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C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) |
New comet was discovered by Don E. Machholz, Jr. on August 27, 2004. The comet, C/2004 Q2, is about 11m and will pass its perihelion in January 2005 at about 1.29 AU (ref: IAUC 8394, MPEC 2004-Q58).
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C/2004 Q1 (Tucker) |
New comet was discovered by Roy A. Tucker, an amateur astronomer in Tucson, AZ on August 25, 2004. The comet, C/2004 Q1, is about 14.5m and will pass its perihelion in December 2004 at about 2.0 AU (ref: IAUC 8393, MPEC 2004-Q43).
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C/2004 P1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of NEAT survey program on August 5, 2004. The comet, C/2004 P1, is about 19m and will pass its perihelion in May 2006 at about 5.7 AU (ref: IAUC 8383, MPEC 2004-P23).
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C/2002 CE10 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal in 2002, found cometary elsewhere in August 2003). The comet, C/2002 CE10, is about 15m and has already passed its perihelion in June 2003 at about 2.0 AU. The comet has a period of about 30.8 years (ref: IAUC 8193, MPEC 2002-C83, MPEC 2003-R20, MPC 49591).
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P/2003 O3 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on July 30, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 O3, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in August 2003 at about 1.3 AU. The comet has a period of about 6.5 years (ref: IAUC 8174, MPEC 2003-P25).
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P/2003 QX29 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of NEAT survey program on August 23, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 QX29, is about 18m and has already passed its perihelion in October 2002 at about 4.2 AU. The comet has a period of about 22.7 years (ref: IAUC 8192, MPEC 2003-R14, MPC 50139).
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C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program (reported asteroidal in November 2002, found cometary elsewhere in August 2003). The comet, C/2002 VQ94, is about 19.5m and will pass its perihelion in February 2006 at about 6.8 AU (ref: IAUC 8194, MPEC 2002-V71, MPEC 2003-R22, MPC 49591).
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C/2003 R1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on September 2, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 R1, is about 18.5m and has already passed its perihelion in June 2003 at about 2.1 AU. The comet has a period of about 87 years (ref: IAUC 8195, MPEC 2003-R35, MPC 50355).
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P/2003 S1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of NEAT survey program on September 23, 2003. The comet, P/2003 S1, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2004 at about 2.6 AU. The comet has a period of about 9.7 years (ref: IAUC 8208, MPEC 2003-S59, MPC 50355).
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P/2003 S2 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of NEAT survey program on September 24, 2003. The comet, P/2003 S2, is about 17m and has already passed its perihelion in September 2003 at about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.5 years (ref: IAUC 8209, MPEC 2003-S65, MPC 50355).
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C/2003 S3 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on September 27, 2004. The comet, C/2003 S3, is about 19m and has already passed its perihelion in April 2003 at about 8.1 AU (ref: IAUC 8211, MPEC 2003-S85, MPC 50355).
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C/2003 S4 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on September 26, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 S4, is about 18m and has already passed its perihelion in May 2004 at about 3.9 AU (ref: IAUC 8213, MPEC 2003-T02, MPC 50355).
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C/2003 T2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on October 13, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 T2, is about 20m and has already passed its perihelion in November 2003 at about 1.8 AU (ref: IAUC 8222, MPC 50460).
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C/2003 T3 (Tabur) |
New comet was discovered by Vello Tabur (Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) on October 14, 2003. The comet, C/2003 T3, is about 11.5m and has already passed its perihelion in April 2004 at about 1.48 AU (ref: IAUC 8223, MPC 52315).
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C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on October 13, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 T4, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in April 2005 at about 0.85 AU (ref: MPC 50460).
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C/2003 U1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on October 19, 2003. The comet, C/2003 U1, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in November 2003 at about 1.8 AU (ref: IAUC 8227, MPEC 2003-U25, MPEC 2004-L59).
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P/2003 U2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on October 19, 2003. The comet, P/2003 U2, is about 18m and has already passed its perihelion in December 2003 at about 1.7 AU. The comet has a period of about 9.6 years (ref: IAUC 8229, MPEC 2003-U38).
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C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on June 11, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 L2, is about 18.5m and will pass its perihelion in November 2005 at about 3.8 AU (ref: IAUC 8356, MPEC 2004-M09, MPEC 2004-N14).
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C/2003 V1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on November 4, 2003. The comet, C/2003 V1, is about 16m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2003 at about 1.8 AU (ref: IAUC 8236, MPEC 2003-V28, MPC 50916).
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P/2003 U3 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of NEAT survey program on October 22, 2003. The comet, P/2003 U3, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in April 2003 at about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 11.3 years (ref: IAUC 8230, MPEC 2003-U54, MPEC 2003-V16).
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C/2004 L1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on June 12, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 L1, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in March 2005 at about 2.1 AU (ref: IAUC 8352, MPEC 2004-L58, MPEC 2004-M21).
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C/2003 W1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on November 16, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 W1, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in November 2003 at about 1.7 AU (ref: IAUC 8239, MPEC 2003-W04).
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C/2004 K3 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on May 29, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 K3, is about 18.5m and will pass its perihelion on June 30, 2004 at about 1.1 AU (ref: MPEC 2004-L04).
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P/2002 LZ11 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on November 18, 2003 (reported asteroidal in June, 2002, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2002 LZ11, is about 17m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2003 at about 2.4 AU. The comet has a period of about 7 years (ref: IAUC 8240).
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P/2004 K2 (McNaught) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Siding Spring Survey program on May 20, 2004. The comet, P/2004 K2, is about 18m and will pass its perihelion in June 2004 at about 1.6 AU. The comet has a period of about 9.5 years (ref: IAUC 8348, MPEC 2004-K61).
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C/2004 K1 (Catalina) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Catalina survey program on May 21, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 K1, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in July 2005 at about 3.4 AU (ref: IAUC 8343, MPEC 2004-K69).
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C/2004 H6 (SWAN) |
New comet was discovered using SWAN instrument aboard the SOHO spacecraft on May 13, 2004 . The comet, C/2004 H6, is about 8m and has already passed its perihelion on May 12, 2004 at about 0.78 AU (ref: IAUC 8347).
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P/2003 UY275 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on October 29, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 UY275, is about 20m and has already passed its perihelion in July 2003 at about 1.8 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.2 years (ref: IAUC 8247, MPEC 2003-X17).
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P/2003 UD16 (LONEOS) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LONEOS survey program on October 16, 2003 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 UD16, is about 18.5m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2004 at about 3.7 AU. The comet has a period of about 14.3 years (ref: IAUC 8248).
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P/2003 XD10 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR and NEAT survey programs (reported asteroidal by LINEAR on December 4, 2003, found cometary by NEAT on December 14). The comet, P/2003 XD10, is about 19m and has already passed its perihelion in September 2003 at about 1.9 AU. The comet has a period of about 6.1 years (ref: IAUC 8257, MPEC 2003-Y16, MPC 51183).
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C/2004 HV60 (Spacewatch) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Spacewatch survey program on April 25, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 HV60, is about 21m and has already passed its perihelion in December 2003 at about 3.1 AU (ref: IAUC 8337, MPEC 2004-J34).
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C/2004 G1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on April 12, 2004. The comet, C/2004 G1, is about 18m and will pass its perihelion in June 2004 at about 1.2 AU (ref: IAUC 8318, MPEC 2004-J10).
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P/2004 HC18 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on April 30, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2004 HC18, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in June 2004 at about 1.7 AU. The comet has a period of about 6.6 years (ref: IAUC 8333, MPEC 2004-H90).
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P/2004 H3 (Larsen) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Spacewatch survey program on April 22, 2004 . The comet, P/2004 H3 (Larsen), is about 18.5m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2004 at about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.85 years (ref: IAUC 8332, MPEC 2004-H66, MPEC 2004-J13).
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C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) |
William Bradfield discovered a new comet visually on Mar. 23, 2004. The comet, C/2004 F4 (Bradfield), has already passed its perihelion on April 17, 2004 at about 0.17 AU and reached about 2m at perihelion (ref: IAUC 8319, IAUC 8320, MPEC 2004-H64, MPEC 2004-J09).
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C/2004 H1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR survey program on April 18, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 H1 (LINEAR), is about 19m and has already passed its perihelion in January 2004 at about 2.08 AU (ref: IAUC 8325, MPEC 2004-H26, MPEC 2004-H58).
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P/2004 H2 (Larsen) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Spacewatch survey program on April 21, 2004 . The comet, P/2004 H2 (Larsen), is about 19m and has already passed its perihelion in April 2004 at about 2.6 AU. The comet has a period of about 9.86years (ref: IAUC 8328, MPEC 2004-H42, MPEC 2004-H65).
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P/2004 EW38 (CATALINA-LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Catalina and LINEAR survey programs on April 15, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2004 EW38, is about 18.5m and has already passed its perihelion in November, 2003 at about 1.8 AU. The comet has a period of about 6.8 years (ref: IAUC 8322, MPEC 2004-G46).
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C/2004 DZ61 (CATALINA-LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of Catalina and LINEAR survey programs on April 14, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 DZ61, is about 18m and will pass its perihelion on May 26, 2004 at about 2 AU (ref: IAUC 8321, MPEC 2004-E02, MPEC 2004-G34).
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C/2004 C1 (Larsen) |
New comet was discovered by J. A. Larsen (LPL) on February 13, 2004. The comet, C/2004 C1 (Larsen), is about 18.5m and has already passed it's perihelion in March 2003 at about 4.3 AU. The comet has a period of about 39.7 years (ref: IAUC 8286, MPEC 2004-C52, MPEC 2004-F89).
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C/2004 F2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LINEAR survey program on March 29, 2004. The comet, C/2004 F2, is about 18.5m and has already passed it's perihelion in December 2003 at about 1.4 AU (ref: IAUC 8313, MPEC 2004-F81).
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P/2004 CB (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LINEAR survey program on March 31, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2004 CB, is about 17.5m and has already passed it’s perihelion on April 2, 2004 at about 0.9 AU. The comet has a period of about 5 years (ref: IAUC 8314, MPEC 2004-F96).
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P/2004 F3 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT survey program on March 29, 2004. The comet, P/2004 F3, is about 16m and will pass it’s perihelion in January 2005 at about 2.9 AU. The comet has a period of about 8.1 years (ref: IAUC 8313, MPEC 2004-F82).
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P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the Spacewatch and LINEAR survey programs on March 16, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2004 DO29, is about 19.5m and will pass it's perihelion in October 2004 at about 4.1 AU. The comet has a period of about 20.4 years (ref: IAUC 8305, MPEC 2004-D45, MPEC 2004-F09).
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C/2004 D1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT survey program on February 27, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 D1, is about 19.5m and will pass it's perihelion in February 2006 at about 5 AU (ref: IAUC 8294, MPEC 2004-D44, MPEC 2004-F36).
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P/2004 F1 (NEAT) |
On March 19, 2004 new comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT survey program. The comet, P/2004 F1 (NEAT), is about 19m and has already passed it's perihelion in October 2003 at about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 9.4 years (ref: IAUC 8309, MPC 2004-F39).
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P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT and LONEOS survey programs on January 23, 2004 (reported asteroidal, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 SQ215, is about 18.7m and will pass it\'s perihelion on March 24, 2004 at about 2.3 AU. The comet has a period of about 13 years (ref: IAUC 8274, MPC 2004-B35).
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C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LINEAR survey program on January 16, 2004 (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2003 WT42, is about 17.5m and will pass it\'s perihelion in April 2006 at about 5.2 AU. (ref: IAUC 8270, MPC 2004-B02).
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C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LINEAR program on January 30, 2004 (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, C/2004 B1, is about 19.1m and will pass it's perihelion in May 2006 at about 2.15 AU (ref: IAUC 8279, MPC 2004-B73).
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P/2004 A1 |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LONEOS program on January 13, 2004. The comet, P/2004 A1, is about 18.4m and will pass it's perihelion in March 2005 at about 5.3 AU. The comet has a period of about 22 years (ref: IAUC 8267, MPC 2004-A51).
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C/2001 T4 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT program on October 15, 2001.The comet, C/2001 T4 (NEAT), is about 19.5m and will pass it\'s perihelion in January 2002 at about 8.6 AU. The comet has a period of about 53 years (ref: IAUC 7738, MPC 2001-U41).
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C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) |
An apparent main belt asteroid discovered on September 10, 2001, by the LINEAR program,was shown to be a comet by follow-up observations. The comet, C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR), is about 16.5m and will pass it\'s perihelion in January 2003 at about 2.1 AU. (ref: IAUC 7739, MPC 2001-U46).
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P/2001 T3 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the NEAT program on October 14, 2001.The comet, P/2001 T3 (NEAT), is about 17m and will pass it\'s perihelion in January 2002 at about 2.5 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 15.9 years (ref: IAUC 7733, MPC 2001-T58).
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C/2001 S1 (Skiff) |
New comet was discovered by B. A. Skiff (Lowell Observatory) in CCD images taken in the course of the LONEOS program on September 26, 2001. The comet, C/2001 S1, is about 17.5m and has already passed perihelion on June 1, 2001, at about 3.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7725, MPC 2001-S75).
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P/2001 R1 (LONEOS) |
An object which was discovered as asteroid on September 10, 2001 by LONEOS, turned out to be cometary in follow-up observations. The comet, P/2001 R1, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in February 2002 at about 1.4 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 6.5 years (ref: IAUC 7720, MPEC 2001-S05).
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P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff) |
Another comet was discovered by LINEAR on September 25, 2001. The comet, P/2001 R6 (LINEAR-Skiff), is about 16.5m and will pass its perihelion in October 2001 at about 2.1 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 8.3 years (ref: IAUC 7723, MPEC 2001-S55).
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P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on August 28, 2001. The comet, P/2001 Q5 (LINEAR-NEAT), is about 16m and has already passed its perihelion in June 2001 at about 2 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 6.6 years (ref: IAUC 7697, MPEC 2001-Q69).
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C/2001 Q6 (NEAT) |
Another comet was discovered by NEAT on August 28, 2001. The comet, C/2001 Q6 (NEAT), is about 16.5m and will pass its perihelion in November 2001 at about 1.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7698, MPEC 2001-Q70).
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39P/2001 P3 (Oterma) |
On August 24, 2001 the recovery of the comet 39P was reported. The comet, 39P/2001 P3 (Oterma), is about 20m and will pass its perihelion in December 2002 at about 5.5 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 19.5 years (ref: IAUC 7689, MPEC 2001-Q35).
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C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on August 28, 2001. The comet, C/2001 Q4 (NEAT), is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in August 2005 at about 4.1 AU (ref: IAUC 7695, MPEC 2001-Q67).
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C/2001 Q1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on August 17, 2001. The comet, C/2001 Q1 (NEAT), is about 18m and will pass its perihelion at the end of September 2001 at about 5.9 AU (ref: IAUC 7685, MPEC 2001-Q18).
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P/2001 Q2 (Petriew) |
New comet was discovered by Vance Avery Petriew on August 18, 2001 visually during a star party. The comet, P/2001 Q2, is about 11m and will pass its perihelion on September 2, 2001 at about 0.95 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 5.5 years (ref: IAUC 7686, MPEC 2001-Q31).
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C/2001 O2 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on July 25, 2001. The comet, C/2001 O2 (NEAT), is about 18m and has already passed its perihelion in May 2000 at about 6.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7673, 7676, MPEC 2001-P01).
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C/2001 N2 (LINEAR) |
On July 11, 2001 an asteroidal object was discovered by LINEAR, which was found to be diffuse with a short tail in follow-up observations. The comet, C/2001 N2, is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in August 2002 at about 3.2 AU (ref: IAUC 7661, MPEC 2001-N29).
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P/2001 MD7 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered by LINEAR on July 11, 2001. A diffuse object was identified with an asteroidal object, observed by LINEAR on June 21. The comet, P/2001 MD7, is about 15m and will pass its perihelion in November 2001 at about 1.3 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 7.5 years (ref: IAUC 7660, MPEC 2001-N27).
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C/2001 M10 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on June 20, 2001. The comet, C/2001 M10, is about 18.5m and has already passed its perihelion in June 2001 at about 5.3 AU. The comet is periodic with a period of about 138 years (ref: MPC 43021).
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C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) |
The comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) is now visible in the night and morning sky. It has experienced several outbursts and has faded from it's maximum brightness of about 3m in middle of June to about 5m. The earth will cross the orbital plane of the comet around July 15 - 16, 2001, which may lead to an enhancement of the dust-tail not only in anti-solar but also in solar direction (anti-tail). High resolution monitoring of the comet with several ESO telescopes at La Silla (Chile) revealed its continuous fragmentation. 3 components D, E, and F were observed. The comet has reached its closest distance to earth at the end of June with about 0.2 AU (IAUC 7656).
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P/2001 M1 (HELIN) |
New comet P/2001 M1 was reported as a recovery of the comet P/1987 Q3 (= 1987w = 1987 XVII). P/2001 M1 is about 17m. It will pass its perihelion in September 2001 at a distance of about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 14 years (ref: IAUC 7648).
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C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) |
An object reported on May 17, 2001 as asteroidal by LINEAR, was found to be a comet later. C/2001 K5 is about 14m. It will pass its perihelion in October 2002 at a distance of about 5.2 AU. (ref: IAUC 7634, MPEC 2001-K40).
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C/2001 K3 (Skiff) |
New comet was discovered by LONEOS on May 22, 2001. The comet, C/2001 K3, is about 15.5m and has already passed its perihelion in January 2001 at about 1.9 AU (ref: IAUC 7631, MPEC 2001-K24).
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P/2001 K1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on May 20, 2001. The comet, P/2001 K1, is about 16.5m and has already passed its perihelion in November 2000 at about 2.5 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.6 years (ref: IAUC 7629, MPEC 2001-K17).
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C/2001 HT50 |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on May 14, 2001. The comet, C/2001 HT50, was identified with an asteroidal object, which was observed by LINEAR and LONEOS in the end of April 2001. The comet is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in July 2003 at about 2.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7624, MPEC 2001-J31).
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C/2001 J1 (NEAT) |
Yet another comet was discovered by NEAT on May 11, 2001. The comet, C/2001 J1, is about 17m and has already passed its perihelion in March 2001 at about 1.0 AU (ref: IAUC 7625, MPEC 2001-J34).
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P/2001 H5 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on April 24, 2001. The comet, P/2001 H5, is about 17m and has already passed its perihelion in January 2001 at about 2.4 AU. It has a period of about 15 years (ref: IAUC 7613, MPEC 2001-H37).
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C/2001 G1 |
An object reported on April 1, 2001 as asteroidal by LONEOS, was found to be a comet later. C/2001 G1 is about 17m. It was discovered right at the point of perihelion at a distance of about 7.5 AU. (ref: IAUC 7606, MPEC 2001-G03).
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P/2001 F1 (NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on March 24, 2001. The comet, P/2001 F1, is about 17.5m and has already passed its perihelion in January 2001 at about 4.3 AU. It has a period of about 15.4 years (ref: IAUC 7604, MPEC 2001-F51).
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P/2001 BB50 (LINEAR-NEAT) |
New comet was discovered by NEAT on March 21, 2001. The comet, P/2001 BB50, was identified by LINEAR as asteroid on March 18. The comet is about 18m and has already passed its perihelion in January 2001 at about 2.3 AU. It has a period of about 13.6 years (ref: IAUC 7601, MPEC 2001-F26).
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P/2000 WT168 |
An object reported in November 2000 as asteroidal by LONEOS, was found to be a comet on February 13, 2001. P/2000 WT168 is about 16m and will pass its perihelion on March 23, 2001 at about 1.8 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.7 years (ref: IAUC 7584, MPEC 2001-D05).
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P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR) |
A new object reported as asteroidal by LINEAR on February 1, 2001, was found to be a comet on February 10.P/2001 CV8 is about 16.5m and has passed its perihelion in January 2001 at about 2.1 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.8 years (ref: IAUC 7581, MPEC 2001-C24).
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26:02:2001 |
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C/2001 C1 (LINEAR) |
On February 1, 2001 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2001 C1 is about 18m and will pass its perihelion in January 2002 at about 5.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7579, MPEC 2001-C07).
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C/2001 B2(NEAT) |
On January 24, 2001 new comet was discovered by NEAT. C/2001B2 is about 14.5m and will pass its perihelion in June 2001 at about 5.2 AU (ref: IAUC 7572, MPEC 2001-B47).
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12:02:2001 |
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C/2001 B1 (LINEAR) |
On January 22, 2001 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2001B1 is about 16.5m and passed its perihelion in September 2000 at about 2.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7570).
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C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) |
An object discovered on January 15, 2001 by the LINEAR as an asteroid, later was found to be a comet. C/2001 A2 is about 17m and will pass its perihelion in May 2001 at about 0.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7564, MPEC 2001-B05).
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C/2001 A1 (LINEAR) |
On January 7, 2001 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2001 A1 is about 16.5m and passed its perihelion in September 2000 at about 2.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7561, MPEC 2001-A54).
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22:01:2001 |
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P/2000 Y3 (Scotti) |
On December 30, 2000 new comet was discovered by J. V. Scotti. P/2000 Y3 is about 17.5m and passed its perihelion in November 2000 at about 4.0 AU. The comet has a peroid of 11.4 years (ref: IAUC 7552, 7553, MPEC 2000-Y47).
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C/2000 Y2 |
On December 27, 2000 new comet was discovered by LONEOS. C/2000 Y2 is about 17m and will pass its perihelion on January 24, 2001at about 2.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7549, 7550).
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C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) |
An object discovered on December 16, 2000 by the LINEAR as an asteroid, was found by T. Spahr to be a comet on December 20. C/2000 WM1 is about 17.5m and will pass its perihelion in January 2002 at about 0.55 AU (ref: IAUC 7546, MPEC 2000-Y20).
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C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones) |
On November 26, 2000 a new comet was discovered by Syogo Utsunomiya and Albert F. Jones. C/2000 W1 is about 7-8m and will pass its perihelion on December 26, 2000, at about 0.32 AU (ref: IAUC 7526, 7527, MPEC 2000-W62).
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P/2000 SO253 (LINEAR) |
An object initially reported as asteroidal by LINEAR on September 24, turned out to be cometary. The 18m comet P/2000 SO253 will pass its perihelion in May 2001 at about 1.7 AU. It has a period of about 7 years (ref: IAUC 7524, MPEC 2000-W39).
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P/2000 U6 (TICHY) |
An object found by Milos Tichy together with J. Ticha and M. Kocer on October 23 was initially reported as asteroidal, but has been found to be diffuse on subsequent images. The 17.5m comet P/2000 U6 has already passed its perihelion in October 2000 at about 2.1 AU. The comet has a period of about 7.3 years. (ref: IAUC 7515, MPEC 2000-V03).
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C/2000 U5 (LINEAR) |
An object which was initially reported as asteroidal by LINEAR on October 29, has been found to be cometary by other observers. The 14.5m comet C/2000 U5 has already passed its perihelion in February 2000 at about 1.9 AU (ref: IAUC 7515, MPEC 2000-V02).
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C/2000 SV74 (LINEAR) |
C/2000 SV74 was initially reported by LINEAR as an asteroid on Sep. 24, 2000 and has been found to be cometary later. The comet is about 17.8m and will pass its perihelion in May 2002 at about 3.5 AU. (ref: IAUC 7510, MPEC 2000-U07).
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P/2000 T2 (Kushida-Muramatsu) |
On October 3 and 4 2000 the comet P/1993 X1 (= 1993t = 1993 XIX) was recovered by T. Oribe. P/1993 X1 is around 20m and will pass its perihelion in April 2001 at about 2.75 AU. The comet is periodic, with a period of 7.44 years (ref: IAUC 7507, MPEC 2000-T45).
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07:11:2000 |
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C/2000 S4 |
T. Gehrels reports his discovery of a faint (20m) comet on Oct. 2 images taken with the Spacewatch telescope at Kitt Peak. The comet is close to perihelion at 2.3 AU and has a period of around 19 years (ref: IAUC 7502).
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31:10:2000 |
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C/2000 S3 |
On October 2, 2000 new comet was discovered in the course of the LONEOS program at Lowell Observatory. C/2000 S3 is around 19m and has already passed its perihelion in July 2000 at about 2.66 AU. The comet is periodic, with a period of 40 years (ref: IAUC 7501).
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24:10:2000 |
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P/2000 S2 (Shoemaker-LINEAR) |
On September 29, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. The comet is around 19m and has already passed its perihelion on July 27, 2000, at about 1.3 AU. S. Nakano, Sumoto then identified comet C/2000 S2 with comet.D/1984 W1 (Shoemaker 2) (ref: IAUC 7498, 7499, MPEC 2000-S67).
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P/2000 S1 (Skiff) |
Brian A. Skiff discovered a new comet on September 24, 2000. P/2000 S1 has already passed its perihelion on July 8, 2000, at about 2.5 AU. The comet is around 15m and has a period of 17.1 years (ref: IAUC 7496, 7497, MPEC 2000-S60).
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P/2000 R2 (LINEAR) |
On September 18, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. The 18m comet has already passed its perihelion on September 12, 2000, at about 1.4 AU. The orbital period of P/2000 R2 is about 6.3 years (ref: IAUC 7492, MPEC 2000-S04).
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10:10:2000 |
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P/2000 R1 (Shoemaker-Levy 5) |
A cometary object observed by LINEAR on September 6, 2000, was identified with comet P/1991 T1 = 1991z = 1991 XXII. The 18m comet has already passed its perihelion in August 2000 at about 1.99 AU (ref: IAUC 7488).
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03:10:2000 |
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C/2000 OF8 (Spacewatch) |
New comet was discovered by O. R. Hainaut, C. E. Delahodde and D. D. Balam on August 31, 2000. C/2000 OF8 was first reported by Spacewatch as asteroidal object. It will pass its perihelion in August 2001 at about 2.2 AU. Next summer the comet could reach 14m. (ref: IAUC 7484, MPEC 2000-Q43).
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P/2000 O2 (Kushida) |
C. E. Delahodde and O. R. Hainaut (European Southern Observatory) recovered comet P/2000 O2 (Kushida) = P/1994 A1 (= 1994a = 1993 XX) on July 25, 2000. The comet will pass its perihelion in June 2001 at about 1.4 AU (ref: IAUC 7467, MPEC 2000-O32).
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08:08:2000 |
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C/2000 O1 (Koehn) |
New comet was discovered by B. W. Koehn on July 20, 2000. C/2000 O1 is about 17.5m. The comet was already observed in 1998 and 1999 by LINEAR as 1998 XA70 and 1999 UJ10, respectively. It has already passed its perihelion in January 2000 at about 5.9 AU (ref: IAUC 7462, MPEC 2000-O22).
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08:08:2000 |
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C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered by LINEAR on May 26, 2000. C/2000 K2 is about 17m. It will pass its perihelion in October 2000 at about 2.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7430, 7431, MPEC 2000-K27).
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13:06:2000 |
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C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) |
On May 26, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2000 K1 is about 15m. It passed its perihelion in December 1999 at about 6.3 AU. The new comet was linked with observations of asteroidal objects (1999 LW24 = 1999 NF13) of May, June and July 1999 and May 2000 by LINEAR (ref: IAUC 7430, 7431, MPEC 2000-K26, 27, 29).
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13:06:2000 |
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P/2003 WC7 (LINEAR-CATALINA) |
New comet was discovered in the course of the LINEAR and Catalina survey programs on November 18, 2003 (reported asteroidal by LINEAR, found cometary elsewhere). The comet, P/2003 WC7, is about 17.5m
and has already passed it's perihelion on February 5th 2004 at about 1.65 AU. The comet has a period of about 12 years (ref: IAUC 8280, MPC 2004-C03).
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C/2000 J1 (Ferris) |
On May 4, 2000 a new comet was discovered by W. D. Ferris. C/2000 J1 is about 19m. It will pass its perihelion on May 17, 2000 at about 2.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7416).
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C/2000 H1 (LINEAR) |
On April 29, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2000 H1 is about 18m. It passed its perihelion on April 23, 2000 at about 3.7 AU (ref: IAUC 7410).
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P/2000 ET90 (KOWAL-MRKOS) |
On April 9, 2000 the comet D/1984 H1 (Kowal-Mrkos) was accidentally rediscovered by LINEAR as P/2000 ET90. The comet is about 16.5m. It will pass its perihelion on July 1, 2000 at about 2.5 AU (ref: IAUC 7403).
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C/2000 G1 (LINEAR) |
On April 7, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2000 G1 is about 17m. It passed its perihelion on March 9, 2000, at about 1.0 AU (ref: IAUC 7396).
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P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) |
On December 5, 1999 new comet was discovered by Catalina Sky Survey. P/1999 XN120 is about 17m. It will pass perihelion on May 1, 2000, at about 3.3 AU. Its orbital period is about 8.5 years (ref: IAUC 7370, MPEC 2000-D40).
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P/1999 XB69 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered by LINEAR on December 7, 1999. P/1999 XB69 is about 18m. The comet passed its perihelion on February 17, 2000, at about 1.6 AU and has an orbital period of about 9.5 years (ref: IAUC IAUC 7370, MPEC 2000-D39).
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C/2000 CT54 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered by LINEAR on February 2, 2000. C/2000 CT54 is about 18m. It will pass perihelion on June 18, 2001, at about 3.1 AU (ref: IAUC 7368, MPEC 2000-D10).
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C/2000 B4 (LINEAR) |
On January 29, 2000 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/2000 B4 is about 18m. It will pass perihelion on June 24, 2000, at about 6.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7368, MPEC 2000-D09).
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P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) |
New comet was discovered by amateur Korado Korlevic (Visnjan, HRV) on November 28, 1999. P/1999 WJ7 is about 17m. The comet passed its perihelion on February 15, 2000, at about 3.2 AU and has an orbital period of about 10 years (ref: IAUC 7368, MPEC 2000-D08).
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P/2000 C1 (Hergenrother) |
Carl Hergenrother (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory) has discovered a new comet on February 4, 2000. P/2000 C1 is about 17m. The first orbit for the comet shows a perihelion on March 18, 2000, at about 2.1 AU. The comet’s period is about 6.7 years (ref: IAUC 7357, MPEC 2000-C30).
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P/2000 B3 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered on January 27, 2000 by LINEAR. P/2000 B3 is about 18.5m. The first orbit indicates a perihelion on February 14, 2000, at about 1.7 AU. The comet’s period is about 8.0 years (ref: IAUC 7356, MPEC 2000-C06).
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C/2000 B2 (LINEAR) |
New comet was discovered on February 1, 2000 by LINEAR. C/2000 B2 is about 18.5m. It passed its perihelion already on November 10, 1999 at about 3.8 AU (ref: IAUC 7354, MPEC 2000-C04).
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C/2000 A1 (Montani) |
The first comet of year 2000 was discovered by J. Montani on January 14. C/2000 A1 is about 18m. It will pass its perihelion on February 28, 2000 at about 9.8 AU which makes it the comet with the largest known perihelion distance (ref: IAUC 7346, MPEC 2000-A46).
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C/1999 XS87 (LINEAR) |
On December 7, 1999 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/1999 XS87 is about 16.5m. It passed its perihelion already on August 6, 1999 at about 2.8 AU (ref: MPEC 2000-A43).
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C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) |
On December 27, 1999 new comet was discovered by LINEAR. C/1999 Y1 is about 16m in early 2000. The comet will pass its perihelion at the end of March 2001 at about 3.2 AU (ref: IAUC 7338).
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P/1999 X1 (Hug-Bell) |
The amateurs Gary Hug and Graham E. Bell (Eskridge, KS, USA) discovered a new comet on Dec. 10, 1999. Comet P/1999 X1 (Hug-Bell) was about 18m at the time of discovery and passed its perihelion on June 20, 1999 at about 1.9 AU. The comet’s period is about 7 years (ref.: IAUC 7331).
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21:12:1999 |
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C/1999 V1 (Catalina) |
In the course of the Catalina Sky Survey a new comet C/1999 V1 was found on November 5, 1999. A preliminary orbital solution for the comet shows that it already passed the Sun on September 15, 1999 at 3.1 AU (ref: MPEC 1999-V29).
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P/1999 U3 (LINEAR) |
On October 30, 1999 a new comet C/1999 U3 by LINEAR was discovered. According to its first orbit the comet passed its perihelion on September 12, 1999 at 1.8 AU. However, subsequent orbital solutions proved that the comet is periodic (P=12.5 year), and the calculated date of the comet's perihelion passage shifted on November 5, 1999. The comet designation has also been changed and became P/1999 U3. The comet is at 16-17 mag. in November 99 and fades rapidly (ref: IAUC 7296, 7302).
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C/1999 T3 (LINEAR) |
Another comet C/1999 T3 discovered by LINEAR on October 3, 1999 moves on a parabolic and retrograde orbit. It should pass the Sun on August 29, 2000 at a great distance of about 5.4 AU (ref: MPEC 1999-U27).
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23:11:1999 |
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C/1999 U4 (Catalina-Skiff) |
An independent discovery of comet C/1999 U4 was made in the course of the Catalina project and by B.A.Skiff (LONEOS) at the end of October 1999. The comet will pass the Sun at a great distance of 4.8 AU in September 2001 (ref: MPEC 1999-V04).
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C/1999 U1 (Ferris) |
New comet C/1999 U1 by W. D. Ferris (Lowell Observatory) was found on October 18, 1999, and its follow-up observations showed that the comet already passed its perihelion in August 1998. Estimations of past comet's brightness yield a value of 13-14 mag. for the entire 1998! The only reasonable explanation why it was not discovered earlier is that the comet located in the Southern hemisphere, but most of the professional dedicated program search new objects on the Northern sky. This proves that there is still a good opportunity for any amateur of astronomy to find a new object on the sky, and RedShift does help you! (Ref: MPEC 1999-U19.)
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C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) |
A new comet was discovered in the course of LINEAR project on October 4, 1999. According to the first determinations of its orbit, comet C/1999 T2 will pass the Sun in November 2000 at 3 AU (ref: MPEC 1999-T64).
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C/1999 T1 |
Robert H. McNaught (Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Siding Spring Observatory, Australia) was lucky in discovery of the second new comet for the last three weeks. On October 7, 1999 he found it on images taken by his colleague Malcolm Hartley. The new comet, C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley)is predicted to pass its perihelion in December 2000 and then be well seen from the mid-Europe (ref: MPEC 1999-T42).
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C/1999 S4 |
On September 27, 1999 an asteroidal object was found in the course of LINEAR program, and soon D. Durig (Sewanee, TN, USA) and J. Ticha and M. Tichy (Klet, SLK) identified it as a comet. C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) will pass its perihelion in July 2000 at about 0.7 AU and may shine at 3m that time (ref: MPEC 1999-T02).
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C/1999 S3 |
Comet C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) is discovered by LINEAR on September 24, 1999. The latest solution shows that the comet is... periodic! (P=80.3 years.) The predicted time of perihelion passage is shifted on November 9, 1999: the perihelion distanse is still 1.9 AU. The comet's brightness is less than 13m during the autumn 1999 (ref: MPEC 1999-T25).
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C/1999 S2 |
A new comet C/1999 S2 (McNaught-Watson) is discovered. On September 19,1999 F. G. Watson made an R survey film with the U.K. Schmidt Telescope, andsoon R. H. McNaught, Australian National University, found a comet there! Get its updated orbit! According to it the comet already passed its perihelion atabout 6.5 AU in November 1997! (Ref: MPEC 1999-T24)
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P/1999 R2 |
This summer comet P/1988 V1 (= 1988o = 1988 VIII) came back after its 11-years' trip beyond Jupiter's orbit and has been recovered by J. V. Scotti (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Kitt Peak) with 0.9 m Spacewatch telescope on September 15, 1999. The comet is announced as P/1999 R2 (Ge-Wang) (ref: IAUC7255).
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P/1999 RO28 |
An asteroidal object was discovered in the course of LONEOS project on September7, 1999. A few days later C. Hergenrother (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory), M.Tichyand J.Ticha (Klet), and J. V. Scotti (Kitt Peak) found a small coma and tail for this object, and thus proved that it is a comet P/1999 RO28 (LONEOS).However, the new comet is very small and dim (at visual magnitude about 18), although it is not far from the Earth this autumn (ref: MPEC 1999-R47).
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P/1999 P1 (Machholz 2) |
Periodic comet P/1994 P1 = P/1999 P1 (Machholz 2) was re-discovered by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring, Australia on August 3, 1999. The new orbital solution by B.G Marsden, CBAT predicts the comet's passage of the perihelium 0.8 day later then estimated on the base of its observations obtained by 1995, when comet Machholz 2 visited us last time before now (ref: IAUC 7231).
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C/1999 N2 (Lynn) |
On July 13, 1999, Daniel W. Lynn (Kinglake West, Australia) discovered a new comet C/1999 N2 (Lynn) just using... handheld 10x50 binoculars! A nice exampleshowing that even now the way to brilliant astronomical discoveries is open for not only owners of, say, the Hubble Space Telescope (ref.: IAUC 7224).
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C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) |
The LINEAR team announced about their discovery of a new comet C/1999 N4 (LINEAR) made on July 12. Although this object was initially called as anasteroidal one, its retrograde orbit gave quite strong reasons to "suspect" its cometary nature, and indeed, the latter has been proved by detecting a small comasoon (ref.: MPEC 1999-O06).
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C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) |
In June 1999 Julianne Dalcanton, University of Washington found a new comet C/1999 F2 (Dalcanton) on several images of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey obtained on March 20 this year. Later G. V. Williams (CBAT) identified this comet with severalLINEAR observations of asteroidal objects (ref.: IAUC 7194).
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P/1999 DN3 |
A strange asteroid had been discovered by Korado Korlevic and Mario Juricthe (Visnjan, Croatia) at the beginning of 1999 and shortly after that placed on the NEO Confirmation Page as a potentially hazardous object. As a result of many following observations performed by several observers, C.W. Hergenrother has detected both a coma and a tail for this "asteroid", and thus the latter became a comet P/1999 DN3 (ref.: IAUC 7167).
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C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) |
An asteroidal objects discovered in the course of the LINEAR project on April 22 1999 has been reported as a new comet one day later. Although the right identification has been made by astronomers from Klet and Ondrejov observatories, the object is named as comet C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) in honour of its discoverers. Get its orbit to RedShift (ref.: MPC 34421).
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C/1999 H1 (Lee) |
Steven Lee visually (!) discovered a new comet 1999 H1 (Lee) while observing at a star party near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia on April 16, 1999. His comet brights at 7-8 mag. and is well visible in the Northern hemisphere in summer 1999.Update its orbit (ref.: MPC 34421).
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C/1999 F1 (Catalina) |
In the course of the Catalina Sky Survey comet 1999 F1 (Catalina) is found on April 17, 1999. It is a long-period comet in a highly-inclined orbit. Unlike a large majority of comets which are discovered only few months before their passing the perihelion, 1999 F1 gets to it in three years from now (ref.: IAUC 7148).
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C/1999 G1 (LINEAR) |
A new comet is found in the course of the LINEAR project on April 7, 1999. This comet 1999 G1 (LINEAR) is remarkable for its orbit which is almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. Download the RedShift file with the comet's orbit and check this yourself (ref.: IAUC 7140).
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C/1999 E1 (Li) |
In the course of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search a new comet 1999 E1 (Li) has been discovered on March 13, 1999. It has been found automaticallyby the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope and initially thought to be a supernovacandidate but then by Weidong Li (University of California at Berkeley) recognized as a comet (ref.: IAUC 7126).
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P/1999 D1 (Hermann) |
On February 20, 1999 S. M. Hermann (Lowell Observatory) by using 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt telescope has discovered a new comet P/1999 D1 (Hermann) dimmed at 18.4 mag. The comet is of 13.4 years' orbital period (ref: MPEC 1999-D25).
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C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) |
The first comet is discovered in 1999! Justin Tilbrook (Australia) has found it visually (!) with help of 0.2-m f/6 reflector, 70x, on January 12. The orbit of his comet C/1999 A1 (Tilbrook) is almost perpendicular to the ecliptic (incl. = 89 deg.). Get this remarkable object to RedShift (ref.: IAUC 7085).
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140P/1998 X2(Bowell-Skiff) |
Comet P/1983 C1 (Bowell-Skiff) is back after its 15 years' trip beyond the orbit of Saturn. On December 28, 1998 it has been rediscovered as 140P/1998 X2(Bowell-Skiff) and passed the perihelion in May 1999. Update the orbital elements of this comet in your RedShift data base (ref.: MPC 33452).
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C/1998 Y2 (Li) |
Comet C/1998 Y2 (Li) has been detected by an automatic telescope at Lick Observatory on December 26, 1998. Weidong Li, University of California at Berkeley has identified it and made follow-up observations (ref. IAUC 7075).
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C/1998 X1 (ODAS) |
In the course of ODAS project (French-German dedicated programme to search forasteroids and comets) a new comet C/1998 X1 has been discovered on December 15, 1998 (ref. IAUC 7067)
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C/1998 P1 (Williams) |
Comet Williams was discovered by the Australian amateur on August 10, 1998 ! Now it slowly moves away the Sun (ref.: MPC 32595).
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P/1998 U3 (Jager) |
Comet P/1998 U3 was discovered by M.Jager (Austria) on October 23, 1998. Get the file containing the comet orbital elements (ref: MPC 32866).
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P/1998 QP54 LONEOS/Tucker |
In the course of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search (LONEOS) program a new object was found and first thought to be an asteroid. However, two weeks later, on September 13, 1998 by Roy Tucher it was identified as a new comet P/1998 QP54 LONEOS/Tucker (ref.: MPC 32866).
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C/1998 U5 (LINEAR) |
A new comet C/1998 U5 was discovered by LINEAR Team on October 30, 1998. It passed by Earth at 45,000,000 miles distance only. The comet was visible in summer 1999 (ref: MPC 34421).
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C/1998 M5 (LINEAR) |
Another comet discovered by LINEAR team, C/1998 M5, was also visible on the sky in the first half of 1999 (ref.: MPC 34126).
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P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) |
Comet P/1998 VS24 discovered in the course of LINEAR project in late October 1998 has an interesting orbit. Last decades it had several close approaches to Jupiter: in 1971 the minimal distance between the two was lessthan 0.01 AU! (Ref: IAUC 7071)
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C/1998 W3 (LINEAR) |
New comet C/1998 W3 also discovered by LINEAR team is remarkable by its retrograde orbit. Check it! (Ref: MPC 33189)
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P/1998 WG22 (Vaisala-Oterma) |
An object 1939 TN was discovered by Finnish astronomers Vaisala and Oterma and assumed to be an asteroid for some 60 (!) years. However, new observations of that strange object made in 1998 confirmed its being a comet! Load the orbital elements of comet P/1939 TN = 1998 WG22 (Vaisala-Oterma) (ref: IAUC 7064).
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