MPEC 1999-U19 : COMET C/1999 U1 (FERRIS)
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M.P.E.C. 1999-U19 Issued 1999 Oct. 21, 19:05 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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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 U1 (FERRIS)
Observations:
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.38023 04 38 39.47 +08 25 00.4 17.3 T 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.40064 04 38 38.50 +08 25 04.1 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.42104 04 38 37.37 +08 25 06.7 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.93387 04 38 11.62 +08 26 35.8 557
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.94006 04 38 11.30 +08 26 36.4 557
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.96318 04 38 10.13 +08 26 40.8 17.2 T 046
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.96468 04 38 10.09 +08 26 41.2 046
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.96627 04 38 09.98 +08 26 42.1 046
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.96826 04 38 09.84 +08 26 42.6 046
CJ99U010 C1999 10 18.96992 04 38 09.81 +08 26 42.4 046
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.25435 04 37 55.44 +08 27 31.9 18.8 N 853
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.26128 04 37 55.08 +08 27 32.7 18.7 N 853
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.26420 04 37 54.91 +08 27 33.1 19.0 N 853
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.32687 04 37 51.71 +08 27 43.3 18.2 T 704
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.34086 04 37 50.97 +08 27 46.1 18.7 T 704
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.35472 04 37 50.21 +08 27 48.1 18.2 T 704
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.36862 04 37 49.53 +08 27 50.7 18.2 T 704
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.38251 04 37 48.79 +08 27 53.2 18.2 T 704
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.49589 04 37 42.99 +08 28 12.8 670
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.51232 04 37 42.12 +08 28 16.3 670
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.53010 04 37 41.20 +08 28 18.9 670
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.56944 04 37 39.41 +08 28 25.8 17.1 T 367
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.57361 04 37 39.19 +08 28 26.2 367
CJ99U010 C1999 10 19.57778 04 37 38.98 +08 28 27.0 367
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.09112 04 37 12.51 +08 29 55.9 118
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.09411 04 37 12.38 +08 29 56.6 16.9 T 118
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.09735 04 37 12.22 +08 29 57.1 118
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.38719 04 36 57.31 +08 30 47.6 17.3 T 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.41240 04 36 56.01 +08 30 51.5 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.43345 04 36 54.88 +08 30 54.4 699
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.58617 04 36 47.09 +08 31 21.3 897
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.59365 04 36 46.73 +08 31 23.8 897
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.60439 04 36 46.13 +08 31 26.5 17.3 T 897
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.62182 04 36 45.24 +08 31 28.6 355
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.62893 04 36 44.91 +08 31 29.6 355
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.64207 04 36 44.21 +08 31 32.5 355
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.69045 04 36 41.59 +08 31 40.2 16.6 T 360
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.69392 04 36 41.41 +08 31 41.1 360
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.69740 04 36 41.24 +08 31 41.5 360
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.72134 04 36 40.01 +08 31 45.4 900
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.73311 04 36 39.33 +08 31 47.6 16.9 T 900
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.38570 04 36 05.27 +08 33 41.4 18.0 T 850
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.42639 04 36 03.06 +08 33 48.5 18.3 T 850
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.44410 04 36 02.16 +08 33 50.7 17.9 T 850
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.72923 04 36 39.59 +08 31 47.3 17.0 T 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.73049 04 36 39.50 +08 31 46.8 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 20.73175 04 36 39.42 +08 31 46.8 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.57892 04 35 55.19 +08 34 14.7 411
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.58295 04 35 55.01 +08 34 16.5 17.0 T 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.58374 04 35 54.88 +08 34 16.2 411
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.58674 04 35 54.80 +08 34 16.3 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.58926 04 35 54.69 +08 34 17.0 402
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.59418 04 35 54.37 +08 34 17.7 411
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.60715 04 35 53.74 +08 34 21.1 903
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.61529 04 35 53.25 +08 34 20.5 903
CJ99U010 C1999 10 21.62249 04 35 52.95 +08 34 23.2 16.6 T 903
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra. Observers J. Toth, L. Kornos. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 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.
411 Oizumi. Observer T. Kobayashi. 0.41-m f/4.3 reflector + CCD.
557 Ondrejov. Observers P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak. 0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo. Observer J. E. Rogers. 0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer W. D. Ferris. Measurer B. W. Koehn.
0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber. Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
R. Sayer. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.3-m f/5.75
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
853 Biosphere 2 Observatory. Observer G. Garradd. 0.5-m f/8.1 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.
903 Fukuchiyama. Observer M. Yoshimi. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/1999 U1 (Ferris)
T 1998 Aug. 17.978 TT Marsden
q 2.92087 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 268.285 -0.111807 +0.501126
Node 59.719 +0.423193 +0.805328
e 1.0 Incl. 96.433 -0.899114 +0.316734
From 56 observations 1999 Oct. 18-21.
Ephemeris:
C/1999 U1 (Ferris)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
1999 10 19 04 38.14 +08 26.8 4.242 4.990 134.4 8.2 16.6
1999 10 29 04 29.08 +08 56.4 4.206 5.060 146.0 6.3 16.7
1999 11 08 04 19.00 +09 27.8 4.202 5.131 157.4 4.3 16.7
1999 11 18 04 08.36 +10 01.0 4.232 5.201 167.3 2.4 16.8
1999 11 28 03 57.69 +10 36.1 4.301 5.272 168.8 2.1 16.9
1999 12 08 03 47.50 +11 12.8 4.407 5.343 159.9 3.6 17.0
1999 12 18 03 38.25 +11 51.1 4.549 5.414 148.7 5.4 17.1
1999 12 28 03 30.28 +12 30.9 4.722 5.485 137.2 7.0 17.3
2000 01 07 03 23.80 +13 12.1 4.923 5.556 125.8 8.3 17.4
2000 01 17 03 18.90 +13 54.6 5.144 5.627 114.8 9.1 17.6
2000 01 27 03 15.54 +14 38.4 5.379 5.698 104.0 9.7 17.7
2000 02 06 03 13.63 +15 23.4 5.622 5.769 93.7 9.8 17.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1999 MPC M.P.E.C. 1999-U19
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