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IAUC 7654: C/2001 M10

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                                                  Circular No. 7654
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COMET C/2001 M10 (NEAT)
     K. J. Lawrence, E. F. Helin, and S. Pravdo, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, report the discovery by NEAT of a comet.  Available
observations:

     2001 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1    Observer
     June 20.27674   20 27 01.77   -16 03 13.0   19.5   NEAT
          20.28765   20 27 01.56   -16 03 11.7   18.8     "
          20.29981   20 27 01.31   -16 03 09.6   18.8     "
          26.34891   20 24 56.21   -15 45 28.0   18.5     "
          26.35962   20 24 55.98   -15 45 26.2   18.5     "
          26.37017   20 24 55.71   -15 45 24.6   18.4     "
          29.56763   20 23 41.91   -15 36 26.9   19.2     "
          29.57807   20 23 41.67   -15 36 25.2   19.4     "
          29.58891   20 23 41.38   -15 36 23.9   20.0     "
          30.29356   20 23 24.47   -15 34 25.6          Dyvig
          30.30273   20 23 24.29   -15 34 25.2   19.7     "
          30.31258   20 23 24.14   -15 34 23.9            "
          30.44178   20 23 20.96   -15 34 02.1          Balam
          30.44730   20 23 20.87   -15 34 01.1            "
          30.45229   20 23 20.73   -15 34 00.6            "

NEAT.  Palomar (June 20, 26; 1.2-m Schmidt) and Haleakala (June 29,
  cirrus clouds; 1.2-m reflector).  Faint tail to west-southwest on
  June 29.
R. Dyvig (Quinn, SD).  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector.  Fuzzy, uncondensed,
  no tail.
D. D. Balam (Dominion Astrophysical Obs.).  1.82-m Plaskett
  telescope.

     Elliptical orbital elements from the above observations:

     T = 2001 June 16.544 TT          Peri. =   4.994
     e = 0.80236                      Node  = 293.874   2000.0
     q = 5.28887 AU                   Incl. =  27.942
       a = 26.75945 AU     n = 0.007120     P = 138.43 years

2001 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong. Phase    m1
June 30    20 23.53   -15 35.2   4.360   5.290  153.6    4.9   18.4
July 10    20 19.20   -15 08.9   4.308   5.291  163.7    3.1   18.4
     20    20 14.43   -14 44.7   4.284   5.294  172.8    1.4   18.4
     30    20 09.54   -14 22.4   4.289   5.297  172.2    1.5   18.4
Aug.  9    20 04.90   -14 01.7   4.324   5.301  162.8    3.2   18.4
     19    20 00.81   -13 42.1   4.387   5.306  152.6    5.0   18.5

                      (C) Copyright 2001 CBAT
2001 June 30                   (7654)            Daniel W. E. Green

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