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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 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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