MPEC 2001-W19: COMET P/2001 T3 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W19                                Issued 2001 Nov. 17, 19:32 UT

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                            COMET P/2001 T3 (NEAT)

Observations:
    PK01T030  C2001 11 05.92344 01 28 13.63 -06 45 12.7                      118
    PK01T030  C2001 11 05.92617 01 28 13.54 -06 45 12.1                      118
    PK01T030  C2001 11 05.92985 01 28 13.36 -06 45 09.5          16.2 T      118
    PK01T030  C2001 11 07.95867 01 26 53.39 -06 30 53.6          17.1 T      170
    PK01T030  C2001 11 11.85848 01 24 31.25 -06 01 13.0          16.9 T      046
    PK01T030  C2001 11 11.86008 01 24 31.12 -06 01 12.5                      046
    PK01T030  C2001 11 11.86282 01 24 30.98 -06 01 10.7                      046
    PK01T030  C2001 11 11.86412 01 24 30.99 -06 01 10.3                      046
    PK01T030  C2001 11 15.25295 01 22 41.14 -05 33 03.6          17.6 T      644
    PK01T030  C2001 11 15.27394 01 22 40.44 -05 32 52.8          17.4 T      644
    PK01T030  C2001 11 15.29470 01 22 39.81 -05 32 41.9          17.5 T      644

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
    + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + 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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2001 T3 (NEAT)
T 2002 Feb. 1.0875 TT                                   MPC
q   2.505962             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0593872      Peri.  356.2302      +0.6020258      -0.7498609
a   6.506401       Node    56.5354      +0.7409205      +0.3965269
e   0.614847       Incl.   19.2008      +0.2976605      +0.5295990
P  16.6
From 74 observations 2001 Oct. 11-Nov. 15.

Ephemeris:
    P/2001 T3 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 11 17    01 21.84   -05 17.7    1.748    2.588   140.3    14.1  17.3
2001 11 27    01 18.33   -03 40.7    1.811    2.568   130.9    16.9  17.4
2001 12 07    01 17.31   -01 50.0    1.891    2.551   121.7    19.2  17.5
2001 12 17    01 18.86   +00 10.8    1.985    2.536   113.0    20.9  17.5
2001 12 27    01 22.88   +02 18.8    2.090    2.525   104.7    22.1  17.6
2002 01 06    01 29.18   +04 31.5    2.202    2.516    96.8    22.8  17.7
2002 01 16    01 37.52   +06 46.7    2.319    2.510    89.4    23.1  17.8
2002 01 26    01 47.66   +09 02.9    2.439    2.507    82.4    22.9  17.9
2002 02 05    01 59.39   +11 18.3    2.560    2.506    75.7    22.4  18.0
2002 02 15    02 12.52   +13 31.9    2.680    2.509    69.4    21.6  18.1
2002 02 25    02 26.89   +15 42.3    2.798    2.514    63.3    20.6  18.2
2002 03 07    02 42.36   +17 48.3    2.913    2.523    57.5    19.4  18.3
2002 03 17    02 58.82   +19 48.9    3.025    2.534    51.8    18.0  18.4
2002 03 27    03 16.16   +21 43.2    3.131    2.548    46.4    16.5  18.5
2002 04 06    03 34.28   +23 29.9    3.232    2.564    41.1    14.9  18.6
2002 04 16    03 53.11   +25 08.5    3.328    2.583    35.9    13.2  18.7
2002 04 26    04 12.54   +26 38.0    3.416    2.605    30.9    11.4  18.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W19

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