• MPC Preparation (Info)

  • MPEC 2003-B23 : COMET C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


    Read MPEC 2003-B22 Read MPEC 2003-B24


    M.P.E.C. 2003-B23                                Issued 2003 Jan. 25, 18:32 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 C/2002 Y1 (JUELS-HOLVORCEM)
    
    Observations:
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 07.71130 13 45 49.90 +21 37 39.0                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 07.71248 13 45 50.04 +21 37 41.5                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 07.71367 13 45 50.22 +21 37 44.1                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 07.71604 13 45 50.55 +21 37 49.0                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 07.71997 13 45 51.11 +21 37 57.1          13.2 T      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 08.83600 13 48 33.50 +22 16 36.2                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 08.83710 13 48 33.68 +22 16 38.1                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 08.83832 13 48 33.82 +22 16 41.1                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 08.83950 13 48 34.03 +22 16 43.4                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 08.84052 13 48 34.17 +22 16 45.2          13.0 T      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 11.76522 13 56 05.58 +24 06 02.1                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 11.76605 13 56 05.70 +24 06 03.6                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 11.76773 13 56 05.97 +24 06 07.7                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 11.76858 13 56 06.11 +24 06 09.7                      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 11.77186 13 56 06.64 +24 06 17.8          12.9 T      349
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 15.22412 14 05 54.47 +26 31 29.8          15.6 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 15.22766 14 05 55.08 +26 31 39.4          15.4 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 15.24184 14 05 57.65 +26 32 17.7          15.5 N      204
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.16648 14 08 47.30 +27 14 25.2          15.7 T      118
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.16766 14 08 47.53 +27 14 28.4                      118
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.16922 14 08 47.79 +27 14 32.9                      118
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.17041 14 08 48.02 +27 14 36.1                      118
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.17157 14 08 48.27 +27 14 38.9                      118
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.54727 14 09 58.74 +27 32 11.4                      670
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 16.55154 14 09 59.59 +27 32 24.0                      670
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 17.40888 14 12 44.40 +28 13 16.2          13.9 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 17.41689 14 12 45.93 +28 13 39.4          13.7 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 19.08411 14 18 22.11 +29 36 42.9          14.9 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 19.09162 14 18 23.58 +29 37 08.0          14.8 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 19.09413 14 18 24.08 +29 37 16.5          14.9 N      232
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 20.11006 14 22 00.01 +30 30 19.1          15.0 N      A03
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 20.11513 14 22 01.10 +30 30 35.4          14.8 N      A03
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 20.42706 14 23 09.07 +30 47 14.8          14.1 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 20.45623 14 23 15.45 +30 48 49.0          14.1 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 20.45826 14 23 15.86 +30 48 55.9          14.2 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 21.41856 14 26 51.60 +31 41 22.1          15.4 N      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 22.14325 14 29 40.47 +32 22 01.1          14.5 N      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 22.14692 14 29 41.33 +32 22 13.6          14.5 N      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 22.15060 14 29 42.20 +32 22 26.1          14.4 N      939
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 22.40736 14 30 43.08 +32 37 03.8          14.2 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 22.43198 14 30 49.26 +32 38 30.3          14.3 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.36283 14 38 52.95 +34 32 30.2          13.8 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.43039 14 39 10.53 +34 36 37.6          13.7 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 24.45235 14 39 16.26 +34 37 58.0          13.7 T      H43
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.04163 14 41 53.66 +35 14 08.8          14.2 N      213
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.04324 14 41 54.06 +35 14 14.3          14.2 N      213
        CK02Y010  C2003 01 25.04490 14 41 54.54 +35 14 21.5          14.2 N      213
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, A. Aletti.  0.60-m f/4.64
        Newtonian + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.18-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD, 0.25-m f/5.0
        reflector + CCD.
    670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
    939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A03 Torredembarra.  Observer J. Moreno.  0.25 m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
        Long. = 1.4000, rho cos phi' = 0.7541, rho sin phi' = +0.6546.
    H43 Conway.  Observers P. C. Sherrod, B. M. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/4.45 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
    T 2003 Apr. 13.1757 TT                                  MPC
    q   0.715793             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  128.6199      +0.6505088      +0.7235397
                       Node   166.2447      -0.2721211      -0.0618331
    e   1.0            Incl.  103.7824      +0.7090757      -0.6875078
    From 211 observations 2002 Dec. 29-2003 Jan. 25.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2003 01 21    14 25.27   +31 18.3    1.215    1.658    97.3    36.1  12.1
    2003 01 26    14 46.31   +36 14.3    1.112    1.587    98.2    37.9  11.7
    2003 01 31    15 13.33   +41 52.4    1.024    1.515    97.9    40.1  11.4
    2003 02 05    15 49.33   +47 57.3    0.956    1.443    96.0    42.8  11.0
    2003 02 10    16 38.43   +53 52.0    0.912    1.371    92.4    46.0  10.7
    2003 02 15    17 44.14   +58 33.4    0.893    1.300    87.3    49.4  10.4
    2003 02 20    19 03.31   +60 50.6    0.900    1.228    81.0    52.7  10.2
    2003 02 25    20 21.98   +60 15.5    0.929    1.158    74.1    55.3  10.0
    2003 03 02    21 26.53   +57 30.2    0.978    1.089    67.1    57.0   9.8
    2003 03 07    22 14.26   +53 39.9    1.041    1.022    60.3    57.5   9.7
    2003 03 12    22 48.81   +49 30.5    1.112    0.957    53.7    56.8   9.5
    2003 03 17    23 14.31   +45 23.4    1.189    0.897    47.5    54.8   9.4
    2003 03 22    23 33.77   +41 25.7    1.267    0.843    41.6    51.7   9.3
    2003 03 27    23 49.20   +37 38.0    1.342    0.795    36.1    47.6   9.1
    2003 04 01    00 01.91   +33 58.0    1.413    0.757    31.0    42.8   9.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-B23
    

    Read MPEC 2003-B22 Read MPEC 2003-B24


    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)