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    M.P.E.C. 2001-F51                                Issued 2001 Mar. 29, 19:18 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 F1 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK01F010  C2001 03 24.41577 13 25 41.76 +17 33 44.0          19.7 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 24.42617 13 25 41.44 +17 33 47.0          19.6 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 24.43685 13 25 41.13 +17 33 49.1          19.4 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 25.22657 13 25 18.38 +17 36 42.1          18.8 N      859
        PK01F010  C2001 03 25.23178 13 25 18.17 +17 36 42.4          18.1 N      859
        PK01F010  C2001 03 25.23687 13 25 18.04 +17 36 44.7          18.2 N      859
        PK01F010  C2001 03 25.28206 13 25 17.00 +17 36 51.7          18.6 N      854
        PK01F010  C2001 03 25.39980 13 25 13.34 +17 37 16.3          18.8 N      854
        PK01F010  C2001 03 26.22118 13 24 49.63 +17 40 11.1          18.7 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 26.23003 13 24 49.29 +17 40 13.0          18.9 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 26.23918 13 24 49.09 +17 40 15.1          18.6 T      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 26.24492 13 24 48.93 +17 40 16.0          18.6 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.39938 13 24 14.87 +17 44 13.9          18.5 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.40994 13 24 14.49 +17 44 16.7          18.5 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.42631 13 24 13.97 +17 44 19.5          18.7 N      649
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.53763 13 24 10.80 +17 44 41.6          19.4 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.54825 13 24 10.44 +17 44 43.2          19.5 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 27.55905 13 24 10.10 +17 44 45.8          19.6 T      608
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.31690 13 23 47.55 +17 47 16.9          18.0 T      684
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.31994 13 23 47.47 +17 47 17.2                      684
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.33854 13 23 46.92 +17 47 21.4          18.2 N      850
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.34782 13 23 46.58 +17 47 22.7          18.0 T      684
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.36701 13 23 46.13 +17 47 29.5          18.0 N      850
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.49680 13 23 42.05 +17 47 52.0                      422
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.49828 13 23 41.96 +17 47 53.6          18.0 T      422
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.50152 13 23 42.09 +17 47 55.0          18.6 T      422
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.96686 13 23 27.92 +17 49 22.5          17.9 T      046
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.96829 13 23 27.97 +17 49 22.0                      046
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.97002 13 23 27.93 +17 49 22.5                      046
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.97310 13 23 27.78 +17 49 23.0                      046
        PK01F010  C2001 03 28.97446 13 23 27.75 +17 49 23.8          17.5 T      046
        PK01F010  C2001 03 29.31089 13 23 17.59 +17 50 28.6          18.0 T      684
        PK01F010  C2001 03 29.31903 13 23 17.35 +17 50 30.1                      684
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  Measurer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2
        reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
        P. Kervin, R. Maeda, J. Africano.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers D. Young, M. Kirk.  Measurer
        R. Fredrick.  0.75-m reflector + CCD.
    684 Prescott.  Observer P. G. Comba.  0.46-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.30-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    859 Wykrota Observatory-CEAMIG.  Observers C. Jacques, L. Duczmal, E. Pimental,
        J. Amancio.  0.3-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2001 F1 (NEAT)
    T 2001 Jan. 21.243 TT                                   Marsden
    q   4.29529              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.063823       Peri.   90.270       -0.943274       +0.037673
    a   6.20131        Node    91.904       -0.164384       -0.916212
    e   0.30736        Incl.   19.272       +0.288466       -0.398920
    P  15.4
    From 30 observations 2001 Mar. 24-29.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2001 F1 (NEAT)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2001 03 22    13 26.82   +17 24.6    3.392    4.304   153.0     6.0  17.5
    2001 04 01    13 21.92   +17 58.6    3.378    4.307   155.4     5.5  17.5
    2001 04 11    13 16.64   +18 20.9    3.391    4.311   153.4     6.0  17.5
    2001 04 21    13 11.43   +18 29.3    3.431    4.315   147.8     7.1  17.5
    2001 05 01    13 06.74   +18 22.8    3.495    4.320   140.4     8.5  17.6
    2001 05 11    13 02.96   +18 01.7    3.581    4.325   132.2    10.0  17.6
    2001 05 21    13 00.33   +17 27.0    3.686    4.330   123.7    11.2  17.7
    2001 05 31    12 59.01   +16 40.6    3.807    4.336   115.2    12.2  17.8
    2001 06 10    12 59.07   +15 44.3    3.939    4.343   106.8    12.9  17.9
    2001 06 20    13 00.46   +14 40.2    4.078    4.350    98.7    13.4  17.9
    2001 06 30    13 03.15   +13 29.9    4.223    4.357    90.8    13.5  18.0
    2001 07 10    13 07.00   +12 15.1    4.369    4.365    83.1    13.4  18.1
    2001 07 20    13 11.93   +10 57.1    4.514    4.373    75.6    13.0  18.2
    2001 07 30    13 17.80   +09 37.1    4.656    4.382    68.3    12.4  18.3
    2001 08 09    13 24.51   +08 16.0    4.791    4.391    61.1    11.7  18.3
    2001 08 19    13 31.95   +06 54.6    4.918    4.401    54.1    10.7  18.4
    2001 08 29    13 40.03   +05 33.7    5.034    4.411    47.2     9.7  18.5
    2001 09 08    13 48.66   +04 14.1    5.139    4.421    40.5     8.5  18.5
    2001 09 18    13 57.74   +02 56.2    5.231    4.432    33.9     7.3  18.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-F51
    

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