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    M.P.E.C. 2001-R53                                Issued 2001 Sept. 15, 14:12 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
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                            COMET C/2001 O2 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK01O020  C2001 08 27.67781 22 19 23.65 -23 58 32.4          18.0 T      360
    CK01O020  C2001 08 27.68163 22 19 23.45 -23 58 32.9                      360
    CK01O020  C2001 08 27.68624 22 19 23.23 -23 58 32.1                      360
    CK01O020  C2001 09 11.27427 22 08 26.78 -23 41 06.1          19.5 T      704
    CK01O020  C2001 09 11.28935 22 08 26.19 -23 41 04.8          20.0 T      704
    CK01O020  C2001 09 11.30454 22 08 25.45 -23 41 02.1          20.0 T      704
    CK01O020  C2001 09 11.31962 22 08 24.86 -23 41 02.0          19.9 T      704
    CK01O020  C2001 09 11.33480 22 08 24.19 -23 40 59.5          19.4 T      704

Observer details:
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/6.0 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 O2 (NEAT)
T 1999 Oct. 18.0518 TT                                  Marsden
q   4.838721             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  281.1810      +0.1752910      +0.8362063
                   Node   328.6853      +0.3122131      -0.5477896
e   1.0            Incl.   91.0821      -0.9337002      -0.0261836
From 44 observations 2001 July 25-Sept. 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 O2 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 09 08    22 10.81   -23 46.0    6.156    7.098   157.6     3.1  18.5
2001 09 18    22 03.81   -23 29.1    6.278    7.149   147.9     4.3  18.5
2001 09 28    21 57.61   -23 06.6    6.429    7.201   137.6     5.4  18.6
2001 10 08    21 52.40   -22 39.1    6.605    7.253   127.2     6.3  18.7
2001 10 18    21 48.25   -22 07.3    6.801    7.305   116.8     7.0  18.8
2001 10 28    21 45.24   -21 31.7    7.013    7.358   106.6     7.4  18.9
2001 11 07    21 43.33   -20 53.1    7.233    7.410    96.5     7.6  19.0
2001 11 17    21 42.46   -20 12.0    7.458    7.463    86.5     7.6  19.1
2001 11 27    21 42.55   -19 29.0    7.681    7.516    76.7     7.3  19.2
2001 12 07    21 43.49   -18 44.4    7.899    7.569    67.0     6.9  19.3
2001 12 17    21 45.17   -17 58.5    8.105    7.622    57.5     6.3  19.4
2001 12 27    21 47.47   -17 11.8    8.297    7.675    48.1     5.5  19.4
2002 01 06    21 50.26   -16 24.3    8.470    7.729    38.8     4.6  19.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R53

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