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    M.P.E.C. 1999-D25                                Issued 1999 Feb. 26, 23:20 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.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                               COMET P/1999 D1 (HERMANN)
    
    Observations:
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 15.68922 12 17 21.73 +05 27 20.6          18.5 T      411
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.40541 12 15 00.34 +03 20 24.3          18.4 T      699
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.42580 12 14 59.55 +03 19 50.7                      699
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.44621 12 14 58.73 +03 19 16.0                      699
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.94853 12 14 40.52 +03 05 28.0                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.95084 12 14 40.40 +03 05 24.8                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.95317 12 14 40.29 +03 05 19.8                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.95551 12 14 40.17 +03 05 16.4                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.95784 12 14 40.03 +03 05 13.2                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 20.96249 12 14 39.90 +03 05 04.8                      557
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.50550 12 14 18.40 +02 50 13.0          20.2 N      691
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.51114 12 14 18.13 +02 50 03.7          17.9 T      691
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.51682 12 14 17.89 +02 49 54.1          17.9 T      691
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.70847 12 14 10.74 +02 44 37.9                      897
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.71693 12 14 10.36 +02 44 24.7          17.3 T      897
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.72318 12 14 10.06 +02 44 14.1                      897
        PJ99D010   1999 02 21.72361 12 14 10.00 +02 44 12.8          19.1 T      372
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 21.72999 12 14 09.80 +02 44 02.1          17.2 T      897
        PJ99D010   1999 02 21.74271 12 14 09.33 +02 43 44.8          19.1 T      372
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.09322 12 13 55.80 +02 34 12.0          17.3 T      859
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.10294 12 13 55.39 +02 33 56.2          17.4 T      859
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.12682 12 13 54.35 +02 33 17.2          17.4 T      859
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.38877 12 13 43.15 +02 25 53.1                      711
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.39421 12 13 42.90 +02 25 44.1                      711
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.39977 12 13 42.65 +02 25 34.8                      711
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.61012 12 13 34.43 +02 19 44.0          17.5 T      402
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.63403 12 13 33.24 +02 19 05.5                      402
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.63536 12 13 33.09 +02 19 02.6          17.3 T      355
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.63839 12 13 33.08 +02 18 57.8                      402
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.63905 12 13 33.00 +02 18 56.5                      355
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 22.64268 12 13 32.81 +02 18 50.1                      355
        PJ99D010   1999 02 22.66111 12 13 32.06 +02 18 21.1          18.2 T      372
        PJ99D010   1999 02 22.74653 12 13 28.15 +02 15 58.6                      372
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.02413 12 13 16.53 +02 08 14.7          17.2 T      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.02909 12 13 16.28 +02 08 06.9                      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.05532 12 13 14.98 +02 07 23.2                      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.58341 12 12 52.28 +01 52 46.2                      411
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.58929 12 12 52.10 +01 52 35.5                      411
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 23.59517 12 12 51.74 +01 52 25.2                      411
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.03354 12 12 31.72 +01 40 12.9          18.6 T      120
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.03584 12 12 31.64 +01 40 08.9                      120
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.03833 12 12 31.49 +01 40 04.4                      120
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.04089 12 12 31.38 +01 40 00.5                      120
        PJ99D010   1999 02 24.74931 12 11 58.47 +01 20 19.5          18.1 T      372
        PJ99D010   1999 02 24.76806 12 11 57.46 +01 19 47.1          18.1 T      372
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.91112 12 11 51.41 +01 15 45.3          17.3 T      046
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.91488 12 11 51.20 +01 15 38.6                      046
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.91672 12 11 51.13 +01 15 35.9                      046
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 24.92036 12 11 50.90 +01 15 30.6                      046
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.00519 12 11 46.59 +01 13 05.8                      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.00933 12 11 46.30 +01 12 59.3                      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.01190 12 11 46.12 +01 12 55.7                      118
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.57882 12 11 19.16 +00 57 06.2          18.0 T      402
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.58134 12 11 18.99 +00 57 01.8                      402
        PJ99D010  C1999 02 25.58387 12 11 18.83 +00 56 57.6                      402
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers L. Kornos, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    120 Visnjan.  Observers K. Korlevic, M. Juric.  0.41-m f/4.3 reflector + CCD.
    355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
    402 Dynic.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD.
    411 Oizumi.  Observer T. Kobayashi.  0.41-m f/4.3 reflector + CCD.
        Prediscovery observation on Feb. 15.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m
        Spacewatch telescope.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer S. M. Hermann.  Measurer
        B. W. Koehn.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observers P. J. Shelus, J. G. Ries,
        J. L. Africano.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
    859 Serra da Piedade.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
    897 Chiyoda.  Observer T. Kojima.  0.25-m f/6.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/1999 D1 (Hermann)
    T 1999 Feb. 18.098 TT                                   Marsden
    q   1.65132              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.073625       Peri.  173.132       -0.955140       -0.288347
    a   5.63792        Node   349.348       +0.251360       -0.668694
    e   0.70710        Incl.   21.434       +0.156605       -0.685350
    P  13.4
    From 53 observations 1999 Feb. 15-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/1999 D1 (Hermann)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    1999 02 21    12 14.64   +03 04.2    0.721    1.652   149.5    17.7  16.5
    1999 02 26    12 10.96   +00 45.5    0.704    1.654   154.7    14.8  16.4
    1999 03 03    12 06.36   -01 35.1    0.692    1.658   159.9    11.9  16.4
    1999 03 08    12 01.00   -03 55.1    0.685    1.664   164.8     9.0  16.4
    1999 03 13    11 55.14   -06 11.5    0.685    1.671   168.8     6.6  16.4
    1999 03 18    11 49.05   -08 21.6    0.691    1.681   170.4     5.6  16.5
    1999 03 23    11 43.06   -10 23.2    0.704    1.692   168.7     6.6  16.5
    1999 03 28    11 37.47   -12 14.6    0.722    1.705   164.8     8.8  16.6
    1999 04 02    11 32.52   -13 54.9    0.746    1.720   160.2    11.3  16.7
    1999 04 07    11 28.39   -15 24.2    0.775    1.736   155.5    13.8  16.8
    1999 04 12    11 25.22   -16 42.9    0.809    1.754   150.8    16.2  17.0
    1999 04 17    11 23.09   -17 51.9    0.848    1.773   146.3    18.3  17.1
    1999 04 22    11 22.04   -18 52.6    0.891    1.794   142.1    20.2  17.3
    1999 04 27    11 22.04   -19 46.5    0.938    1.816   138.0    21.8  17.5
    1999 05 02    11 23.05   -20 34.7    0.989    1.839   134.2    23.1  17.6
    1999 05 07    11 24.99   -21 18.4    1.043    1.863   130.5    24.3  17.8
    1999 05 12    11 27.78   -21 58.5    1.100    1.889   127.1    25.3  18.0
    1999 05 17    11 31.36   -22 36.0    1.159    1.915   123.7    26.0  18.1
    1999 05 22    11 35.65   -23 11.6    1.222    1.943   120.6    26.7  18.3
    1999 05 27    11 40.58   -23 45.8    1.286    1.971   117.5    27.1  18.5
    1999 06 01    11 46.07   -24 19.2    1.353    2.000   114.6    27.4  18.7
    1999 06 06    11 52.04   -24 51.9    1.423    2.030   111.7    27.7  18.8
    1999 06 11    11 58.46   -25 24.2    1.494    2.061   108.9    27.8  19.0
    1999 06 16    12 05.26   -25 56.3    1.567    2.092   106.2    27.8  19.2
    1999 06 21    12 12.42   -26 28.4    1.642    2.124   103.5    27.7  19.3
    1999 06 26    12 19.87   -27 00.6    1.719    2.156   100.9    27.6  19.5
    1999 07 01    12 27.59   -27 32.8    1.798    2.189    98.3    27.4  19.7
    1999 07 06    12 35.55   -28 05.0    1.877    2.222    95.7    27.1  19.8
    1999 07 11    12 43.71   -28 37.2    1.959    2.256    93.2    26.7  20.0
    1999 07 16    12 52.07   -29 09.4    2.041    2.290    90.6    26.3  20.1
    1999 07 21    13 00.59   -29 41.6    2.125    2.325    88.1    25.9  20.3
    1999 07 26    13 09.27   -30 13.6    2.209    2.359    85.6    25.4  20.4
    1999 07 31    13 18.07   -30 45.5    2.295    2.394    83.1    24.9  20.6
    1999 08 05    13 26.99   -31 17.1    2.381    2.429    80.5    24.3  20.7
    1999 08 10    13 36.03   -31 48.3    2.467    2.465    78.0    23.7  20.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-D25
    

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