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MPEC 2000-D08 : COMET P/1999 WJ7 (KORLEVIC)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-D08                                Issued 2000 Feb. 18, 15:43 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/1999 WJ7 (KORLEVIC)

Observations:
    PJ99W07J  C2000 01 26.77361 04 12 16.38 +22 58 14.9          17.8 N      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 01 26.78615 04 12 16.56 +22 58 14.9                      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 01 26.80142 04 12 16.75 +22 58 14.2                      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 01 27.78648 04 12 29.55 +22 57 35.6          17.8 N      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 01 27.79966 04 12 29.67 +22 57 35.0                      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 01.85174 04 13 55.57 +22 55 11.8          17   N      118
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 01.86758 04 13 55.90 +22 55 11.2                      118
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 01.87929 04 13 56.13 +22 55 11.2                      118
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 04.74068 04 15 00.13 +22 54 30.2          17.6 N      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 04.74763 04 15 00.30 +22 54 30.4                      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 04.75385 04 15 00.40 +22 54 30.3                      120
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 11.08962 04 17 58.75 +22 54 38.6          17.8 N      704
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 11.10396 04 17 59.28 +22 54 38.1          18.7 N      704
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 11.11824 04 17 59.71 +22 54 38.7          18.0 N      704
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 11.13297 04 18 00.17 +22 54 38.8          18.2 N      704
    PJ99W07J  C2000 02 11.14751 04 18 00.64 +22 54 38.8          18.0 N      704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
120 Visnjan.  Observers K. Korlevic, P. Korlevic.  0.41-m f/4.3 reflector
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic)
Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5
T 2000 Feb. 15.2582 TT                                  Marsden
q   3.167792             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0988225      Peri.  154.4221      +0.0874371      -0.9949801
a   4.633390       Node   290.5303      +0.9048098      +0.0997650
e   0.316312       Incl.    2.9794      +0.4167420      -0.0078469
P   9.97
From 77 observations 1999 Nov. 3-2000 Feb. 11, mean residual 0".6.

Ephemeris:
    P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2000 02 16    04 20.84   +22 56.1    2.833    3.168   100.7    17.8        20.2
2000 02 26    04 28.06   +23 02.2    2.971    3.168    92.2    18.2        20.3
2000 03 07    04 36.95   +23 11.2    3.111    3.170    84.3    18.2        20.4
2000 03 17    04 47.31   +23 21.7    3.251    3.172    76.7    17.8        20.5
2000 03 27    04 58.90   +23 32.2    3.386    3.176    69.4    17.1        20.6
2000 04 06    05 11.54   +23 41.5    3.517    3.180    62.4    16.2        20.6
2000 04 16    05 25.07   +23 48.2    3.641    3.185    55.7    15.1        20.7
2000 04 26    05 39.31   +23 51.4    3.756    3.191    49.2    13.8        20.7
2000 05 06    05 54.12   +23 50.3    3.863    3.198    42.9    12.4        20.7
2000 05 16    06 09.37   +23 44.3    3.959    3.206    36.7    10.9        20.7
2000 05 26    06 24.94   +23 32.7    4.044    3.214    30.7     9.2        20.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-D08

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