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(meteorobs) re C/2000 WM1
Someone, somewhere, recently asked about C/2000 WM1
Well, it ain't got here yet, but in 2002 we get these values:
> EQUINOX: 2000.0; DATA FOR YEAR: 2002
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>METH. ALPHA DELTA VG VH L DATE-MAX. D-DISC.
> -Q 94.1 58.6 46.62 42.38 237.9 NOV. 20.4 .120
> -B 95.6 59.2 45.94 41.63 237.9 NOV. 20.4 .115
> -W 98.0 64.6 45.94 42.38 237.9 NOV. 20.4 .242
> -A 162.5 52.7 46.38 42.48 283.4 JAN. 3.9 .738
> -H 104.8 64.3 45.81 42.40 242.2 NOV. 24.7 .232
> -P 96.6 61.9 45.41 42.39 240.1 NOV. 22.6 .143
> Q+ 36.6 -29.6 45.26 41.88 57.9 MAY 19.1 .010
> B+ 36.6 -29.6 45.30 41.92 57.9 MAY 19.1 .010
> W+ 36.5 -29.1 45.31 41.88 57.9 MAY 19.1 .020
> A+ 39.8 -27.8 45.17 41.87 61.8 MAY 23.1 .065
> H+ 36.8 -29.0 45.31 41.88 58.2 MAY 19.4 .019
> P+ 36.6 -29.4 45.33 41.88 58.1 MAY 19.2 .011
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[Neslusan et al , A&A 331, 411 (1998)]
RA, DEC in degrees; VG, VH in km/s
so, most post-perihelic arc solutions [the '+' ones] have good d disc.
Nearest orbital distance is 0.013 AU, which is a bit big, and the orbit
does not appear to be periodic [if anything it is just hyperbolic!]
If anything happened they could be called the "alpha Piscis Austrinids" at
a pinch, but we'd be talking daylight shower here [at least for Northern
climes, I'm not sure about SH dusk/dawn]
Cheers
John
John Greaves UK
PS, I think the query came from somebody IMO-NEWS, which I'm not on. Could
someone forward this to that person, but _not_ imo-news? Ta!
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