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- Num Name Mag. Diam e q Node w i Tp Epoch k Desig Reference
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- Encke 11.5 0.0 0.846939 0.339455 334.5914 186.4878 11.7573 2451797.1724 2452000.5 15.0 2P MPC 40671
- d'Arrest 7.5 0.0 0.612853 1.352496 138.9505 178.1244 19.4973 2452309.1032 2452000.5 40.0 6P MPC 34422
- Pons-Winnecke 10.0 0.0 0.633831 1.258800 93.4494 172.2776 22.2843 2452410.2829 2452000.5 15.0 7P MPC 34422
- Tempel 1 5.5 0.0 0.518631 1.500795 68.9671 178.9249 10.5413 2451546.0387 2452000.5 25.0 9P MPC 29881
- Tempel 2 5.0 0.0 0.524551 1.475252 118.0762 194.9824 12.0106 2451430.3760 2452000.5 25.0 10P MPC 27082
- Wolf 5.5 0.0 0.407371 2.412666 204.1198 162.3780 27.5197 2451869.6236 2452000.5 30.0 14P MPC 29882
- Finlay 12.0 0.0 0.710646 1.033962 41.9691 323.6339 3.6750 2452312.6478 2452000.5 10.0 15P CCO 13
- Brooks 2 7.5 0.0 0.491917 1.834918 176.9141 198.1032 5.5482 2452110.3137 2452000.5 25.0 16P MPC 31664
- Holmes 10.0 0.0 0.412728 2.165130 327.9382 23.4355 19.1888 2451676.4554 2452000.5 15.0 17P MPC 29881
- Borrelly 4.5 0.0 0.623792 1.358216 75.4247 353.3778 30.3250 2452167.2388 2452000.5 25.0 19P MPC 31664
- Schaumasse 6.5 0.0 0.704852 1.205005 79.8310 57.8731 11.7515 2452032.1570 2452000.5 35.0 24P MPC 31663
- Neujmin 1 8.5 0.0 0.775719 1.550495 347.0598 346.9453 14.1902 2452635.8388 2452000.5 15.0 28P MPC 34424
- Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 4.0 0.0 0.045497 5.720822 312.7338 49.3325 9.3902 2453201.9308 2452000.5 10.0 29P MPC 42666
- Reinmuth 1 9.5 0.0 0.501601 1.877948 119.7557 13.3265 8.1304 2452633.1281 2452000.5 15.0 30P MPC 34424
- Schwassmann-Wachmann 2 5.0 0.0 0.198465 3.407659 114.2244 18.3330 4.5415 2452292.4978 2452000.5 20.0 31P MPC 41899
- Whipple 8.5 0.0 0.259820 3.087960 182.4284 202.1128 9.9299 2452826.5621 2452000.5 15.0 36P MPC 40670
- Oterma 5.0 0.0 0.245836 5.471959 331.5739 56.1996 1.9424 2452628.0495 2452000.5 15.0 39P MPC 34423
- Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 10.0 0.0 0.659343 1.052209 141.1055 62.1659 9.2255 2451916.4685 2452000.5 40.0 41P MPC 41717
- Reinmuth 2 8.3 0.0 0.464512 1.889713 296.0690 46.1025 6.9817 2451960.4988 2452000.5 15.0 44P MPC 31663
- Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 13.5 0.0 0.825092 0.528413 89.0763 326.1390 4.2554 2451998.3855 2452000.5 20.0 45P MPC 42548
- Wirtanen 9.0 0.0 0.657866 1.059330 82.1773 356.3630 11.7385 2452513.4360 2452000.5 15.0 46P MPC 34423
- Ashbrook-Jackson 1.0 0.0 0.396108 2.305381 2.6020 348.8908 12.5132 2451916.0139 2452000.5 28.0 47P MPC 31662
- Arend-Rigaux 11.3 0.0 0.612100 1.367331 121.6688 330.6359 18.2998 2451007.6255 2452000.5 11.0 49P CCO 13
- Harrington 11.5 0.0 0.561860 1.568127 119.1807 233.6041 8.6562 2452066.3881 2452000.5 20.0 51P MPC 31664
- Van Biesbroeck 7.7 0.0 0.551250 2.415031 149.0080 134.1577 6.6114 2452922.3948 2452000.5 12.0 53P MPC 40671
- de Vico-Swift 10.0 0.0 0.430920 2.145721 358.9511 2.1152 6.0922 2452493.8730 2452000.5 15.0 54P MPC 34423
- Kearns-Kwee 7.0 0.0 0.476534 2.340546 313.0228 127.5423 9.3499 2451438.0407 2452000.5 15.0 59P MPC 36213
- Shajn-Schaldach 6.0 0.0 0.389427 2.330091 166.8809 216.6167 6.0845 2452038.4848 2452000.5 25.0 61P MPC 31664
- Gunn 5.0 0.0 0.317793 2.449031 68.4264 196.3028 10.3850 2452771.6421 2452000.5 15.0 65P MPC 40670
- Churyumov-Gerasimenko 11.0 0.0 0.631604 1.292799 50.9827 11.4028 7.1210 2452504.7530 2452000.5 10.0 67P MPC 34423
- Kojima 11.0 0.0 0.454531 2.003436 119.2975 1.9845 6.5993 2451802.3867 2452000.5 15.0 70P MPC 29882
- Clark 9.8 0.0 0.500450 1.559116 59.6915 208.8395 9.4952 2451880.5252 2452000.5 15.0 71P MPC 38309
- Schwassmann-Wachmann 3-E 12.0 0.0 0.693956 0.937427 69.9205 198.7635 11.4068 2451937.9502 2452000.5 15.0 73P MPC 41717
- Smirnova-Chernykh 5.0 0.0 0.148454 3.545803 77.1571 86.6768 6.6523 2451925.2918 2452000.5 15.0 74P MPC 31662
- Kohoutek 10.5 0.0 0.496112 1.787289 269.6830 175.6861 5.9101 2451967.8307 2452000.5 10.0 75P MPC 31663
- West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 8.0 0.0 0.539761 1.596180 84.1238 0.0949 30.4990 2451696.7878 2452000.5 30.0 76P MPC 29881
- Longmore 7.0 0.0 0.358234 2.312061 15.0459 196.1983 24.3992 2452521.7568 2452000.5 20.0 77P CCO 13
- Wild 2 7.0 0.0 0.538505 1.590125 136.1446 41.8342 3.2400 2452908.9006 2452000.5 15.0 81P MPC 40671
- Gehrels 3 5.0 0.0 0.128007 3.625875 239.7000 228.2997 1.1273 2452157.8590 2452000.5 20.0 82P MPC 31664
- Wild 3 11.0 0.0 0.364441 2.310279 72.6128 179.1670 15.4388 2452079.1176 2452000.5 15.0 86P MPC 31664
- Bus 7.2 0.0 0.375095 2.180914 182.2060 24.1473 2.5741 2451908.2620 2452000.5 25.0 87P MPC 29882
- Russell 2 11.5 0.0 0.397879 2.289650 42.4869 249.2564 12.0296 2452356.5246 2452000.5 15.0 89P CCO 13
- Gehrels 1 8.5 0.0 0.509163 2.966208 13.5343 28.1358 9.6146 2452448.2822 2452000.5 15.0 90P MPC 34422
- Machholz 1 13.0 0.0 0.959147 0.124202 94.6053 14.5584 60.1819 2452283.1314 2452000.5 12.0 96P MPC 34422
- Hartley 3 1.0 0.0 0.314652 2.478306 287.7527 167.9365 11.6888 2451989.9039 2452000.5 30.0 110P MPC 31663
- Helin-Roman-Crockett 5.0 0.0 0.140273 3.479302 91.9541 9.9309 4.2324 2453363.1337 2452000.5 20.0 111P MPC 42667
- Wild 4 2.5 0.0 0.378929 2.156857 21.5102 173.3026 3.6321 2452660.4802 2452000.5 25.0 116P MPC 40670
- Helin-Roman-Alu 1 2.5 0.0 0.207836 3.432214 70.8340 205.6354 9.9654 2450495.0739 2452000.5 20.0 117P MPC 27080
- Shoemaker-Levy 4 12.0 0.0 0.422013 2.013229 152.0443 301.9741 8.4782 2452837.1484 2452000.5 10.0 118P MPC 40670
- Parker-Hartley 3.5 0.0 0.291848 3.041559 244.1504 181.2741 5.1895 2453513.0930 2452000.5 20.0 119P MPC 25513
- Mrkos 13.5 0.0 0.542832 1.465895 1.4449 181.2532 31.3639 2452482.5564 2452000.5 7.0 124P MPC 34422
- Shoemaker-Holt 1 8.5 0.0 0.321848 3.051564 214.5016 210.5428 4.3613 2450774.2228 2452000.5 10.0 128P MPC 30632
- Shoemaker-Levy 3 11.0 0.0 0.248952 2.812809 303.6530 181.3431 5.0104 2450877.9099 2452000.5 10.0 129P MPC 30739
- Mueller 2 11.0 0.0 0.343440 2.417611 214.2706 179.9002 7.3543 2450775.1303 2452000.5 10.0 131P MPC 42667
- Mueller 3 11.0 0.0 0.287448 3.002953 137.7246 224.7297 9.4169 2451253.4946 2452000.5 10.0 136P MPC 36654
- Shoemaker-Levy 2 11.0 0.0 0.579517 1.867372 234.7527 141.9162 4.6578 2451580.0989 2452000.5 10.0 137P MPC 35208
- Vaisala-Oterma 9.5 0.0 0.247592 3.386507 242.4529 165.8202 2.3337 2451086.3414 2452000.5 10.0 139P MPC 33190
- Kowal-Mrkos 13.5 0.0 0.409175 2.546550 245.5005 320.5662 4.6838 2451727.2390 2452000.5 5.0 143P MPC 39792
- Shoemaker-Levy 5 13.5 0.0 0.529347 1.988101 29.6724 6.1912 11.7676 2451773.4529 2452000.5 10.0 145P MPC 41159
- Anderson-LINEAR 16.0 0.0 0.539522 1.693673 89.8007 6.7254 3.6824 2452031.4726 2452000.5 5.0 148P MPC 41899
- Mueller 4 8.0 0.0 0.388643 2.646735 145.3683 43.6196 29.7483 2451948.3941 2452000.5 20.0 149P MPC 42109
- 13.5 0.0 0.546605 1.761718 272.5523 245.4996 18.5200 2451991.8242 2452000.5 10.0 150P MPC 42548
- Helin 10.0 0.0 0.565803 2.530838 143.5362 215.4107 4.7169 2452177.2175 2452000.5 15.0 P/1987 Q3 MPC 31664
- Helin-Lawrence 10.0 0.0 0.307054 3.109758 92.0139 163.7781 9.8717 2452631.4678 2452000.5 8.0 P/1993 K2 MPC 34423
- Hale-Bopp -2.0 0.0 0.994941 0.917329 282.2408 130.6269 89.4431 2450539.1684 2452000.5 10.0 C/1995 O1 MPC 42547
- Jedicke 7.0 0.0 0.437288 4.038615 249.1538 223.8813 6.6331 2449946.4877 2452000.5 10.0 P/1996 A1 MPC 31893
- Spacewatch 10.0 0.0 0.998687 3.436214 317.6563 285.9358 72.7318 2451510.0585 2452000.5 5.0 C/1997 BA6 MPC 41524
- Meunier-Dupouy 3.5 0.0 1.000649 3.052597 148.8879 122.7025 91.2670 2450882.7829 2452000.5 10.0 C/1997 J2 MPC 35204
- Lagerkvist-Carsenty 13.0 0.0 0.364796 4.247019 63.1985 334.4620 4.8349 2450884.9945 2452000.5 5.0 P/1997 T3 MPC 35205
- Larsen 9.0 0.0 0.330926 3.301537 234.8287 133.0883 12.0889 2450706.4594 2452000.5 10.0 P/1997 V1 MPC 31205
- LINEAR 13.0 0.0 0.822873 2.135098 341.3952 236.3587 109.7209 2451133.9113 2452000.5 5.0 C/1998 G1 MPC 32168
- Larsen 6.5 0.0 1.000953 5.764132 255.5560 20.7440 113.4409 2451010.4507 2452000.5 10.0 C/1998 M3 MPC 34733
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 0.996121 1.742520 333.3463 101.2928 82.1815 2451203.0308 2452000.5 10.0 C/1998 M5 MPC 40668
- LINEAR 8.0 0.0 0.999044 1.465885 153.3819 226.3258 170.1525 2451354.7742 2452000.5 10.0 C/1998 T1 MPC 40668
- Jager 6.5 0.0 0.648844 2.133538 303.5004 180.9578 19.1441 2451247.8196 2452000.5 10.0 P/1998 U3 MPC 34421
- Spahr 8.0 0.0 0.310180 3.846174 181.7281 251.9403 31.5109 2451237.2239 2452000.5 10.0 P/1998 U4 MPC 36653
- LINEAR 13.0 0.0 0.242919 3.409051 159.2077 244.6645 5.0302 2451120.7824 2452000.5 5.0 P/1998 VS24 MPC 33651
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 0.999347 4.918262 123.9050 6.9280 129.1806 2451093.1390 2452000.5 10.0 C/1998 W3 MPC 36212
- Korlevic-Juric 12.0 0.0 0.135685 3.905096 5.9277 161.0104 18.7172 2451085.3930 2452000.5 5.0 P/1999 DN3 MPC 34734
- Li 6.5 0.0 0.760737 3.922325 127.8147 329.8568 46.8625 2451210.7037 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 E1 MPC 39021
- Catalina 9.5 0.0 0.999162 5.787313 20.0249 255.1531 92.0372 2452319.1243 2452000.5 5.0 C/1999 F1 MPC 42664
- Dalcanton 5.0 0.0 0.997674 4.714179 210.2805 352.2837 56.4215 2451048.7541 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 F2 MPC 39021
- Lee 7.0 0.0 0.999609 0.708575 162.6637 40.7107 149.3573 2451370.5619 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 H1 MPC 36212
- LINEAR 5.0 0.0 1.002534 3.500598 332.7344 101.8979 115.8193 2451408.5972 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 H3 MPC 41897
- Skiff 2.0 0.0 1.002257 7.109459 50.0454 127.1186 86.4084 2451640.2724 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 J2 MPC 41897
- LINEAR 11.5 0.0 1.000000 3.780400 264.4841 95.1591 118.9108 2451500.1088 2451499.5 5.0 C/1999 J4 MPC 34734
- LINEAR 9.0 0.0 0.168845 3.710945 112.0152 131.9905 13.7230 2451309.2928 2452000.5 10.0 P/1999 J5 MPC 35553
- Ferris 6.0 0.0 0.965071 5.289770 300.3421 4.5546 82.2148 2451278.8474 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 K2 MPC 35553
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 1.001284 3.255527 106.3855 241.4917 89.4737 2451729.8935 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 K5 MPC 41897
- LINEAR 5.0 0.0 1.001522 4.201404 195.3893 164.6795 52.7082 2451659.1292 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 K8 MPC 41524
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 1.004325 5.504332 345.9191 90.4167 156.9207 2451687.9729 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 N4 MPC 42547
- McNaught-Watson 2.0 0.0 1.003807 6.466696 74.4672 223.4526 65.8185 2450774.1885 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 S2 MPC 41897
- LINEAR 9.0 0.0 0.999618 0.764785 83.1927 151.0206 149.3909 2451751.6713 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 S4 MPC 40988
- McNaught-Hartley 5.0 0.0 0.999741 1.171636 182.4816 344.7480 79.9737 2451891.9637 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 T1 MPC 42106
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 1.002161 3.037367 14.8833 104.6691 111.0000 2451872.9645 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 T2 MPC 41525
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 0.996532 5.365996 223.5112 211.3488 104.7536 2451789.2992 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 T3 MPC 41897
- Ferris 6.5 0.0 0.999090 4.142650 58.2570 291.0919 105.8174 2451058.3400 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 U1 MPC 41158
- Catalina-Skiff 4.5 0.0 1.007944 4.915642 32.3007 77.4716 51.9311 2452210.6897 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 U4 MPC 41525
- Catalina 10.0 0.0 0.551155 2.945037 294.2941 186.7733 15.5848 2451476.8583 2452000.5 10.0 P/1999 V1 MPC 39022
- Korlevic 14.5 0.0 0.316026 3.168019 290.5298 154.5849 2.9798 2451590.4985 2452000.5 5.0 P/1999 WJ7 MPC 41716
- LINEAR 10.0 0.0 0.840357 2.773374 266.7255 151.3940 14.8459 2451397.1092 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 XS87 MPC 39023
- Catalina 13.5 0.0 0.212481 3.286593 285.4554 161.8461 5.0323 2451666.1076 2452000.5 5.0 P/1999 XN120 MPC 39023
- LINEAR 5.5 0.0 1.000622 3.091180 188.8842 184.2856 134.7868 2451992.6114 2452000.5 10.0 C/1999 Y1 MPC 41525
- Montani 3.5 0.0 1.005052 9.743524 111.8309 14.3372 24.5370 2451740.1320 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 A1 MPC 41716
- LINEAR 13.0 0.0 1.000000 3.776036 284.9897 154.5683 93.6545 2451492.4344 2451491.5 5.0 C/2000 B2 MPC 39023
- LINEAR 11.5 0.0 0.621480 6.830021 0.6367 126.1745 15.9064 2451710.8140 2452000.5 5.0 C/2000 B4 MPC 41897
- LINEAR 11.0 0.0 0.998967 3.155683 18.9673 272.6545 49.2077 2452079.9783 2452000.5 5.0 C/2000 CT54 MPC 41158
- LINEAR 9.5 0.0 1.000000 3.636630 356.4441 78.7991 118.2393 2451572.3754 2451571.5 10.0 C/2000 H1 MPC 40823
- Ferris 15.5 0.0 0.954766 2.542386 28.4368 147.2225 98.7878 2451675.8167 2452000.5 5.0 C/2000 J1 MPC 40823
- LINEAR 4.0 0.0 1.001718 6.274911 260.2004 15.7651 116.7915 2451526.6900 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 K1 MPC 42547
- LINEAR 11.0 0.0 0.995322 2.437118 195.2599 106.8252 25.6340 2451828.8602 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 K2 MPC 41898
- Koehn 6.0 0.0 0.999919 5.922976 88.8851 55.2146 148.1048 2451571.7156 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 O1 MPC 41159
- Spacewatch 9.5 0.0 1.001811 2.173199 117.0925 256.0653 152.4359 2452126.2762 2452120.5 10.0 C/2000 OF8 MPC 42664
- Skiff 10.0 0.0 0.618816 2.514315 29.1374 308.4896 21.0026 2451740.3296 2452000.5 10.0 P/2000 S1 MPC 41716
- LINEAR 5.5 0.0 1.004735 3.541977 24.1865 76.2085 75.2460 2452394.9092 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 SV74 MPC 41716
- LINEAR 7.0 0.0 1.009649 3.483828 65.2989 299.0205 93.4909 2451617.5661 2452000.5 10.0 C/2000 U5 MPC 42547
- Tichy 13.5 0.0 0.431475 2.154588 24.4175 11.8273 19.3645 2451822.0024 2452000.5 10.0 P/2000 U6 MPC 42106
- Utsunomiya-Jones 10.5 0.0 1.000000 0.321180 10.7661 51.5091 160.1654 2451905.0593 2451904.5 10.0 C/2000 W1 MPC 42106
- LINEAR 6.5 0.0 1.000299 0.555386 237.8988 276.7671 72.5473 2452297.1656 2452280.5 10.0 C/2000 WM1 MPC 42547
- Tubbiolo 11.0 0.0 1.001954 7.973744 239.3964 181.7755 137.9736 2451943.3534 2451960.5 5.0 C/2000 Y1 MPC 42547
- Scotti 9.0 0.0 0.200641 4.047502 355.2388 88.5321 2.2474 2451850.1797 2451840.5 10.0 P/2000 Y3 MPC 42547
- LINEAR 10.5 0.0 0.990446 2.405904 339.5996 107.8720 59.9276 2451805.0967 2452000.5 10.0 C/2001 A1 MPC 42547
- LINEAR 13.0 0.0 0.999409 0.779038 295.1265 295.3268 36.4799 2452054.0226 2452040.5 10.0 C/2001 A2 MPC 42664
- LINEAR 9.0 0.0 1.000000 2.928793 49.8411 284.8627 104.1238 2451806.9099 2451806.5 10.0 C/2001 B1 MPC 42316
- NEAT 4.0 0.0 1.002699 5.306432 145.0868 304.7570 150.6074 2451789.4017 2451800.5 10.0 C/2001 B2 MPC 42665
- LINEAR-NEAT 13.0 0.0 0.586827 2.346831 355.8165 189.3391 10.6177 2451939.9132 2451920.5 10.0 P/2001 BB50 MPC 42665
- LINEAR 6.0 0.0 0.999785 5.104696 33.7113 219.9358 68.9514 2452361.8037 2452360.5 10.0 C/2001 C1 MPC 42665
- LINEAR 13.0 0.0 0.445140 2.152081 359.9530 151.4292 9.0427 2451952.7860 2451960.5 10.0 P/2001 CV8 MPC 42665
- NEAT 8.5 0.0 0.355743 4.153771 92.8234 80.7583 19.0889 2451870.6176 2451870.5 10.0 P/2001 F1 MPC 42665
- 3.5 0.0 1.000000 8.229298 203.9579 342.9599 45.2759 2452186.8034 2452186.5 10.0 C/2001 G1 MPC 42665
- NEAT 12.0 0.0 0.599501 2.397516 329.5545 224.9654 8.3993 2451938.3925 2451937.5 10.0 P/2001 H5 MPC 42665
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