MPEC 2000-S60 : COMET P/2000 S1 (SKIFF)
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M.P.E.C. 2000-S60 Issued 2000 Sept. 26, 22:15 UT
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COMET P/2000 S1 (SKIFF)
Observations:
PK00S010 C2000 08 26.41582 00 51 26.22 -16 06 25.6 18.6 N 704
PK00S010 C2000 08 26.44278 00 51 25.44 -16 06 23.7 18.4 N 704
PK00S010 C2000 08 26.45630 00 51 25.00 -16 06 22.1 19.0 N 704
PK00S010 C2000 09 24.29782 00 31 11.97 -14 35 32.8 14.8 T 699
PK00S010 C2000 09 24.32105 00 31 10.83 -14 35 26.0 699
PK00S010 C2000 09 24.34425 00 31 09.47 -14 35 19.6 699
PK00S010 C2000 09 24.36749 00 31 08.30 -14 35 12.6 699
PK00S010 C2000 09 25.86483 00 29 50.73 -14 27 35.7 16.0 T 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 25.86606 00 29 50.61 -14 27 35.9 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 25.86712 00 29 50.49 -14 27 35.5 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.02273 00 29 42.22 -14 26 46.1 16.5 T 595
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.02685 00 29 41.97 -14 26 44.4 595
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.03197 00 29 41.78 -14 26 43.1 595
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.18088 00 29 34.22 -14 25 55.3 15.6 T 858
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.18478 00 29 34.02 -14 25 54.0 15.5 T 858
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.18860 00 29 33.80 -14 25 53.2 15.5 T 858
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.24946 00 29 30.55 -14 25 33.3 719
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.28148 00 29 28.89 -14 25 23.8 719
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.53345 00 29 15.75 -14 24 01.7 16.5 T 348
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.54821 00 29 15.07 -14 23 58.1 348
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.60223 00 29 11.94 -14 23 41.5 16.1 T 903
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.60625 00 29 11.76 -14 23 40.6 903
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.61245 00 29 11.41 -14 23 38.7 903
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.68352 00 29 07.63 -14 23 14.2 349
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.68544 00 29 07.55 -14 23 14.7 349
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.69714 00 29 06.87 -14 23 12.1 15.6 T 349
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.71577 00 29 05.87 -14 23 05.3 349
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85145 00 28 59.20 -14 22 22.0 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85418 00 28 59.03 -14 22 21.4 15.9 T 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85520 00 28 58.98 -14 22 21.2 16.9 N 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85616 00 28 58.92 -14 22 21.1 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85716 00 28 58.87 -14 22 20.4 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85816 00 28 58.84 -14 22 20.0 046
PK00S010 C2000 09 26.85913 00 28 58.78 -14 22 19.9 046
Observer details:
046 Klet. Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, M. Kocer, P. Jelinek. Measurer
M. Tichy. 0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
348 Ayabe. Observer N. Otuki. 0.28-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo. Observers E. Pettarin, G. Lombardi. Measurer
E. Pettarin. 0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 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, L. Manguso. Measurers J. Stuart,
R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
Prediscovery observations.
719 Etscorn Observatory. Observer D. A. Klinglesmith III. 0.355-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.3-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
903 Fukuchiyama. Observer M. Yoshimi. 0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2000 S1 (Skiff)
T 2000 July 8.217 TT Marsden
q 2.48410 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.057547 Peri. 305.699 +0.882287 +0.437285
a 6.64442 Node 29.547 -0.228253 +0.721137
e 0.62614 Incl. 20.689 -0.411668 +0.537347
P 17.1
From 30 observations 2000 Aug. 26-Sept. 26.
Ephemeris:
P/2000 S1 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 09 23 00 32.32 -14 41.8 1.593 2.570 163.3 6.4 15.1
2000 10 03 00 23.71 -13 46.3 1.624 2.593 161.9 6.9 15.2
2000 10 13 00 15.86 -12 35.3 1.680 2.619 155.1 9.2 15.3
2000 10 23 00 09.62 -11 10.6 1.762 2.647 146.1 12.1 15.5
2000 11 02 00 05.53 -09 35.0 1.867 2.677 136.7 14.7 15.6
2000 11 12 00 03.84 -07 51.4 1.991 2.709 127.4 16.9 15.8
2000 11 22 00 04.50 -06 02.7 2.132 2.744 118.5 18.4 16.0
2000 12 02 00 07.35 -04 10.8 2.286 2.780 109.8 19.5 16.2
2000 12 12 00 12.14 -02 17.0 2.449 2.817 101.6 20.0 16.4
2000 12 22 00 18.58 -00 22.4 2.620 2.857 93.7 20.1 16.7
2001 01 01 00 26.42 +01 32.5 2.795 2.898 86.0 19.8 16.9
2001 01 11 00 35.43 +03 27.0 2.971 2.940 78.7 19.1 17.0
2001 01 21 00 45.40 +05 20.7 3.146 2.984 71.5 18.2 17.2
2001 01 31 00 56.17 +07 13.3 3.318 3.029 64.6 17.1 17.4
2001 02 10 01 07.59 +09 04.2 3.485 3.074 57.8 15.8 17.6
2001 02 20 01 19.54 +10 53.1 3.646 3.121 51.1 14.3 17.8
2001 03 02 01 31.94 +12 39.7 3.798 3.169 44.5 12.7 17.9
2001 03 12 01 44.69 +14 23.5 3.940 3.217 38.1 11.0 18.1
2001 03 22 01 57.71 +16 04.2 4.071 3.267 31.8 9.2 18.2
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