MPEC 2001-W18: COMET C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W18                                Issued 2001 Nov. 17, 19:15 UT

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                          COMET C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01R14X  C2001 10 23.33393 01 38 50.55 +23 12 24.1          17.3 T      696
    CK01R14X  C2001 10 23.33496 01 38 50.51 +23 12 24.0                      696
    CK01R14X  C2001 10 23.33614 01 38 50.46 +23 12 24.0                      696
    CK01R14X  C2001 10 23.33718 01 38 50.41 +23 12 23.9                      696
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 02.90837 01 31 24.18 +23 01 53.2          16.8 T      118
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 02.91632 01 31 23.83 +23 01 52.7                      118
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.00231 01 31 20.25 +23 01 46.1          17.3 T      170
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.00622 01 31 20.09 +23 01 46.5          17.3 T      170
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.01223 01 31 19.81 +23 01 46.6          17.3 T      170
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.82947 01 30 45.89 +23 00 43.1          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.83414 01 30 45.69 +23 00 42.7          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.83881 01 30 45.54 +23 00 42.2          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 03.84815 01 30 45.03 +23 00 40.8          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.77892 01 30 06.40 +22 59 25.9          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.78554 01 30 06.26 +22 59 25.7          17.7 T      151
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.78596 01 30 06.29 +22 59 26.2          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.78961 01 30 06.10 +22 59 25.6          17.5 T      151
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.79402 01 30 05.93 +22 59 25.8          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.79456 01 30 05.89 +22 59 24.9          17.5 T      151
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.79734 01 30 05.76 +22 59 24.7          17.4 T      151
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.80103 01 30 05.61 +22 59 24.5          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 04.80572 01 30 05.46 +22 59 23.1          17.6 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.45243 01 28 16.86 +22 55 41.2                      341
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.46076 01 28 16.53 +22 55 40.4                      341
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.46910 01 28 16.20 +22 55 40.1          17.7 T      341
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.47743 01 28 15.83 +22 55 39.1                      341
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.93325 01 27 57.30 +22 54 59.3          16.9 T      170
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 07.94593 01 27 56.75 +22 54 58.9          16.9 T      170
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 08.67441 01 27 27.31 +22 53 55.2                      322
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 08.68993 01 27 26.65 +22 53 53.7                      322
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 08.69494 01 27 26.44 +22 53 54.6                      322
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 09.87691 01 26 39.15 +22 52 03.2          16.7 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 09.88863 01 26 38.78 +22 52 02.8          16.7 T      213
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 10.29097 01 26 22.72 +22 51 25.8          17.5 T      704
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 10.30516 01 26 22.13 +22 51 24.2          17.6 T      704
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 10.31968 01 26 21.55 +22 51 23.0          17.6 T      704
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 10.33385 01 26 20.95 +22 51 21.7          17.4 T      704
    CK01R14X  C2001 11 10.34795 01 26 20.35 +22 51 20.2          17.7 T      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers J. Toth, S. Gajdos.  0.6-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.  0.25-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
322 Perth Observatory, Bickley-MCT.  Observers S. Walsh, J. Biggs.
    0.25-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
341 Akashina.  Observer A. Akahori.  0.40-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observer M. Holman.  1.2-m reflector
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR)
T 2003 Jan. 19.0311 TT                                  MPC
q   2.059082             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  121.4936      -0.6862745      -0.7166097
                   Node    14.1722      +0.3633427      -0.4860398
e   1.0            Incl.   30.5614      +0.6300868      -0.5002358
From 196 observations 2001 Aug. 28-Nov. 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W18

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