MPEC 2001-W58: COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-W58                                Issued 2001 Nov. 25, 00:26 UT

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                           COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01W010  C2001 11 19.42998 07 44 30.23 +12 39 19.1          18.4 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 19.44823 07 44 28.13 +12 39 48.0          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 19.47794 07 44 24.79 +12 40 35.3          18.6 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 19.49297 07 44 23.07 +12 40 59.0          18.6 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 20.43436 07 42 36.31 +13 06 15.3          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 20.44891 07 42 34.52 +13 06 38.8          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 20.46397 07 42 32.77 +13 07 04.2          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 20.47937 07 42 30.99 +13 07 28.3          19.0 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 20.49371 07 42 29.33 +13 07 50.9          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 21.13125 07 41 14.45 +13 25 13.2          17.8 N      204
    CK01W010  C2001 11 21.14245 07 41 12.93 +13 25 36.1          17.9 N      204
    CK01W010  C2001 11 21.14807 07 41 12.34 +13 25 45.3          17.5 T      204
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.04868 07 35 05.57 +14 48 34.4          18.0 T      107
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.05773 07 35 04.09 +14 48 50.1                      107
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.06797 07 35 02.58 +14 49 11.8          18.1 T      170
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.07333 07 35 01.86 +14 49 20.9          18.1 T      170
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.08149 07 35 00.97 +14 49 33.7          18.1 T      170
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.36694 07 34 22.45 +14 58 01.9          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.38140 07 34 20.47 +14 58 26.5          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.39591 07 34 18.44 +14 58 54.3          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.41105 07 34 16.36 +14 59 20.0          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 24.42595 07 34 14.20 +14 59 49.8          18.7 T      704

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.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/3.62 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 W1 (LINEAR)
T 2001 Dec. 24.439 TT                                   MPC
q   2.40078              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    5.984       +0.016144       +0.479892
                   Node    91.947       +0.877118       -0.427956
e   1.0            Incl.  118.636       +0.480003       +0.765871
From 39 observations 2001 Nov. 17-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 11 17    07 48.78   +11 37.0    1.819    2.436   117.3    21.1  18.2
2001 11 27    07 28.11   +16 18.5    1.634    2.420   133.3    17.3  17.9
2001 12 07    06 58.26   +21 59.9    1.497    2.409   151.4    11.3  17.7
2001 12 17    06 18.52   +28 05.7    1.427    2.402   169.8     4.1  17.6
2001 12 27    05 31.58   +33 29.4    1.438    2.401   164.8     6.2  17.6
2002 01 06    04 44.01   +37 16.4    1.526    2.405   145.9    13.2  17.7
2002 01 16    04 02.77   +39 24.2    1.676    2.414   128.4    18.6  17.9
2002 01 26    03 31.21   +40 27.7    1.867    2.428   113.0    21.9  18.2
2002 02 05    03 09.01   +41 02.0    2.081    2.447    99.6    23.4  18.5
2002 02 15    02 54.37   +41 29.2    2.303    2.470    87.8    23.5  18.7
2002 02 25    02 45.38   +42 00.2    2.523    2.499    77.2    22.7  19.0
2002 03 07    02 40.51   +42 39.6    2.734    2.531    67.8    21.3  19.2
2002 03 17    02 38.62   +43 28.9    2.930    2.568    59.3    19.5  19.4
2002 03 27    02 38.89   +44 28.4    3.107    2.608    51.7    17.5  19.6
2002 04 06    02 40.72   +45 38.0    3.263    2.653    45.1    15.5  19.8
2002 04 16    02 43.65   +46 57.4    3.395    2.700    39.7    13.7  20.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W58

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