MPEC 1999-L34 : COMET C/1999 L3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 1999-L34 Issued 1999 June 14, 15:15 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 C/1999 L3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CJ99L030 C1999 06 09.17148 13 07 18.98 -26 31 47.8 18.3 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 09.18126 13 07 17.63 -26 31 36.0 18.2 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 09.19093 13 07 16.51 -26 31 24.8 18.5 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 09.20062 13 07 15.34 -26 31 13.5 18.5 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 09.21031 13 07 14.16 -26 31 03.1 18.2 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.16338 13 05 18.56 -26 12 26.6 18.5 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.17234 13 05 17.51 -26 12 11.0 18.2 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.17665 13 05 16.97 -26 12 07.3 17.3 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.17833 13 05 17.02 -26 12 09.9 18.3 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.17840 13 05 17.03 -26 12 09.3 18.2 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.18087 13 05 16.56 -26 12 02.7 17.3 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.19319 13 05 15.26 -26 11 52.7 18.5 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.19326 13 05 15.19 -26 11 53.2 18.2 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.20804 13 05 13.49 -26 11 35.3 18.6 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.20811 13 05 13.40 -26 11 35.5 18.3 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.22290 13 05 11.66 -26 11 17.8 18.9 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.22297 13 05 11.62 -26 11 18.1 18.6 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.43383 13 04 46.63 -26 07 08.8 17.4 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.44671 13 04 45.04 -26 06 54.5 17.4 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 10.45122 13 04 44.51 -26 06 48.7 17.5 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.16969 13 03 19.72 -25 52 56.0 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.16976 13 03 19.86 -25 52 55.3 18.4 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.18254 13 03 18.29 -25 52 40.9 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.18262 13 03 18.35 -25 52 40.9 19.0 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.19539 13 03 16.78 -25 52 25.1 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.19547 13 03 16.78 -25 52 25.6 18.5 N 704
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.37800 13 02 55.70 -25 48 51.1 17.3 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.38225 13 02 55.17 -25 48 45.8 17.2 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.38719 13 02 54.61 -25 48 40.3 17.2 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.41468 13 02 51.42 -25 48 08.5 18.2 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.41799 13 02 50.98 -25 48 04.8 18.2 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 11.42119 13 02 50.57 -25 48 01.1 18.2 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.03865 13 01 39.37 -25 36 05.9 17.2 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.04355 13 01 38.72 -25 36 00.7 17.9 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.04793 13 01 38.30 -25 35 55.7 17.1 T 860
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.34833 13 01 04.23 -25 30 08.7 18.4 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.35186 13 01 03.91 -25 30 04.7 18.1 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.35499 13 01 03.59 -25 30 01.0 18.2 N 428
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.97681 12 59 53.53 -25 18 05.4 17.5 T 859
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.98095 12 59 53.00 -25 18 01.0 17.6 T 859
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.98463 12 59 52.60 -25 17 56.7 17.7 T 859
CJ99L030 C1999 06 12.98866 12 59 52.16 -25 17 51.7 17.5 T 859
CJ99L030 C1999 06 13.42725 12 59 03.55 -25 09 28.4 17.1 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 13.43087 12 59 03.11 -25 09 24.1 17.2 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 13.44348 12 59 01.71 -25 09 10.1 17.4 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 14.41067 12 57 16.43 -24 50 46.1 17.4 T 426
CJ99L030 C1999 06 14.41588 12 57 15.85 -24 50 39.9 17.4 T 426
Observer details:
426 Woomera. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz. Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh, R. Sayer. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
859 Serra da Piedade. Observer C. Jacques. 0.3-m f/3.3 Schimdt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
860 Valinhos. Observer P. R. Holvorcem. 0.20-m f/3.3 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR)
T 1999 Dec. 31.319 TT Marsden
q 2.09910 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 348.975 -0.871374 +0.465597
Node 140.019 +0.466461 +0.688497
e 1.0 Incl. 166.070 +0.152058 +0.556050
From 47 observations 1999 June 9-14.
Ephemeris:
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
1999 06 11 13 03.66 -25 56.2 2.451 3.126 123.3 15.8 16.9
1999 06 16 12 54.49 -24 20.9 2.497 3.086 116.4 17.1 16.9
1999 06 21 12 46.47 -22 49.7 2.551 3.047 109.7 18.3 16.9
1999 06 26 12 39.55 -21 23.9 2.610 3.009 103.1 19.2 16.9
1999 07 01 12 33.64 -20 04.1 2.673 2.970 96.8 19.9 16.9
1999 07 06 12 28.65 -18 50.6 2.739 2.932 90.6 20.3 16.9
1999 07 11 12 24.51 -17 43.6 2.807 2.894 84.6 20.5 16.9
1999 07 16 12 21.12 -16 43.1 2.875 2.857 78.8 20.4 16.9
1999 07 21 12 18.41 -15 48.6 2.941 2.820 73.2 20.2 16.8
1999 07 26 12 16.29 -15 00.0 3.006 2.784 67.7 19.7 16.8
1999 07 31 12 14.70 -14 16.7 3.068 2.748 62.4 19.1 16.8
1999 08 05 12 13.57 -13 38.3 3.126 2.713 57.1 18.3 16.8
1999 08 10 12 12.85 -13 04.5 3.179 2.678 52.0 17.4 16.8
1999 08 15 12 12.49 -12 34.8 3.228 2.644 47.0 16.3 16.8
1999 08 20 12 12.44 -12 08.8 3.271 2.610 42.1 15.1 16.7
1999 08 25 12 12.65 -11 46.2 3.307 2.577 37.3 13.8 16.7
1999 08 30 12 13.08 -11 26.5 3.337 2.545 32.6 12.3 16.7
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