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  • MPEC 2000-K29 : COMET C/2000 K1 = 1999 LW24 = 1999 NF13 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2000-K29                                Issued 2000 May 29, 01:29 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 = 1999 LW24 = 1999 NF13 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK00K010  C1999 05 18.38342 17 40 40.66 -25 59 52.6          17.5 N      704
        CK00K010  C1999 05 18.39731 17 40 39.85 -25 59 48.6          17.4 N      704
        CK00K010  C1999 05 18.41116 17 40 39.20 -25 59 44.4          17.4 N      704
        CK00K010  C1999 05 18.42501 17 40 38.11 -25 59 40.8          17.4 N      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.16529 16 35 16.13 +09 49 49.6          17.6 T      719
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.21088 16 35 13.80 +09 50 11.6          17.7 T      719
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.30548 16 35 09.12 +09 50 50.9          17.8 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.31908 16 35 08.32 +09 50 57.7          17.8 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.33270 16 35 07.67 +09 51 03.8          18.0 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.34626 16 35 06.75 +09 51 09.2          18.2 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.35983 16 35 06.08 +09 51 13.5          17.4 T      704
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.89787 16 34 38.76 +09 55 07.9          16.4 T      151
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.90207 16 34 38.43 +09 55 10.3          16.4 T      151
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.90507 16 34 38.35 +09 55 10.9          16.3 T      151
        CK00K010  C2000 05 27.90806 16 34 38.20 +09 55 11.2          16.5 T      151
        CK00K010  C2000 05 28.05471 16 34 30.63 +09 56 12.4          16.0 T      620
        CK00K010  C2000 05 28.07290 16 34 29.68 +09 56 22.8                      620
        CK00K010  C2000 05 28.07912 16 34 29.40 +09 56 24.9                      620
        CK00K010  C2000 05 28.16240 16 34 25.27 +09 57 02.8          17.1 T      719
        CK00K010  C2000 05 28.25760 16 34 20.29 +09 57 44.7          16.7 T      719
    
    Observer details:
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.25-m f/8.0
        reflector + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observer S. Sanchez.  Measurer
        J. Rodriguez.  0.4-m f/2 Schmidt + 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.
    719 Etscorn Observatory.  Observer D. A. Klinglesmith III.  0.355-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2000 K1 = 1999 LW24 = 1999 NF13 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 1999 Dec. 8.0 TT = JDT 2451520.5
    T 1999 Dec. 14.83012 TT                                 Marsden
    q   6.2759160            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  -0.0003462      Peri.   15.81713     -0.28488326     -0.38079156
     +/-0.0000101      Node   260.19445     -0.94744657     -0.02749413
    e   1.0021728      Incl.  116.78259     -0.14555592     +0.92425206
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    990518 704  0.6+  0.6+    000503 704  0.1-  0.6+    000526 118  0.1-  0.8+
    990518 704  0.5-  0.1+    000503 704  0.9+  0.6+    000526 118  0.1+  0.7+
    990518 704  0.5+  0.2-    000503 704  0.4-  0.0     000527 719  1.9-  0.7-
    990518 704 (4.4-  1.1-)   000503 704  0.7-  0.0     000527 719  1.6-  1.3+
    990609 704  1.2+  0.3+    000503 704  0.7-  0.0     000527 823  0.7-  0.1-
    990609 704  0.4-  1.0-    000526 704  1.6+  0.9-    000527 823  0.1-  0.5-
    990609 704  0.8-  0.3+    000526 704  0.7+  1.2-    000527 704  1.6+  0.7-
    990609 704  0.0   0.4+    000526 704  0.4+  0.5-    000527 704  0.2+  0.1+
    990609 704  0.6-  0.6+    000526 704  0.5+  0.2+    000527 858  0.0   0.8+
    990615 704  0.8+  0.6+    000526 704  0.1-  0.0     000527 858  0.0   0.9+
    990615 704  0.5+  0.7+    000526 704  0.1+  1.4-    000527 858  0.1+  0.7+
    990615 704  0.5-  0.4+    000526 704  0.0   0.3-    000527 704  1.0+  0.3+
    990615 704  0.4+  0.3-    000526 704  0.7-  0.8-    000527 704 (2.3-  0.2-)
    990615 704  0.2-  0.3+    000526 046  0.7+  0.8+    000527 704  1.8-  1.8-
    990714 704  0.2+  1.0+    000526 046  0.8+  1.0+    000527 151  0.6+  0.8-
    990714 704  0.2+  0.3-    000526 046  0.6+  0.6+    000527 151  1.1-  0.2-
    990714 704  0.7-  0.2+    000526 046  0.1-  0.9+    000527 151  0.0   0.9-
    990714 704  0.6-  1.4-    000526 046  0.1+  0.7+    000527 151  0.1+  1.9-
    990716 704  0.5+  1.4-    000526 046  0.5-  1.1+    000528 620 (0.2+  4.3-)
    990716 704  0.1+  0.3-    000526 557  0.2-  0.6+    000528 620  0.0   1.7-
    990716 704  0.3-  0.7-    000526 557  0.1-  0.5+    000528 620 (0.6+  2.3-)
    990716 704  0.3+  0.2-    000526 557  0.2-  0.5+    000528 719  1.0+  0.4-
    990716 704  0.8-  0.1-    000526 118  0.1-  0.9+    000528 719  0.1+  0.4+
    
    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    5.488    6.375   148.6     4.7  15.7
    2000 06 05    16 27.74   +10 49.9    5.521    6.388   146.0     5.1  15.8
    2000 06 15    16 19.43   +11 46.8    5.586    6.401   140.4     5.8  15.8
    2000 06 25    16 11.65   +12 31.6    5.679    6.414   132.9     6.7  15.8
    2000 07 05    16 04.67   +13 04.6    5.798    6.429   124.5     7.5  15.9
    2000 07 15    15 58.68   +13 26.8    5.937    6.444   115.7     8.2  16.0
    2000 07 25    15 53.80   +13 39.8    6.092    6.460   106.9     8.7  16.0
    2000 08 04    15 50.10   +13 45.3    6.256    6.476    98.1     8.9  16.1
    2000 08 14    15 47.56   +13 45.2    6.424    6.494    89.4     9.0  16.2
    2000 08 24    15 46.14   +13 41.3    6.592    6.511    81.0     8.8  16.2
    2000 09 03    15 45.77   +13 35.2    6.755    6.530    72.9     8.5  16.3
    2000 09 13    15 46.36   +13 28.5    6.908    6.549    65.1     8.0  16.4
    2000 09 23    15 47.81   +13 22.6    7.049    6.569    57.8     7.4  16.4
    2000 10 03    15 50.00   +13 18.5    7.174    6.589    50.9     6.8  16.5
    2000 10 13    15 52.83   +13 17.7    7.281    6.610    44.8     6.1  16.5
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-K29
    

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