MPEC 2001-H34 : COMET C/2000 OF8 (SPACEWATCH)
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M.P.E.C. 2001-H34 Issued 2001 Apr. 24, 22:13 UT
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COMET C/2000 OF8 (SPACEWATCH)
Observations:
CK00O08F C2001 04 21.30215 19 40 59.88 -39 38 49.1 17.9 T 844
CK00O08F C2001 04 21.31961 19 40 58.30 -39 39 13.2 15.6 T 844
CK00O08F C2001 04 21.33663 19 40 57.02 -39 39 38.6 15.2 T 844
CK00O08F C2001 04 23.75780 19 37 18.26 -40 39 22.3 17.6 T 428
CK00O08F C2001 04 23.76341 19 37 17.68 -40 39 31.8 17.6 T 428
Observer details:
428 Reedy Creek. Observer J. Broughton. 0.25-m f/6.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
844 Los Molinos. Observers R. Salvo, S. Roland. 0.35-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch)
Epoch 2001 July 30.0 TT = JDT 2452120.5
T 2001 Aug. 4.77377 TT Marsden
q 2.1731104 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0008349 Peri. 256.06696 -0.65634792 -0.63205878
+/-0.0000057 Node 117.09207 -0.37754774 +0.74790836
e 1.0018143 Incl. 152.43657 -0.65319608 +0.20281714
Residuals in seconds of arc
000724 691 0.2- 0.5- 000729 474 0.4- 0.1+ 000803 809 0.3- 0.5+
000724 691 1.0+ 1.2- 000729 474 0.3+ 0.4+ 000803 809 0.3- 0.6+
000724 691 0.4- 0.3- 000730 658 0.0 0.4+ 000803 809 0.2- 0.5+
000724 691 0.8+ 0.9+ 000730 658 0.4+ 0.1+ 000810 413 0.2- 0.3-
000724 691 0.8+ 0.8+ 000730 658 0.2- 0.3- 000810 413 0.0 0.0
000724 413 0.0 0.3- 000730 568 0.1- 0.4+ 000810 413 0.5- 0.0
000724 413 0.0 1.3- 000730 568 0.1+ 0.3+ 000828 658 1.2+ 0.2+
000724 413 0.7+ 1.1- 000730 474 0.4- 1.8+ 000828 658 0.2- 0.5-
000725 691 0.0 0.3- 000730 474 0.4- 0.4+ 000828 658 0.7+ 0.5+
000725 691 0.1- 0.0 000731 658 0.3+ 0.1- 000829 809 0.7- 0.4-
000725 691 0.1+ 0.5- 000731 658 0.8+ 0.2+ 000829 809 0.2- 0.2-
000726 691 0.2- 0.3- 000731 474 0.6- 0.2+ 000829 809 0.1- 0.1-
000726 691 0.3- 0.3- 000731 474 0.6- 0.0 010421 844 0.1+ 0.7-
000726 691 0.1+ 0.4- 000731 474 0.4- 0.1+ 010421 844 1.0- 0.4+
000728 474 0.3- 0.2- 000801 691 0.1- 0.0 010421 844 1.0+ 0.4-
000728 474 0.3- 0.2+ 000801 691 0.1- 0.0 010423 428 0.1+ 0.8+
000729 474 0.1- 0.1- 000801 691 0.2- 0.1+ 010423 428 0.2- 0.1-
000729 474 0.3+ 0.2+ 000801 568 0.0 0.1-
000729 474 0.1- 0.1+ 000801 568 0.1+ 0.0
Ephemeris:
C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2001 04 21 19 41.41 -39 31.6 2.111 2.492 100.1 23.4 15.1
2001 05 01 19 22.56 -43 58.4 1.862 2.439 113.0 22.4 14.7
2001 05 11 18 48.60 -49 14.7 1.646 2.390 126.5 19.9 14.4
2001 05 21 17 50.05 -54 22.7 1.484 2.344 139.0 16.4 14.1
2001 05 31 16 22.70 -56 55.4 1.399 2.304 144.9 14.6 13.9
2001 06 10 14 49.83 -54 37.6 1.404 2.268 138.7 17.2 13.8
2001 06 20 13 42.01 -48 49.0 1.495 2.238 124.9 21.9 13.9
2001 06 30 13 01.22 -42 23.6 1.650 2.213 109.9 25.6 14.0
2001 07 10 12 37.76 -36 53.0 1.844 2.194 95.8 27.5 14.2
2001 07 20 12 24.38 -32 35.6 2.057 2.181 83.0 27.5 14.5
2001 07 30 12 16.99 -29 23.3 2.273 2.174 71.4 26.3 14.7
2001 08 09 12 13.25 -27 02.4 2.480 2.174 60.8 24.0 14.8
2001 08 19 12 11.83 -25 20.7 2.670 2.179 51.0 21.1 15.0
2001 08 29 12 11.90 -24 09.1 2.839 2.191 41.8 17.9 15.2
2001 09 08 12 12.88 -23 20.3 2.981 2.209 33.3 14.5 15.3
Barycentric "original" and "future" values of 1/a are +0.000047 amd
-0.002535 AU**-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2001 MPC M.P.E.C. 2001-H34
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