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    • MPEC 2001-H17 : COMET C/2001 G1

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-H17                                Issued 2001 Apr. 18, 21:47 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                COMET C/2001 G1

Observations:
    CK01G010  C2001 04 15.44965 11 28 48.07 -19 49 40.0          18.4 T      428
    CK01G010  C2001 04 15.45595 11 28 48.00 -19 49 37.7          18.4 T      428
    CK01G010  C2001 04 15.48667 11 28 47.74 -19 49 27.1          18.3 T      428
    CK01G010  C2001 04 18.46993 11 28 18.78 -19 34 00.2          18.2 T      428
    CK01G010  C2001 04 18.47639 11 28 18.68 -19 33 57.3          18.4 T      428

Observer details:
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.25-m f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 G1
T 2001 Sept. 26.049 TT                                  Marsden
q   8.28483              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  342.605       -0.957919       -0.007246
                   Node   203.613       -0.090144       -0.941510
e   1.0            Incl.   45.757       -0.272517       +0.336907
From 43 observations 2001 Apr. 1-18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 G1
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 04 11    11 29.61   -20 12.6    7.454    8.345   151.2     3.3  17.1
2001 04 21    11 27.94   -19 20.8    7.506    8.338   143.8     4.1  17.1
2001 05 01    11 26.87   -18 29.1    7.584    8.332   135.4     4.9  17.1
2001 05 11    11 26.47   -17 39.0    7.684    8.326   126.6     5.6  17.1
2001 05 21    11 26.78   -16 51.9    7.802    8.320   117.6     6.2  17.2
2001 05 31    11 27.83   -16 09.1    7.935    8.315   108.6     6.6  17.2
2001 06 10    11 29.59   -15 31.3    8.078    8.310    99.7     6.9  17.2
2001 06 20    11 32.04   -14 59.1    8.227    8.306    90.9     7.0  17.3
2001 06 30    11 35.13   -14 32.6    8.377    8.302    82.3     7.0  17.3
2001 07 10    11 38.80   -14 12.0    8.526    8.298    73.7     6.8  17.3
2001 07 20    11 42.99   -13 57.1    8.668    8.295    65.3     6.4  17.4
2001 07 30    11 47.64   -13 47.5    8.801    8.292    57.0     5.9  17.4
2001 08 09    11 52.68   -13 43.0    8.922    8.290    48.8     5.3  17.4
2001 08 19    11 58.04   -13 43.0    9.028    8.288    40.7     4.6  17.5
2001 08 29    12 03.68   -13 47.0    9.117    8.287    32.8     3.8  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-H17

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