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    M.P.E.C. 2001-W11                                Issued 2001 Nov. 16, 22:35 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 Q6 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK01Q060  C2001 10 18.59089 02 41 46.07 +71 23 04.5          14.3 T      352
        PK01Q060  C2001 10 18.59436 02 41 44.28 +71 23 21.2                      352
        PK01Q060  C2001 10 18.59784 02 41 42.37 +71 23 38.5                      352
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 01.89742 21 25 33.66 +80 26 32.7                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 01.90628 21 25 20.37 +80 26 20.2                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 01.91146 21 25 12.75 +80 26 13.2                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 02.87454 21 02 51.32 +80 01 44.0          14.8 T      458
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 02.89227 21 02 27.00 +80 01 13.9          14.9 T      458
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.82577 20 43 19.89 +79 33 08.5                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.82855 20 43 16.62 +79 33 03.1                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.83106 20 43 13.70 +79 32 58.4                      201
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.84190 20 43 01.51 +79 32 38.2          14.3 T      232
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.85427 20 42 46.58 +79 32 13.9          14.4 T      232
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.85633 20 42 44.41 +79 32 10.0          14.4 T      232
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.85903 20 42 41.23 +79 32 05.2          14.4 T      232
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 03.89181 20 42 02.39 +79 30 57.6          14.7 N      235
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.07523 20 38 40.68 +79 25 09.3          16.5 T      704
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.09005 20 38 22.32 +79 24 36.1          17.0 T      704
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.11881 20 37 49.95 +79 23 39.2          16.8 T      704
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.13402 20 37 32.79 +79 23 06.8          16.7 T      704
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.38727 20 32 58.38 +79 14 43.2                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.39074 20 32 54.56 +79 14 36.7                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.39259 20 32 52.56 +79 14 32.6                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.39598 20 32 48.93 +79 14 25.7          13.3 T      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.75596 20 26 35.75 +79 02 03.7          15.3 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.75630 20 26 35.49 +79 02 02.8          15.4 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.75661 20 26 35.11 +79 02 02.6          15.2 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.75692 20 26 34.87 +79 02 01.6          15.2 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.75958 20 26 32.03 +79 01 55.5          15.7 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.76051 20 26 31.20 +79 01 53.4          15.3 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.76207 20 26 29.67 +79 01 50.7          15.3 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.76300 20 26 28.57 +79 01 48.9          15.2 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 04.76330 20 26 28.33 +79 01 48.0          15.3 T      504
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 06.82067 19 56 32.97 +77 45 57.0          15.0 T      458
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 06.83730 19 56 20.21 +77 45 19.8          15.1 T      458
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 10.69503 19 19 32.35 +75 14 34.3          13.9 T      118
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 10.69603 19 19 31.97 +75 14 31.9                      118
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 10.69701 19 19 31.44 +75 14 29.3                      118
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 10.83638 19 18 33.48 +75 08 51.6                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 10.83822 19 18 32.69 +75 08 47.7                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.37980 19 14 48.87 +74 48 04.6                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.38355 19 14 47.39 +74 47 55.3                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.38530 19 14 46.69 +74 47 51.3                      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.38741 19 14 45.89 +74 47 46.5          13.7 T      349
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.75309 19 12 25.07 +74 33 41.0                      046
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.75424 19 12 24.64 +74 33 38.2                      046
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.75520 19 12 24.26 +74 33 36.1                      046
        PK01Q060  C2001 11 11.75617 19 12 23.90 +74 33 33.7                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, P. Jelinek.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector
        + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    201 Jonathan B. Postel Observatory.  Observer V. Pozzoli.  0.30-m f/10
        reflector + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/3.5
        reflector + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    352 Konan.  Observer M. Hotta.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    458 Guadarrama Observatory.  Observer D. Rodriguez.  0.20-m f/4
        reflector + CCD.
    504 Le Creusot.  Observer J. C. Merlin.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
        J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2001 Q6 (NEAT)
    T 2001 Nov.  9.4630 TT                                  MPC
    q   1.408204             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.0435591      Peri.   43.3271      +0.5324623      -0.7854517
    a   7.999886       Node    22.1368      +0.3417810      -0.1415082
    e   0.823972       Incl.   56.8570      +0.7743834      +0.6025288
    P  22.6
    From 258 observations 2001 Aug. 28-Nov. 11.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-W11
    

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