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  • MPEC 2001-C24 : COMET P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-C24                                Issued 2001 Feb. 11, 00:06 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.
    
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                               COMET P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 01.34987 10 58 18.71 +15 47 43.3          19.0 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 01.36473 10 58 18.23 +15 47 43.4          19.2 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 01.37958 10 58 17.82 +15 47 41.5          18.6 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 01.39445 10 58 17.32 +15 47 39.8          18.8 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 02.31948 10 57 54.79 +15 46 54.9          18.5 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 02.33438 10 57 54.23 +15 46 53.1          18.7 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 02.34928 10 57 53.75 +15 46 52.0          18.6 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 02.37910 10 57 52.97 +15 46 51.0          18.8 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 03.38275 10 57 26.48 +15 46 03.3          18.8 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 03.39758 10 57 26.03 +15 46 00.3          19.6 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 03.41254 10 57 25.53 +15 46 00.6          19.1 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 03.42737 10 57 25.08 +15 45 59.1          19.5 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 04.24641 10 57 02.60 +15 45 20.7                      673
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 04.25243 10 57 02.50 +15 45 20.1                      673
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.26669 10 56 32.75 +15 44 31.5          17.7 N      682
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.30581 10 56 31.26 +15 44 31.7          17.1 N      682
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.39913 10 56 28.24 +15 44 26.5          18.4 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.41377 10 56 27.67 +15 44 26.0          19.1 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.44303 10 56 26.76 +15 44 23.9          18.8 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 05.45766 10 56 26.25 +15 44 23.1          19.4 N      704
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 06.24340 10 56 02.16 +15 43 46.1          17.3 T      850
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 06.29132 10 56 00.79 +15 43 44.6          17.4 T      850
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.94659 10 53 17.55 +15 40 07.7          16.5 T      046
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.95477 10 53 17.13 +15 40 07.6                      046
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.95699 10 53 17.06 +15 40 06.0                      046
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.96037 10 53 16.91 +15 40 07.3                      046
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.96147 10 53 16.82 +15 40 07.1                      046
        PK01C08V  C2001 02 10.96256 10 53 16.76 +15 40 05.8          16.6 T      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers D. Esqueda,
        A. Esqueda, T. H. Ha.  Measured by M. Hicks.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
    682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams.  Measurers J. Stuart,
        R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR)
    T 2001 Jan. 23.3533 TT                                  Marsden
    q   2.122429             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.1268315      Peri.  142.8087      -0.8054537      -0.5926545
    a   3.923299       Node     0.8554      +0.5009253      -0.6828125
    e   0.459019       Incl.    8.6908      +0.3167306      -0.4272327
    P   7.77
    From 26 observations 2001 Feb. 1-10.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2001 02 10    10 53.88   +15 40.9    1.170    2.127   160.9     8.8  16.6
    2001 02 20    10 46.85   +15 31.4    1.152    2.134   170.7     4.3  16.6
    2001 03 02    10 38.95   +15 14.6    1.158    2.144   171.4     3.9  16.6
    2001 03 12    10 31.65   +14 46.6    1.189    2.156   161.9     8.2  16.7
    2001 03 22    10 26.13   +14 05.7    1.243    2.172   151.4    12.7  16.8
    2001 04 01    10 23.19   +13 12.4    1.318    2.190   141.4    16.6  17.0
    2001 04 11    10 23.14   +12 08.1    1.411    2.210   132.0    19.7  17.2
    2001 04 21    10 25.89   +10 54.8    1.518    2.233   123.3    22.1  17.4
    2001 05 01    10 31.17   +09 33.8    1.637    2.258   115.2    23.8  17.6
    2001 05 11    10 38.60   +08 06.4    1.765    2.286   107.8    24.9  17.8
    2001 05 21    10 47.78   +06 33.8    1.901    2.315   100.9    25.4  18.0
    2001 05 31    10 58.39   +04 56.6    2.042    2.347    94.3    25.5  18.3
    2001 06 10    11 10.12   +03 15.6    2.187    2.380    88.1    25.2  18.5
    2001 06 20    11 22.73   +01 31.6    2.334    2.414    82.1    24.6  18.7
    2001 06 30    11 36.05   -00 14.8    2.482    2.450    76.3    23.8  18.9
    2001 07 10    11 49.92   -02 02.7    2.631    2.488    70.7    22.7  19.1
    2001 07 20    12 04.23   -03 51.6    2.778    2.526    65.2    21.4  19.2
    2001 07 30    12 18.91   -05 40.8    2.923    2.566    59.8    20.0  19.4
    2001 08 09    12 33.89   -07 29.6    3.064    2.606    54.3    18.4  19.6
    2001 08 19    12 49.11   -09 17.4    3.200    2.648    48.9    16.8  19.8
    2001 08 29    13 04.56   -11 03.5    3.330    2.690    43.5    15.0  19.9
    2001 09 08    13 20.19   -12 47.4    3.454    2.732    38.1    13.1  20.1
    2001 09 18    13 35.99   -14 28.5    3.569    2.775    32.6    11.3  20.2
    
         Corrigendum.  The title of MPEC 2001-C23 should read
    COMETS C/2001 C2, 2001 C3, 2001 C4 (SOHO).
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-C24
    

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