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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