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MPEC 2002-G45 : COMETS C/1999 W2, 2002 A4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-G45                                Issued 2002 Apr. 10, 22:36 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                       COMETS C/1999 W2, 2002 A4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ99W020  S1999 11 26.43882 16 06 58.8  -22 33 48                        249
    CJ99W020  s1999 11 26.43882 2 -0.00671792 -0.00762355 -0.00417833        249
    CJ99W020  S1999 11 26.45435 16 07 11.2  -22 30 36                        249
    CJ99W020  s1999 11 26.45435 2 -0.00671726 -0.00762405 -0.00417831        249
    CJ99W020  S1999 11 26.46257 16 07 17.3  -22 29 00                        249
    CJ99W020  s1999 11 26.46257 2 -0.00671692 -0.00762431 -0.00417831        249
    CJ99W020  S1999 11 26.47923 16 07 32.2  -22 25 22                        249
    CJ99W020  s1999 11 26.47923 2 -0.00671621 -0.00762485 -0.00417830        249
    CJ99W020  S1999 11 26.49590 16 07 46.3  -22 21 57                        249
    CJ99W020  s1999 11 26.49590 2 -0.00671551 -0.00762538 -0.00417828        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.16256 18 48 47.3  -21 55 47                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.16256 2 -0.00110876 -0.00816394 -0.00295985        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.17090 18 48 42.2  -21 53 29                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.17090 2 -0.00110648 -0.00816389 -0.00295964        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.18756 18 48 26.7  -21 48 24                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.18756 2 -0.00110191 -0.00816378 -0.00295921        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.21257 18 48 05.6  -21 41 53                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.21257 2 -0.00109505 -0.00816362 -0.00295856        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.22923 18 47 48.3  -21 37 55                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.22923 2 -0.00109047 -0.00816351 -0.00295814        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.25423 18 47 31.6  -21 30 22                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.25423 2 -0.00108361 -0.00816335 -0.00295749        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.27090 18 47 19.9  -21 28 39                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.27090 2 -0.00107904 -0.00816323 -0.00295706        249
    CK02A040  S2002 01 01.28757 18 47 07.0  -21 23 35                        249
    CK02A040  s2002 01 01.28757 2 -0.00107446 -0.00816312 -0.00295663        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ99W020   1999 Nov.  26.83   0.0055   1.0      89.65    13.36   141.45     X
CK02A040   2002 Jan.   1.34   0.0366   1.0      61.50    75.45    72.13     X

     C/1999 W2 (L = 283.8, B = +38.5, deg, 2000.0) is a member of the Kreutz
group, and C/2002 A4 (L = 104.9, B = +56.8) is a member of the Meyer group.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-G45

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