MPEC 1997-K04 : COMET C/1997 J1 (MUELLER)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-K04 Issued 1997 May 17, 15:43 UT
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COMET C/1997 J1 (MUELLER)
Observations:
CJ97J010 1997 05 03.24930 11 39 16.50 +75 42 32.6 14 T 675
CJ97J010 1997 05 05.28542 11 18 11.26 +75 01 05.9 675
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.89262 11 12 26.75 +74 47 25.7 13.9 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.89737 11 12 24.17 +74 47 19.1 13.9 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.90291 11 12 21.08 +74 47 11.3 13.9 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.90589 11 12 18.78 +74 47 07.7 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.90705 11 12 18.14 +74 47 06.2 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.90854 11 12 17.34 +74 47 04.0 12.5 T 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.94664 11 11 56.17 +74 46 11.1 15.1 T 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.95127 11 11 53.54 +74 46 04.7 12.5 T 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.95447 11 11 51.75 +74 46 00.3 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 05.95730 11 11 50.10 +74 45 56.2 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.48395 11 07 04.56 +74 33 39.4 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49089 11 07 00.59 +74 33 29.0 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49317 11 06 59.55 +74 33 25.8 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49432 11 06 58.78 +74 33 24.3 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49652 11 06 57.62 +74 33 21.4 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49741 11 06 57.15 +74 33 19.8 864
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49818 11 06 56.67 +74 33 18.5 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.49876 11 06 56.42 +74 33 17.7 13.1 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.50084 11 06 55.27 +74 33 14.8 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.50293 11 06 54.13 +74 33 11.9 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.50568 11 06 52.68 +74 33 07.9 12.9 T 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.52841 11 06 40.44 +74 32 35.4 13.9 T 367
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.53047 11 06 39.52 +74 32 32.2 367
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.53253 11 06 38.25 +74 32 29.2 367
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.53460 11 06 37.23 +74 32 25.4 367
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.54058 11 06 33.91 +74 32 18.0 13.1 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.54266 11 06 32.80 +74 32 15.0 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.54475 11 06 31.73 +74 32 11.9 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.54821 11 06 29.93 +74 32 06.9 864
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.55521 11 06 26.33 +74 31 56.9 13.6 T 864
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.58257 11 06 11.43 +74 31 17.2 13.2 T 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.59171 11 06 06.64 +74 31 04.1 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.60449 11 05 59.96 +74 30 45.6 355
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.60640 11 05 58.95 +74 30 42.2 13.9 T 355
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.91977 11 03 15.47 +74 23 09.5 14.1 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.92538 11 03 12.36 +74 23 01.2 13.9 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 06.94184 11 03 03.85 +74 22 37.0 14.0 T 910
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.23111 11 00 36.19 +74 15 32.3 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.23301 11 00 35.15 +74 15 29.9 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.23927 11 00 31.93 +74 15 20.0 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.34010 10 59 40.89 +74 12 49.7 14.3 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.34225 10 59 39.66 +74 12 46.8 14.3 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.34498 10 59 38.34 +74 12 42.6 14.2 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.35251 10 59 34.66 +74 12 31.6 14.4 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.35808 10 59 31.79 +74 12 23.0 14.5 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.36155 10 59 30.12 +74 12 17.8 14.4 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.91366 10 55 00.29 +73 58 30.3 14.4 T 617
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.92087 10 54 56.78 +73 58 19.8 14.5 T 617
CJ97J010 C1997 05 07.98350 10 54 26.25 +73 56 41.1 15.1 T 958
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.01545 10 54 10.75 +73 55 51.9 15.1 T 958
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.04765 10 53 55.40 +73 55 01.9 15.1 T 958
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.06028 10 53 49.51 +73 54 42.0 15.2 T 958
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.08126 10 53 39.54 +73 54 09.7 15.1 T 958
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.84444 10 47 47.85 +73 34 26.7 587
CJ97J010 C1997 05 08.84768 10 47 46.35 +73 34 21.6 587
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.49932 10 43 01.52 +73 17 06.8 867
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.50069 10 43 00.77 +73 17 04.8 13.5 T 355
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.50348 10 42 59.73 +73 16 59.8 867
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.50374 10 42 59.51 +73 16 59.3 355
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.50507 10 42 58.86 +73 16 57.6 355
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.50696 10 42 58.32 +73 16 54.2 867
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.51267 10 42 55.57 +73 16 45.5 13.3 T 360
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.51545 10 42 54.40 +73 16 40.8 360
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.51823 10 42 53.23 +73 16 36.4 360
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.53972 10 42 43.99 +73 16 01.2 13.6 T 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54083 10 42 43.49 +73 15 59.9 864
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54215 10 42 42.88 +73 15 57.6 13.3 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54493 10 42 41.72 +73 15 53.3 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54571 10 42 41.47 +73 15 51.6 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54771 10 42 40.51 +73 15 48.6 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54781 10 42 40.59 +73 15 48.0 12.5 T 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.54891 10 42 40.08 +73 15 46.5 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.55083 10 42 39.27 +73 15 43.2 897
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.55219 10 42 38.59 +73 15 41.5 13.0 T 864
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.63375 10 42 03.98 +73 13 29.0 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.63458 10 42 03.65 +73 13 27.6 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.68670 10 41 41.48 +73 12 02.0 13.4 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.68948 10 41 40.36 +73 11 57.3 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.69226 10 41 39.18 +73 11 52.9 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.83767 10 40 39.04 +73 07 59.8 13.5 T 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.83851 10 40 38.55 +73 07 58.5 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.83948 10 40 38.14 +73 07 56.9 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 09.84069 10 40 37.69 +73 07 54.6 046
CJ97J010 rC1997 05 09.91378 10 40 07.12 +73 05 55.7 15.2 N 557
CJ97J010 rC1997 05 09.91506 10 40 06.58 +73 05 53.6 12.5 T 557
CJ97J010 rC1997 05 09.91632 10 40 06.08 +73 05 51.4 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.13646 10 38 36.18 +72 59 53.5 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.14736 10 38 31.75 +72 59 36.1 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.52538 10 36 00.52 +72 49 15.9 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.53462 10 35 56.71 +72 49 00.9 900
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.54763 10 35 51.48 +72 48 39.3 13.4 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.54971 10 35 50.67 +72 48 35.7 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.55179 10 35 49.86 +72 48 32.4 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.87919 10 33 42.73 +72 39 29.9 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.88016 10 33 42.39 +72 39 28.5 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.88093 10 33 42.09 +72 39 26.8 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.88216 10 33 41.60 +72 39 25.0 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.94402 10 33 17.86 +72 37 41.2 14.6 T 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.94877 10 33 16.02 +72 37 33.2 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 10.95183 10 33 14.82 +72 37 27.9 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.47861 10 29 58.31 +72 22 48.5 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.48006 10 29 57.68 +72 22 46.9 353
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.56196 10 29 27.50 +72 20 28.9 13.3 T 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.56473 10 29 26.49 +72 20 24.3 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.56751 10 29 25.45 +72 20 19.2 402
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.89477 10 27 28.46 +72 11 07.3 963
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.91323 10 27 21.59 +72 10 35.1 14.6 T 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.91619 10 27 20.45 +72 10 30.2 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 11.91828 10 27 19.63 +72 10 27.1 118
CJ97J010 C1997 05 12.95541 10 21 26.52 +71 41 00.3 13.8 T 960
CJ97J010 C1997 05 13.16111 10 20 20.37 +71 35 05.5 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 13.23542 10 19 56.12 +71 32 56.4 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 13.88308 10 16 34.62 +71 14 17.9 14.1 T 605
CJ97J010 C1997 05 13.88838 10 16 33.05 +71 14 08.7 14.3 T 605
CJ97J010 C1997 05 13.89772 10 16 30.12 +71 13 52.2 14.4 T 605
CJ97J010 C1997 05 14.24043 10 14 47.03 +71 03 57.7 14.3 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 14.25171 10 14 43.73 +71 03 38.4 14.5 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 14.25389 10 14 43.12 +71 03 34.3 14.4 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 14.25729 10 14 42.07 +71 03 28.4 14.5 T 709
CJ97J010 C1997 05 14.26088 10 14 41.01 +71 03 21.8 14.5 T 709
CJ97J010 IC1997 05 15.03198 10 10 59.92 +70 40 55.5 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 15.03516 10 10 59.03 +70 40 50.0 557
CJ97J010 C1997 05 15.93870 10 06 56.36 +70 14 29.0 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 15.94990 10 06 53.39 +70 14 09.3 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 15.95522 10 06 51.95 +70 13 59.8 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.17014 10 05 57.05 +70 07 43.0 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.18264 10 05 53.83 +70 07 21.3 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.20035 10 05 49.24 +70 06 50.3 750
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.89892 10 02 56.30 +69 46 23.3 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.89979 10 02 55.99 +69 46 22.0 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.90688 10 02 54.23 +69 46 08.1 046
CJ97J010 C1997 05 16.90836 10 02 53.90 +69 46 05.4 046
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec. Measurer M. Tichy.
0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra. Observers A. Galad, A. Pravda, P. Koleny, L. Kornos.
0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
353 Nishi Kobe. Observer K. Ito. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.2-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen. Observer A. Nakamura. 0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
367 Yatsuka. Observer H. Abe. 0.26-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory. Observer A. Sugie. 0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
+ CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observers P. Pravec, L. Sarounova. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector
+ CCD.
587 Sormano. Observers F. Manca, M. Cavagna. 0.5-m reflector + CCD.
605 Marl. Observer E. Jung. 0.2-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
617 Arbonne la Foret. Observer M. Meunier. 0.20-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
675 Palomar Mountain. Observers J. Mueller, J. D. Mendenhall. Reduction by
G. V. Williams. 1.2-m Oschin Schmidt.
709 Cloudcroft. Observer W. Offutt. 0.6-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
750 Hobbs Observatory, Fall Creek. Observer R. Elliott. 0.3-m f/3.3
reflector + CCD.
864 Kumamoto. Observer 0.41-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. Observer
J. Kobayashi. Measurer K. Kinoshita.
867 Saji Observatory. Observers M. Yamanishi, A. Miyamoto, M. Aimoto,
T. Oribe. 1.03-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
897 Chiyoda. Observer T. Kojima. 0.25-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
900 Moriyama. Observer Y. Ikari. 0.25-m f/6.3 reflector + CCD.
910 Caussols-ODAS. Observers A. Maury, D. Albanese, G. Hahn. 0.9-m Schmidt
+ CCD.
958 Observatoire de Dax. Observers P. Dupouy, J.-F. Lahitte. 0.20-m
f/8 reflector + CCD.
960 Rolvenden. Observer M. Armstrong. 0.26-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
963 Werrington. Observer J. Mackey. 0.28-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/1997 J1 (Mueller)
T 1997 May 3.20896 TT Marsden
q 2.3035093 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 98.72715 -0.55230016 -0.03976695
Node 277.07143 -0.25248560 +0.95992657
e 1.0 Incl. 122.95703 +0.79449075 +0.27741587
From 131 observations 1997 May 3-16.
Ephemeris:
C/1997 J1 (Mueller)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
1997 05 12 10 26.9 +72 08.1 2.292 2.306 78.1 25.4 12.9
1997 05 22 09 45.97 +67 17.5 2.448 2.313 70.4 24.3 13.1
1997 06 01 09 26.80 +62 40.3 2.611 2.326 62.6 22.8 13.3
1997 06 11 09 18.00 +58 33.3 2.774 2.345 55.0 20.8 13.4
1997 06 21 09 14.59 +54 57.8 2.928 2.369 47.8 18.5 13.6
1997 07 01 09 14.18 +51 50.6 3.068 2.397 41.1 16.2 13.7
1997 07 11 09 15.52 +49 07.9 3.190 2.431 35.2 13.9 13.9
1997 07 21 09 17.83 +46 46.3 3.290 2.469 30.5 12.1 14.0
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-K04
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