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Summary of the brighter comets in 2000


The following table gives a summary of the comets brighter than 16 mag, which were observed by members of the German Comet Section.

The maximum brightness of comets brighter than 10.0 mag is given with an accuracy of 0.1 mag, that of fainter comets with an accuracy of 0.5 mag. The maximum coma diameter is given with an accuracy of 0.1' for comae less than 1', with an accuracy of 0.5' for comae between 1' and 5' and with an accuracy of 1' for larger comae.

Designation discovered T q [AU] m_max Coma ['] FGK
C/1999 H3 (LINEAR) Apr 22, 1999 Aug 18, 1999 3.50 13.5 1.5 V, P, C
C/1999 J2 (Skiff) May 13, 1999 Apr 05, 2000 7.11 14.0 0.8 V, P
C/1999 K8 (LINEAR) May 26, 1999 Apr 24, 2000 4.20 13.0 1.5 V, P, C
C/1999 L3 (LINEAR) Jun 09, 1999 Jan 04, 2000 1.99 11.0 3.0 V, P, C
C/1999 S3 (LINEAR) Sep 24, 1999 Nov 09, 1999 1.89 13.0 1.0 V
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) Sep 27, 1999 Jul 26, 2000 0.77 6.1 9 V, P, C
C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) Oct 07, 1999 Dec 13, 2000 1.17 7.8 7 V, P, C
C/1999 T2 (LINEAR) Oct 14, 1999 Nov 24, 2000 3.04 13.0 1.5 V, P, C
C/1999 U4 (CATALINA-Skiff) Oct 31, 1999 Oct 28, 2001 4.92 14.0 0.8 V
C/1999 Y1 (LINEAR) Dec 20, 1999 Mar 24, 2001 3.09 12.5 1.5 V, P, C
P/2000 C1 (Hergenrother) Feb 04, 2000 Mar 19, 2000 2.10 15.0 0.5 P
P/2000 G1 (LINEAR) Apr 07, 2000 Mar 09, 2000 1.00 14.0 1.0 P
C/2000 K1 (LINEAR) May 26, 2000 Dec 14, 1999 6.28 14.5 0.3 P
C/2000 K2 (LINEAR) May 26, 2000 Oct 11, 2000 2.44 14.5 0.6 V, P
P/2000 S1 (Skiff) Sep 24, 2000 Jul 14, 2000 2.51 15.0 0.3 V
2P/Encke - Sep 09, 2000 0.34 9.5 1.5 V, P
17P/Holmes - May 11, 2000 2.17 15.0 0.5 P
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak - Jan 06, 2001 1.05 7.5 5 V, P
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson - Jan 06, 2001 2.31 13.5 1.0 V, P
63P/Wild - Dec 27, 1999 1.96 12.5 2.5 V, P
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann - Jan 28, 2001 0.94 10.5 0.7 P
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh - Jan 15, 2001 3.55 14.0 1.0 V, P
84P/Giclas - Aug 25, 1999 1.85 14.0 0.7 V
106P/Schuster - Dec 16, 1999 1.55 13.5 1.5 V, P
110P/Hartley - Mar 21, 2001 2.48 14.5 0.5 V, P
114P/Wiseman-Skiff - Jan 11, 2000 1.57 13.5 1.0 V, P, C
141P/Machholz - Dec 09, 1999 0.75 9.7 5.0 V

Explanation

Andreas Kammerer


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