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  • MPEC 2000-K26 : COMET C/2000 K1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2000-K26                                Issued 2000 May 27, 16:38 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                               COMET C/2000 K1 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK00K010  C2000 05 03.39873 16 54 31.87 +06 31 20.7          18.1 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 03.41098 16 54 31.39 +06 31 27.4          17.7 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 03.42324 16 54 30.75 +06 31 33.6          18.1 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 03.43559 16 54 30.18 +06 31 40.4          17.8 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 03.44784 16 54 29.63 +06 31 47.2          17.6 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.31260 16 35 59.91 +09 43 34.2          18.0 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.31277 16 35 59.84 +09 43 34.0          17.6 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.32825 16 35 59.02 +09 43 41.6          17.8 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.32842 16 35 59.02 +09 43 42.3          17.8 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.34301 16 35 58.22 +09 43 48.6          17.8 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.34318 16 35 58.23 +09 43 47.3          17.1 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.35776 16 35 57.47 +09 43 54.8          17.9 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.37246 16 35 56.66 +09 44 00.8          17.7 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.84775 16 35 32.53 +09 47 31.6          16.0 T      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.84906 16 35 32.47 +09 47 32.3                      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.85039 16 35 32.39 +09 47 32.5                      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.85167 16 35 32.28 +09 47 33.4                      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.85284 16 35 32.23 +09 47 33.7                      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.85382 16 35 32.14 +09 47 34.5                      046
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.90561 16 35 29.49 +09 47 56.8                      557
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.91100 16 35 29.22 +09 47 59.1                      557
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.91633 16 35 28.94 +09 48 01.4                      557
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.93501 16 35 27.98 +09 48 10.0                      118
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.93671 16 35 27.89 +09 48 10.7          14.9 T      118
        CK00K010  C2000 05 26.94028 16 35 27.72 +09 48 12.1                      118
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.21677 16 35 13.50 +09 50 12.6          18.1 T      823
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.24486 16 35 12.09 +09 50 24.4          18.2 T      823
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.32447 16 35 08.03 +09 51 00.7          16.0 T      858
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.32791 16 35 07.85 +09 51 02.3          15.9 T      858
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.33133 16 35 07.68 +09 51 03.6          16.0 T      858
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, J. Toth.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber, L. Manguso.  Measurers J. Stuart,
        R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    823 Fitchburg.  Observer L. Amburgey.  0.21-m reflector + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.3-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2000 K1 (LINEAR)
    T 2000 Jan. 27.200 TT                                   Marsden
    q   6.32915              (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.   19.789       -0.309271       -0.364918
                       Node   260.360       -0.947427       +0.038549
    e   1.0            Incl.  117.032       -0.082060       +0.930241
    From 30 observations 2000 May 3-27.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2000 K1 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2000 05 26    16 36.26   +09 41.3    5.495    6.382   148.6     4.7  15.7
    2000 06 05    16 27.72   +10 50.1    5.524    6.391   146.0     5.1  15.8
    2000 06 15    16 19.39   +11 47.2    5.586    6.401   140.4     5.8  15.8
    2000 06 25    16 11.58   +12 32.3    5.676    6.411   132.9     6.7  15.8
    2000 07 05    16 04.55   +13 05.5    5.792    6.423   124.5     7.5  15.9
    2000 07 15    15 58.52   +13 28.0    5.928    6.434   115.7     8.2  15.9
    2000 07 25    15 53.60   +13 41.3    6.079    6.447   106.8     8.7  16.0
    2000 08 04    15 49.85   +13 47.1    6.240    6.460    98.0     8.9  16.1
    2000 08 14    15 47.27   +13 47.2    6.406    6.474    89.4     9.0  16.1
    2000 08 24    15 45.81   +13 43.6    6.571    6.489    81.0     8.9  16.2
    2000 09 03    15 45.41   +13 37.7    6.730    6.504    72.8     8.5  16.3
    2000 09 13    15 45.97   +13 31.1    6.881    6.520    65.0     8.0  16.3
    2000 09 23    15 47.39   +13 25.4    7.019    6.537    57.7     7.5  16.4
    2000 10 03    15 49.56   +13 21.5    7.140    6.554    50.8     6.8  16.4
    2000 10 13    15 52.37   +13 20.9    7.244    6.572    44.7     6.1  16.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-K26
    

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