New comet discovered at the Klet' Observatory

short-periodic comet P/2000 U6 (Tichý)

IAUC 7515

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COMET P/2000 U6 (TICHY)
      An object found by Milos Tichy on images taken at Klet with
J. Ticha and M. Kocer on Oct. 23 (discovery observation below),
originally reported as asteroidal, was subsequently noted to be
diffuse on Klet images taken during Oct. 28.9-29.2 UT; Tichy also
noted a 10" coma on Oct. 29.8 images.  Images obtained on Nov. 1 by
S. Sanchez and M. Blasco at Mallorca and by D. T. Durig at Sewanee
also showed diffuseness.  MPEC 2000-V03 contains the available
astrometry and orbital elements (T = 2000 Oct. 4.6 TT, i = 19.3
deg, q = 2.150 AU, P = 7.3 yr).

     2000 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m2
     Oct. 23.07698    3 06 57.01   +28 51 38.9   17.8

                      (C) Copyright 2000 CBAT
2000 November 1                (7515)            Daniel W. E. Green

MPEC 2000-V03


M.P.E.C. 2000-V03                                Issued 2000 Nov. 1, 18:35 UT
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Orbital elements:
    P/2000 U6 (Tichy)
T 2000 Oct. 4.645 TT                                    Marsden
q   2.14951              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.134681       Peri.   11.905       +0.811243       -0.568672
a   3.76934        Node    24.341       +0.505735       +0.565691
e   0.42974        Incl.   19.267       +0.293456       +0.597165
P   7.32
>From 64 observations 2000 Oct. 23-Nov. 1.

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Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-V03


A story about a discovery


The image of comet P/2000 U6 (Tichý) was taken on 2000 October 28.94 UT (mag=18.6 V). Comet is arrowed.
Observers J. Tichá and M. Tichý


The image of comet P/2000 U6 (Tichý) was taken on 2000 November 2.92 UT . Comet is arrowed.
Observers M. Tichý and M.Kocer


The orbit of comet P/2000 U6 (Tichý).


3D orbit visualization of comet P/2000 U6 (Tichý) (NASA/JPL)

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