03 27 06.51 +58 09 41.1          16   T      629
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 09.96700 03 27 06.25 +58 09 48.2                      629
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 09.96909 03 27 05.93 +58 10 00.3                      629
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 09.97045 03 27 05.59 +58 10 08.0                      629
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 10.87238 03 24 22.34 +59 37 00.9          15.4 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 10.87488 03 24 21.87 +59 37 16.0          15.4 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 10.88065 03 24 20.71 +59 37 49.3          15.4 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 10.88311 03 24 20.17 +59 38 03.9          15.4 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 10.88662 03 24 19.56 +59 38 24.2          15.4 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 11.83556 03 21 05.40 +61 09 27.3                      107
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 11.83940 03 21 04.57 +61 09 48.8                      107
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 11.90633 03 20 49.88 +61 16 15.3          15.7 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 11.91036 03 20 48.93 +61 16 38.9          15.7 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 11.91288 03 20 48.36 +61 16 54.0          15.7 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.51940 03 18 30.20 +62 14 42.9          13.4 T      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.52124 03 18 29.82 +62 14 54.0                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.52263 03 18 29.55 +62 15 01.6                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.53036 03 18 27.69 +62 15 46.0                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.69730 03 17 46.58 +62 31 44.1          12.9 T      360
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.70017 03 17 45.83 +62 32 00.3                      360
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.74869 03 17 33.38 +62 36 34.8                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.75190 03 17 32.60 +62 36 53.1                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.75287 03 17 32.34 +62 36 58.3                      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.75389 03 17 32.09 +62 37 04.5          14.2 T      349
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.85902 03 17 08.17 +62 46 56.4                      201
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.86315 03 17 07.15 +62 47 20.1                      201
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 12.86556 03 17 06.54 +62 47 34.0                      201
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.62219 03 13 49.23 +63 59 02.3                      355
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.62347 03 13 48.89 +63 59 09.0          14.5 T      355
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.62471 03 13 48.49 +63 59 16.2                      355
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85494 03 12 45.38 +64 20 44.3          15.3 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85554 03 12 45.21 +64 20 47.9          15.2 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85606 03 12 45.08 +64 20 50.7          15.2 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85670 03 12 44.89 +64 20 54.4          15.3 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85748 03 12 44.66 +64 20 58.8          15.2 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.85803 03 12 44.51 +64 21 02.0          15.3 T      215
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.90637 03 12 30.91 +64 25 36.5          15.2 T      941
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.90801 03 12 30.40 +64 25 45.9          15.2 T      941
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.90911 03 12 30.09 +64 25 52.1          15.2 T      941
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 13.91086 03 12 29.55 +64 26 03.0          15.2 T      941
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.44292 03 09 54.27 +65 15 29.2          14.7 T      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.44546 03 09 53.41 +65 15 43.1                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.45081 03 09 51.62 +65 16 13.8                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.45833 03 09 49.64 +65 16 55.1                      340
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.89442 03 07 32.96 +65 57 15.3          15.6 T      458
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.89781 03 07 31.65 +65 57 34.1          15.5 T      458
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 14.90365 03 07 29.18 +65 58 04.5          15.7 T      458
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 15.96737 03 01 20.58 +67 35 01.8          15.2 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 15.97672 03 01 17.04 +67 35 52.0          15.2 N      170
    PK01Q060  C2001 10 15.98497 03 01 13.87 +67 36 37.1          15.2 N      170

Observer details:
107 Cavezzo.  Observer M. Nicolini.  0.40-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30=m f/10.0
    reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.3-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/4 Newtonian
    + CCD.
599 Astronomical Observatory, Campo Imperatore.  Observers A. Boattini,
    F. Bernardi, G. D'Abramo, A. Di Paola.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
629 JATE Observatory, Szeged.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.40-m Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.26-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2001 Q6 (NEAT)
T 2001 Nov.  9.4621 TT                                  Marsden
q   1.408215             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0435371      Peri.   43.3266      +0.5324685      -0.7854445
a   8.002575       Node    22.1372      +0.3417778      -0.1415180
e   0.824030       Incl.   56.8577      +0.7743805      +0.6025360
P  22.6
From 166 observations 2001 Aug. 28-Oct. 15.

Ephemeris:
    P/2001 Q6 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 10 08    03 32.10   +54 59.6    0.676    1.471   121.6    35.4  14.3
2001 10 10    03 27.00   +58 12.9    0.671    1.464   121.3    35.7  14.3
2001 10 12    03 20.47   +61 25.1    0.668    1.457   120.7    36.1  14.3
2001 10 14    03 12.05   +64 34.2    0.667    1.450   119.9    36.6  14.2
2001 10 16    03 01.13   +67 37.8    0.668    1.444   119.0    37.1  14.2
2001 10 18    02 46.8    +70 33.1    0.672    1.439   117.9    37.8  14.2
2001 10 20    02 27.8    +73 17.0    0.678    1.434   116.6    38.4  14.2
2001 10 22    02 02.4    +75 45.5    0.686    1.429   115.2    39.1  14.2
2001 10 24    01 28.3    +77 53.2    0.696    1.425   113.7    39.7  14.3
2001 10 26    00 43.5    +79 33.0    0.707    1.421   112.2    40.4  14.3
2001 10 28    23 48.1    +80 37.2    0.720    1.418   110.6    41.0  14.3
2001 10 30    22 47.0    +81 00.2    0.734    1.415   109.1    41.6  14.3
2001 11 01    21 48.8    +80 44.1    0.750    1.413   107.5    42.1  14.4
2001 11 03    21 00.2    +79 58.1    0.767    1.411   106.0    42.5  14.4
2001 11 05    20 22.6    +78 53.4    0.784    1.409   104.5    42.9  14.5
2001 11 07    19 54.4    +77 39.0    0.803    1.409   103.0    43.3  14.5
2001 11 09    19 33.3    +76 20.9    0.822    1.408   101.6    43.6  14.6
2001 11 11    19 17.4    +75 02.7    0.841    1.408   100.2    43.8  14.6
2001 11 13    19 05.2    +73 46.5    0.861    1.409    98.9    43.9  14.7
2001 11 15    18 55.8    +72 33.5    0.882    1.410    97.7    44.0  14.7
2001 11 17    18 48.4    +71 24.5    0.902    1.412    96.5    44.1  14.8

2001 11 27    18 28.49   +66 44.5    1.005    1.427    91.5    43.7  15.1
2001 12 07    18 21.74   +63 45.8    1.104    1.454    88.0    42.6  15.3
2001 12 17    18 19.90   +62 11.2    1.192    1.491    85.9    41.2  15.6
2001 12 27    18 19.76   +61 47.0    1.270    1.538    85.1    39.6  15.9
2002 01 06    18 19.49   +62 23.0    1.335    1.594    85.5    37.9  16.2
2002 01 16    18 17.59   +63 52.5    1.389    1.657    86.8    36.4  16.4
2002 01 26    18 12.01   +66 09.1    1.434    1.725    89.0    34.8  16.7
2002 02 05    17 59.65   +69 03.9    1.474    1.799    91.8    33.2  16.9
2002 02 15    17 34.9    +72 22.3    1.513    1.876    94.9    31.6  17.1

2002 02 25    16 47.5    +75 32.8    1.556    1.957    98.0    30.1  17.4
2002 02 27    16 34.2    +76 05.2    1.565    1.973    98.6    29.8  17.4
2002 03 01    16 19.4    +76 34.2    1.575    1.990    99.1    29.5  17.5
2002 03 03    16 03.1    +76 59.1    1.585    2.006    99.7    29.1  17.5
2002 03 05    15 45.4    +77 19.1    1.596    2.023   100.2    28.9  17.6
2002 03 07    15 26.5    +77 33.5    1.607    2.040   100.7    28.6  17.6
2002 03 09    15 06.7    +77 41.7    1.619    2.056   101.2    28.3  17.7
2002 03 11    14 46.3    +77 43.2    1.631    2.073   101.6    28.0  17.7
2002 03 13    14 25.9    +77 37.6    1.644    2.090   102.0    27.7  17.8
2002 03 15    14 05.7    +77 24.9    1.657    2.107   102.3    27.5  17.8
2002 03 17    13 46.3    +77 05.4    1.672    2.124   102.7    27.2  17.9
2002 03 19    13 28.0    +76 39.2    1.686    2.141   102.9    26.9  17.9
2002 03 21    13 11.0    +76 07.1    1.702    2.159   103.2    26.7  18.0
2002 03 23    12 55.4    +75 29.5    1.718    2.176   103.3    26.5  18.1
2002 03 25    12 41.4    +74 47.2    1.735    2.193   103.5    26.2  18.1
2002 03 27    12 28.8    +74 00.8    1.753    2.210   103.5    26.0  18.2

2002 04 06    11 44.66   +69 26.4    1.852    2.298   103.2    25.1  18.5
2002 04 16    11 22.13   +64 17.7    1.972    2.385   101.6    24.3  18.7
2002 04 26    11 11.77   +59 04.4    2.111    2.474    98.8    23.7  19.1
2002 05 06    11 08.34   +54 01.5    2.267    2.562    95.1    23.1  19.4
2002 05 16    11 09.11   +49 16.0    2.439    2.650    90.6    22.4  19.7
2002 05 26    11 12.56   +44 50.6    2.623    2.739    85.6    21.6  20.0
2002 06 05    11 17.76   +40 45.8    2.815    2.827    80.3    20.7  20.3
2002 06 15    11 24.18   +37 00.5    3.014    2.915    74.6    19.6  20.5
2002 06 25    11 31.44   +33 33.2    3.216    3.002    68.8    18.4  20.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-U05

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