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    • MPEC 2001-X77 : COMET C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2001-X77                                Issued 2001 Dec. 15, 22:26 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 W1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK01W010  C2001 11 27.39005 07 27 07.52 +16 30 49.9          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 27.40469 07 27 05.39 +16 31 17.9          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 27.42059 07 27 02.89 +16 31 48.9          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 11 27.43524 07 27 00.66 +16 32 16.0          18.8 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 10.36105 06 45 56.24 +24 03 12.4          18.1 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 10.39102 06 45 49.24 +24 04 18.5          18.5 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 10.40600 06 45 45.77 +24 04 50.5          18.6 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 10.42098 06 45 42.31 +24 05 25.0          18.3 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.30796 06 25 50.15 +27 05 05.8          18.2 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.32326 06 25 46.18 +27 05 37.9          18.6 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.33843 06 25 42.16 +27 06 11.4          18.7 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.35360 06 25 38.30 +27 06 43.6          19.0 T      704
    CK01W010  C2001 12 15.36950 06 25 34.17 +27 07 18.9          18.4 T      704

Observer details:
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:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
T 2001 Dec. 24.8930 TT                                  MPC
q   2.399495             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    6.1592      +0.0177459      +0.4801002
                   Node    91.9408      +0.8758097      -0.4306174
e   1.0            Incl.  118.6533      +0.4823302      +0.7642463
From 60 observations 2001 Nov. 17-Dec. 15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2001 W1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2001 12 07    06 58.24   +22 00.0    1.496    2.408   151.4    11.3  17.7
2001 12 17    06 18.47   +28 06.1    1.426    2.401   169.8     4.1  17.6
2001 12 27    05 31.47   +33 30.0    1.437    2.400   164.8     6.2  17.6
2002 01 06    04 43.84   +37 17.0    1.525    2.403   145.9    13.3  17.7
2002 01 16    04 02.54   +39 24.7    1.675    2.412   128.4    18.7  17.9
2002 01 26    03 30.95   +40 27.9    1.866    2.426   113.0    21.9  18.2
2002 02 05    03 08.72   +41 02.1    2.080    2.444    99.5    23.4  18.5
2002 02 15    02 54.06   +41 29.1    2.301    2.468    87.7    23.6  18.7
2002 02 25    02 45.07   +42 00.1    2.521    2.496    77.2    22.7  19.0
2002 03 07    02 40.19   +42 39.4    2.732    2.528    67.7    21.3  19.2
2002 03 17    02 38.29   +43 28.7    2.928    2.565    59.2    19.5  19.4
2002 03 27    02 38.56   +44 28.3    3.105    2.605    51.6    17.5  19.6
2002 04 06    02 40.37   +45 37.9    3.260    2.650    45.1    15.5  19.8
2002 04 16    02 43.29   +46 57.5    3.393    2.697    39.7    13.7  20.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-X77

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