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    • MPEC 1994-J06 : COMET TAKAMIZAWA (1994i)

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    M.P.E.C. 1994-J06                                Issued 1994 May 10, 21:16 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                           COMET TAKAMIZAWA (1994i)

Selected additional observations:
       J940i  C1994 05 08.66840 16 56 33.59 -05 02 15.0          11.3 T      360
       J940i  C1994 05 08.67101 16 56 32.69 -05 02 17.2                      360
       J940i  C1994 05 08.98903 16 54 44.39 -05 06 48.6                      557
       J940i  C1994 05 08.99025 16 54 43.97 -05 06 49.6                      557
       J940i  C1994 05 09.01042 16 54 37.02 -05 07 06.8                      046
       J940i  C1994 05 09.01516 16 54 35.38 -05 07 10.7          11.2 T      046
       J940i  C1994 05 09.10816 16 54 03.84 -05 08 28.9                      786
       J940i  C1994 05 09.11266 16 54 02.30 -05 08 32.8                      786
       J940i  C1994 05 09.52421 16 51 40.00 -05 14 26.9                      897
       J940i  C1994 05 09.53150 16 51 37.40 -05 14 32.9                      897
       J940i  C1994 05 09.65255 16 50 55.04 -05 16 17.3                      871
       J940i  C1994 05 09.65677 16 50 53.50 -05 16 20.3                      871
       J940i   1994 05 09.67014 16 50 48.91 -05 16 24.0                      323
       J940i   1994 05 09.73958 16 50 24.50 -05 17 24.7                      323
       J940i  C1994 05 10.29773 16 47 07.23 -05 25 41.6                      801

Observer details:
046 Klet Observatory.  Observers J. Ticha, Z. Moravec, M. Tichy.
    0.57-m f/5.2 reflector.
323 Perth Observatory, Bickley.  Observers G. Lowe, A. Verveer, T. Smith.
    0.3-m astrograph.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien.
557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector.
786 U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington.  Observer J. DeYoung.
    0.61-m reflector.
801 Oak Ridge Observatory.  Observer R. E. McCrosky.  1.5-m reflector.
871 Akou.  Observer K. Kawanishi.  0.33-m f/3.3 reflector.
897 YGCO Chiyoda Station.  Observer T. Kojima.  0.25-m f/6 reflector.

Orbital elements:
Comet Takamizawa (1994i)
T 1994 June 28.87673 TT                                 Marsden
q   1.9521352            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  191.69318     -0.72820352     -0.42112287
                   Node    51.11629     -0.55939762     +0.82103363
e   1.0            Incl.  136.00203     -0.39597215     -0.38543393
From 20 observations 1994 May 8-10.

Ephemeris:
Comet Takamizawa (1994i)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     m1
1994 05 08    17 00.30   -04 52.8    1.126    2.053   148.0    15.1     9.9
1994 05 10    16 48.89   -05 21.2    1.097    2.046   152.3    13.3     9.8
1994 05 12    16 36.78   -05 51.0    1.072    2.039   156.6    11.4     9.7
1994 05 14    16 24.04   -06 21.7    1.050    2.032   160.7     9.5     9.7
1994 05 16    16 10.73   -06 53.1    1.033    2.025   164.4     7.7     9.6
1994 05 18    15 56.96   -07 24.7    1.020    2.019   167.1     6.4     9.6
1994 05 20    15 42.85   -07 56.0    1.012    2.013   168.0     6.0     9.6
1994 05 22    15 28.56   -08 26.6    1.008    2.007   166.6     6.7     9.5
1994 05 24    15 14.22   -08 56.0    1.010    2.001   163.4     8.3     9.5
1994 05 26    14 59.99   -09 23.9    1.016    1.996   159.4    10.3     9.5
1994 05 28    14 46.02   -09 49.9    1.026    1.991   154.9    12.5     9.5
1994 05 30    14 32.45   -10 13.9    1.041    1.986   150.3    14.7     9.6
1994 06 01    14 19.37   -10 35.9    1.061    1.982   145.6    16.8     9.6
1994 06 03    14 06.89   -10 55.8    1.084    1.978   141.0    18.8     9.6
1994 06 05    13 55.07   -11 13.8    1.110    1.974   136.5    20.7     9.7
1994 06 07    13 43.94   -11 30.0    1.140    1.971   132.1    22.5     9.7
1994 06 09    13 33.53   -11 44.7    1.173    1.967   127.9    24.0     9.8
1994 06 11    13 23.83   -11 58.0    1.209    1.965   123.8    25.4     9.8
1994 06 13    13 14.84   -12 10.2    1.247    1.962   119.9    26.7     9.9
1994 06 15    13 06.52   -12 21.4    1.286    1.960   116.2    27.7    10.0
1994 06 17    12 58.85   -12 32.0    1.328    1.958   112.6    28.6    10.0
1994 06 19    12 51.80   -12 41.9    1.371    1.956   109.1    29.4    10.1
1994 06 21    12 45.31   -12 51.4    1.415    1.955   105.8    30.0    10.2
1994 06 23    12 39.36   -13 00.6    1.461    1.953   102.6    30.5    10.2
1994 06 25    12 33.90   -13 09.5    1.507    1.953    99.6    30.9    10.3
1994 06 27    12 28.89   -13 18.4    1.554    1.952    96.6    31.1    10.4
1994 06 29    12 24.31   -13 27.2    1.601    1.952    93.8    31.3    10.4
1994 07 01    12 20.12   -13 36.0    1.649    1.952    91.0    31.4    10.5
1994 07 03    12 16.28   -13 44.9    1.697    1.953    88.3    31.4    10.6
1994 07 05    12 12.77   -13 53.8    1.745    1.954    85.8    31.3    10.6
1994 07 07    12 09.56   -14 03.0    1.793    1.955    83.3    31.1    10.7

Brian G. Marsden                                              M.P.E.C. 1994-J06

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