MPEC 2002-C56 : COMET C/2001 X1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2002-C56 Issued 2002 Feb. 9, 18:03 UT
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COMET C/2001 X1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK01X010 C2002 01 25.66667 09 21 42.07 -43 50 48.7 322
CK01X010 C2002 02 02.71703 08 04 34.15 -46 56 51.7 322
CK01X010 C2002 02 02.72999 08 04 27.61 -46 56 56.6 322
CK01X010 C2002 02 02.73544 08 04 24.51 -46 56 58.4 322
CK01X010 C2002 02 03.48913 07 57 15.07 -47 01 22.5 17.1 N 428
CK01X010 C2002 02 03.49105 07 57 13.97 -47 01 23.4 17.1 N 428
CK01X010 C2002 02 03.49297 07 57 12.90 -47 01 24.0 17.1 N 428
CK01X010 C2002 02 03.49488 07 57 11.87 -47 01 24.7 15.2 T 428
Observer details:
322 Perth Observatory, Bickley-MCT. Observer A. O'Brien. 0.25-m
f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2001 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2002 Jan. 8.0874 TT MPC
q 1.697863 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.002049 Peri. 202.1972 -0.7800084 +0.5077558
Node 336.0682 +0.6171138 +0.5272787
e 0.996521 Incl. 115.6261 -0.1037186 -0.6812938
From 170 observations 2001 Dec. 13-2002 Feb. 3.
Ephemeris:
C/2001 X1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2002 02 05 07 43.16 -47 03.9 1.088 1.737 113.7 31.3 13.6
2002 02 10 07 00.32 -46 21.6 1.148 1.752 110.1 31.9 13.7
2002 02 15 06 24.93 -44 44.1 1.226 1.769 105.6 32.5 13.9
2002 02 20 05 57.16 -42 39.1 1.317 1.789 100.8 32.9 14.1
2002 02 25 05 35.94 -40 26.4 1.417 1.810 95.9 32.9 14.3
2002 03 02 05 19.91 -38 17.1 1.523 1.834 91.1 32.7 14.5
2002 03 07 05 07.86 -36 16.7 1.634 1.859 86.5 32.2 14.8
2002 03 17 04 52.22 -32 50.0 1.858 1.915 77.9 30.5 15.2
2002 03 27 04 43.95 -30 08.1 2.078 1.977 70.2 28.3 15.5
2002 04 06 04 40.20 -28 05.2 2.286 2.044 63.4 26.0 15.9
2002 04 16 04 39.36 -26 34.9 2.476 2.116 57.6 23.6 16.2
2002 04 26 04 40.44 -25 32.7 2.647 2.192 52.9 21.5 16.5
2002 05 06 04 42.76 -24 55.1 2.794 2.272 49.5 19.7 16.8
2002 05 16 04 45.88 -24 39.9 2.918 2.354 47.4 18.4 17.0
2002 05 26 04 49.45 -24 45.9 3.018 2.439 46.8 17.6 17.3
2002 06 05 04 53.17 -25 12.3 3.094 2.525 47.7 17.3 17.5
2002 06 15 04 56.79 -25 59.0 3.148 2.614 50.0 17.3 17.7
2002 06 25 05 00.06 -27 06.0 3.180 2.703 53.6 17.6 17.8
2002 07 05 05 02.72 -28 33.7 3.193 2.794 58.1 18.0 18.0
2002 07 15 05 04.46 -30 22.3 3.191 2.885 63.5 18.4 18.1
2002 07 25 05 04.94 -32 31.8 3.177 2.977 69.5 18.6 18.2
2002 08 04 05 03.76 -35 01.4 3.154 3.069 75.9 18.7 18.4
2002 08 14 05 00.41 -37 49.4 3.129 3.162 82.6 18.5 18.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2002 MPC M.P.E.C. 2002-C56
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