MPEC 2001-W20: COMET C/2001 U6 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W20                                Issued 2001 Nov. 17, 19:55 UT

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                           COMET C/2001 U6 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01U060  C2001 11 03.05748 08 56 50.03 +67 53 12.4                      118
    CK01U060  C2001 11 03.05897 08 56 50.10 +67 53 14.9                      118
    CK01U060  C2001 11 03.06831 08 56 50.11 +67 53 23.2                      118
    CK01U060  C2001 11 06.43326 08 57 54.03 +68 52 17.6          18.5 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 06.44805 08 57 54.08 +68 52 34.2          18.8 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 06.46286 08 57 54.52 +68 52 50.5          19.2 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 06.91539 08 58 01.29 +69 00 50.1                      587
    CK01U060  C2001 11 06.92495 08 58 01.51 +69 00 59.7                      587
    CK01U060  C2001 11 10.05774 08 58 38.83 +69 57 29.2          17.8 T      170
    CK01U060  C2001 11 10.06623 08 58 38.80 +69 57 39.0          17.8 T      170
    CK01U060  C2001 11 10.07078 08 58 39.08 +69 57 46.5          17.8 T      170
    CK01U060  C2001 11 11.42497 08 58 48.56 +70 22 31.8          19.5 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 11.43944 08 58 48.49 +70 22 47.9          19.3 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 11.45394 08 58 48.62 +70 23 04.1          19.5 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 11.46855 08 58 48.69 +70 23 20.1          19.3 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 11.48303 08 58 48.66 +70 23 36.4          19.8 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 12.42524 08 58 52.68 +70 40 59.6          19.2 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 12.43962 08 58 52.78 +70 41 16.3          19.7 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 12.45402 08 58 52.66 +70 41 31.8          19.2 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 12.46842 08 58 52.74 +70 41 48.2          19.2 T      704
    CK01U060  C2001 11 12.48282 08 58 52.83 +70 42 04.9          19.6 T      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers J. Toth, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Beques.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
587 Sormano.  Observer F. Manca.  0.5-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 U6 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Aug. 8.727 TT                                    MPC
q   4.40496              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.772       +0.236333       +0.445231
                   Node   115.252       -0.201744       -0.846990
e   1.0            Incl.  107.271       +0.950498       -0.290477
From 47 observations 2001 Oct. 29-Nov. 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 U6 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 11 17    08 58.6    +72 06.8    4.469    4.901   110.3    10.9  17.7
2001 11 27    08 53.7    +75 20.6    4.363    4.867   115.3    10.6  17.6

2001 12 07    08 38.5    +78 35.9    4.284    4.833   118.6    10.3  17.5
2001 12 12    08 24.1    +80 10.2    4.255    4.817   119.6    10.2  17.5
2001 12 17    08 02.4    +81 38.8    4.233    4.801   120.0    10.2  17.4
2001 12 22    07 30.1    +82 57.1    4.218    4.785   119.9    10.3  17.4
2001 12 27    06 43.6    +83 58.7    4.210    4.770   119.3    10.4  17.4
2002 01 01    05 42.4    +84 35.0    4.210    4.754   118.2    10.5  17.4
2002 01 06    04 34.4    +84 39.4    4.215    4.739   116.7    10.7  17.4
2002 01 11    03 33.5    +84 13.3    4.228    4.725   114.8    10.9  17.4
2002 01 16    02 47.4    +83 25.8    4.246    4.710   112.5    11.1  17.4
2002 01 21    02 15.4    +82 26.3    4.269    4.696   109.9    11.4  17.4

2002 01 26    01 53.8    +81 21.7    4.297    4.682   107.1    11.6  17.4
2002 02 05    01 30.1    +79 12.2    4.364    4.656   101.1    12.0  17.4
2002 02 15    01 20.7    +77 14.4    4.442    4.630    94.8    12.3  17.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W20

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